SQL Database Administrator (DBA)

Job description

·  Job Description:

SQL Database Administrator (DBA)

Location: Newcastle: Cobalt Business Park

Salary: Excellent salary and benefits

Ask yourself this:

Would you like to work for a company who can offer a clear career path to grow and develop your IT Skills further?  Would you like to immerse yourself in cloud technology such as AWS and Azure, whilst ensuring you are also providing important solutions for some of the key companies in the UK?  If you are a SQL Database Administrator and keen to understand what the next step in your career can look like and how we can support your ambitions, read on: 

What’s in it for me?

Comprehensive salary and a range of benefits which can include:

·  Full cloud AWS/Azure training and support
·  Health and dental insurance
·  Extensive Training
·  Clear career path outlined to help outline your future development
·  Company pension with employer contributions of up to 6%,
·  Discounted gym access
·  Free on-site parking
·  Flexible working hours outside of peak travel times.
·  Ability to buy and sell annual leave

What you’ll be involved with?

You’ll find yourself managing SQL Server databases through multiple product lifecycle environments, from development to mission-critical production systems.  Configuring and maintaining database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security.  You’ll be applying data modeling techniques to ensure development and implementation support efforts meet integration and performance expectations.  Refining and automating regular processes, track issues, and document changes.   You’ll also be trained up using the latest in cloud technology and deal with migrations of on premise sets of databases to the cloud with AWS or MS Azure.

What do I need to succeed?

You will be a UK national working as a SQL DBA with MS SQL Server Administration experience as well as monitoring database activity and file usage, ensuring necessary resources are present.   Determining data to collect and analyses information as appropriate.  You’ll find yourself Investigating and resolving technical database issues of significance.  Overseeing the analysis and determination of database performance characteristics, informational needs and elements, data relationships and attributes, proposed manipulation, data flow and storage requirements, and data output and reporting capabilities for more complex databases. Recommending and implementing tuning opportunities to improve system response and run times.  This is a role that provides ample variety and exposure to some of the latest technology available and you’ll ideally be someone with strong experience in this field yet looking to continually challenge and build on your current MS SQL background.

About DXC:

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) is the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, helping clients harness the power of innovation to thrive on change Created by the merger of CSC and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, DXC Technology serves nearly 6,000 private and public sector clients across 70 countries The company’s extensive partner alliance and independent status allows us to build strong vendor relationships.

Note: This job description describes the general nature of the duties and requirements of the job.It is not intended to be an exhaustive list or to limit the scope of any potential assignments or client engagement. DXC is an Equal Opportunity Employer We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees