Database Administrator

Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling. With facilities across the globe, Sims plays an intrinsic role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use. As a responsible corporate citizen, we continuously seek new ways to broaden our participation in the environmental sector, ensuring that our future is as bright, safe, and secure as at any time in our long history.

Sims is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of all of our employees, and we are committed to creating a working environment that is built on a foundation of respect and inclusion where everyone can contribute, advance on merit, and realize their full potential.

This position is responsible for monitoring the on premises SQL servers to ensure continuity of service and performance and providing an escalation point for the helpdesk team for database and reporting issues. This should be in the form of identifying and documenting solutions to add to the helpdesk knowledge base, removing the need for the issue to be escalated should it arise again.

Key Responsibilities
- Monitor SQL servers to ensure service continuity and acceptable performance, utilise and improve existing monitoring and trend analysis tools, deal with issues that arise, escalating where necessary
- Predict upcoming issues based on known resource allocation and trends, identify actions which can be taken to avoid issues
- Proactively promote the value and availability of centralised data capture, processing and reporting solutions, discourage the use of Excel for purposes other than the presentation of data
- Provide second line support for the helpdesk documenting solutions for adding to their knowledge base where possible
- SQL Scripting:

- Create SQL Stored Procedures, function, views, etc.
- Analyse dependant objects in order to be able to make changes safely
- Follow scripting styles and practices to ensure scripts are easily maintained by any member of the team
- Database Performance Tuning:

- Analyse the performance of all UK SQL servers
- Identify transactions running more slowly that desired and improve the performance of those transactions
- SSRS Design:

- Use Grouping and aggregation
- Use Javascript embedded in hyperlinks
- Create and modify custom functions
- Control static rows and columns (Freeze panes)
- Use conditional formatting and conditional visibility
- Work with hierarchical parameters / dimensions
- Produce/modify reports based on SQL and DMX queries

Key Skills/Competencies
- Strong logical and analytical thinker
- Attention to detail
- Able to find root causes of problems and quickly determine efficient solutions
- Can anticipate risks and mitigate in the moment
- Able to work in a fast paced environment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Self-motivated; able to work within a project based environment
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

Qualifications
- Experience of monitoring SQL Server Performance and making improvements where required
- Experience of monitoring SQL server agent jobs and addressing issues which arise
- Minimum HND in Computer Science

With a promote-from-within philosophy and a variety of programs available to support continuous learning, Sims offers the opportunity for a rewarding career. We are committed to the ecologically sound and sustainable use of resources and strive to operate in a manner that minimizes waste and protects the environment.

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organization whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

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SIMS LIMITED IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WE VALUE THE DIVERSITY OF ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING AN INCLUSIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE CAN CONTRIBUTE, ADVANCE ON MERIT, AND REALISE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. SIMS LIMITED DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF AGE, GENDER REASSIGNMENT, BEING MARRIED OR IN A CIVIL PARTNERSHIP, BEING PREGNANT OR ON MATERNITY LEAVE, DISABILITY, RACE INCLUDING COLOUR, NATIONALITY, ETHNIC OR NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR BELIEF, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR ANY OTHER BASIS COVERED BY APPROPRIATE LAW. ALL EMPLOYMENT IS DECIDED ON THE BASIS OF QUALIFICATIONS, MERIT, AND BUSINESS NEED.