Our DevOps team is the backbone of our product, keeping the beating heart of our platform thriving through shaping our technical infrastructure, monitoring and optimising performance, automating and improving operational tasks, and ensuring that our database schemas support our application and business logic.
As our Senior Database Administrator, you oversee the performance, optimisation and reliability of our SQL Server environments. You use your deep understanding of SQL Server architecture, query tuning and schema design to support development teams and ensure scalability and improved performance of robust database operations.
You'll find this role exciting if:
- You love optimising performance, taking pride in monitoring SQL Server environments, fine-tuning queries, and eliminating bottlenecks to ensure peak efficiency
- You enjoy problem solving and collaboration, whether it's driving data-driven decisions, responding to Azure SQL alerts, or guiding teams on database best practices
- You care about security and growth, prioritising database security, compliance and seamless upgrades while also mentoring colleagues
We'll be excited about you if:
- You have significant experience as a Database Administrator with a focus on SQL Server, and experience with SQL Server in virtualised environments
- You have in-depth understanding of SQL Server architecture, T-SQL programming and database design principles
- You have experience of managing SQL Server upgrades, migrations and automation with strong expertise in query tuning, index optimisation and performance troubleshooting
We appreciate that to have a good life at work you need to have a good life outside of work too! So, for this role we offer:
- A basic salary of £37,000 - £44,000 per annum
- Remote-first working & flexible hours: adjust your schedule to fit around your out-of-work commitments (as long as you're here for our core hours!)
- 25 days holiday (plus 8 public holidays)
- Medical cashback for optical, dental, therapy treatments and consultations up to £1170 per year for you, and additional allowance for dependent children
- Private healthcare, GP service, healthclub discounts, retail discounts and cashback
- 24/7 mental health support line, face-to-face CBT sessions, and in-house mental health first aider
- Structured career development programmes and in-house coaches
- Quarterly social events with the Shoal