Senior SQL Database Administrator

**Role**: SQL Database Administrator

**Location**: Blackburn, BB1 2FA

**Hours**: Full-Time / Permanent

**Salary**: £40,000 -£45,000

Who are Euro Garages?

EG Group is a leading global independent fuel station and convenience retail operator with operations at over 5,600 sites across Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, North America and Australia.

The Group has enjoyed significant growth, with 2019 revenues in excess of €20bn (surpassing €25bn including the full year impact of acquisitions). The Group provides grocery, merchandise, fuel and food service to consumers through partnerships with global brands including Starbucks, Subway, Spar, Greggs, KFC and Burger King.

What will my role look like?

Our IT Team is expanding and we have a new role available for a SQL Database Administrator

What would my main responsibilities be?

Engineering and defining builds on a Database during development and testing
Strong understanding of DR and monitoring standards
Providing day-to-day support within the Engineering infrastructure departments and working coherently with other development teams
Owning and regulating current Database infrastructure
Designing and maintaining a multi-site SQL environment
Understanding and maintaining database security
Up to date documentation of processes and procedures
Provide and resolve issues that may impact infrastructure such as storage, VM's and networks

Do I have what it takes?

Strong experience and knowledge of MS SQL, preferably 2012, 2017 and 2019
The ability to update, back-up and recover databases via Transactional Replication or Snapshots
Installation and configuration of SQL server
Advanced understanding of T-SQL Programming
SSIS / Azure Data Factory
Experience in database programming, design, tuning and troubleshooting
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Willing and eager to expand your skill set in other database technologies

**Desirable Skills**:
Power BI / Tableau
Microsoft Azure Data services / technologies
Storage knowledge - Storage Area Network/ Snapshots
Basic Networking and Firewalls

Benefits & Rewards

EG Cares is our benefits & rewards scheme, it’s our way of saying thank you to our EG family in recognition of the continued support and commitment you deliver every day.

Competitive Annual Leave - We know our employees work hard so we offer competitive annual leave allowances so you can enjoy well deserved time off work

Work Anniversary Awards - We appreciate how loyal our employees are and to say thank you we reward colleagues when you hit milestones

Employee Discounts - You will be entitled to 15% off our food-to-go brands and 10% off our retail stores, not only this our EG Cares platform entitles you to exclusive discounts at a variety of clothing / retail stores, restaurants, cinemas and much more

Free Parking - We have free onsite parking at our Head Office in Blackburn which is safe and secure with 24hr CCTV

Waterside Cafe - With the opening of our new head office we are revolutionizing lunch time with a state of the art employee area for colleagues to relax, dine and unwind. In house Chefs will freshly prepare meals from a large menu incorporating a variety of different cuisines which will change daily, and meals will be provided at incredibly low prices

Employee Assistance Programme - Telephone counselling and confidential support for personal / legal / medical / health and wellbeing issues is now available 24/7 for our employees through our EG Cares Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance -At EG Group, we believe employees can be their best when they feel supported and have benefit plans that give them security and peace of mind

Learning & Development - We are committed to helping you develop new skills to be the best version of you

Our People - You will work alongside our amazing employees, have fun and be a part of our family

Free Eye Test - As a valued EG Employee you will be eligible to receive a free eye examination every two years

Progression & Career Opportunities - We look to promote and progress our employees within the business and we are very passionate about internal progression As the business expands it opens new opportunities for growththe opportunities really are endless with Euro Garages

Compassionate Leave - We care about our employees and offer 3 days paid compassionate leave

Who are EG Group?

We are leading global independent fuel station and convenience retail operator with operations at over 5,600 sites across Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, North America and Australia.

The group has enjoyed significant growth, with 2020 revenues exceeding $21bn as well as serving over one billion customers annually. Dedicated to serving the convenience needs of today’s busy consumer, whether it is Grocery & Merchandise, Foodservice or Fuel, we have a global network of accessible sites where customers can stop and shop. Through our strong brand partnerships, customers can acces