Senior Database Lead

Are you a Senior DBA looking for a new challenge?

Reporting to the Technical Operations Lead, the role of the Senior Database
Administrator Lead, will be to support delivery of database services within the
hosting environment in line with client SLAs. This will involve supporting
development and implementation of the database platform ready to be populated
environment, throughout the whole lifecycle.
This is a Database lead role,
where you will lead a small team across multiple client sites. You will be
responsible for carrying out mentoring, 1-2-1’s and workflows of your team.

**What you will be doing**:
Implement Database environments in line with client requests
Support resolution of issues with Database environment owning trouble tickets to conclusion
Maintain records of current database sizes and configurations
Maintain database backups for use in the event of system failure
Proactively monitor database use and performance
Advise on and implements additional database storage and new databases as required
Administration of databases
Ensure database designs provide for Disaster Recovery Planning
Install and configure the database environment and software
Manage and execute changes on the database in line with Client requests
Attach and detach storage from the database
Implement server specific governance including password policy, user access, default settings etc.
Conduct all data imports, exports and adjustments to data structure and/or data model in line with client requests
Perform regular KPI Reporting
Develop databases that support multiple data models and extended capabilities such as spatial and graph, and support data virtualisation, distributed storage, and in memory storage e.g. for the use of high performance satellite image analysis and recognition
Provide support for real time processing on transactional data or hybrid transactional analytic database systems

**You will need**:
Significant experience in SQL Server Database Administration covering multiple versions of Microsoft SQL Server
PostgreSQL/MySQL
Oracle Databases
Experience working with database performance tuning
Ability to anticipate problems and take decisive action Out of Hours
Maintain accurate records and documentation
It would be great if

**you had**:
Experience involving multiple software vendors
Knowledge of Storage Technologies
Willing to work out of hours and attend remote sites
Experience working in virtualised environment
If you are interested in this role but
not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for,
please do apply, we’d love to hear from you

**Employment Type**: Full-time

**Location**: Stevenage OR Portsmouth

**Security Clearance Level**: Must be eligible for SC

**Internal Recruiter**: Josh Huggins-Smith

**Salary**: £55,000 to £65,000

**Benefits**: 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days,
life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund
Although this role is advertised as
full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance,
increase your motivation, reduce stress and improve performance and
productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of
flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work
Loved reading about this job and want
to know more about our company?
Sopra Steria’s
Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital
solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference
to the client’s goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and
privileged environment. We are given time for professional development
activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and
learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued
and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering
outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety
- and
security-critical markets.
Our technical
specialists deploy systems running many of the major operating systems such as
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and multiple Linux distros. We also provide
Messaging and Collaboration systems and support, Application packaging and
deployment, along with supporting Infrastructure and Cloud services and
support. Our time can be split between our services and project work, so we
have the chance to be multi-disciplined and access to a range of technologies.