Senior Sql Database Administrator | |KR|031

Role: Team The Data Practice is the team made up of experts dedicated to Data centric offers (Data platform, Data Analytics, IoT, Big Data, Data compliance) who support our customers in their IT and Data transformations. We help customers choose the right tools and services, build highly scalable secure environments, and help them manage the maintenance of those environments. We come up with creative solutions to difficult problems and every engineer gets to have a large direct impact on each of those customers. The team is made up of engineers from all around the country in distributed teams. You can work fully remote or at any Claranet UK office - most people choose a combination of the two. We’ve worked hard to create a remote-friendly culture and believe you can have a big impact no matter where you live. Working in the Data Practice we can offer an environment where you will be surrounded by like-minded, highly technical people. Due to the nature of our business, interesting projects, and the possibility to learn and use new technologies are commonplace. We want you to develop and grow as our organization does. Expectations Within the Data practice, you will be responsible for: Supporting MSSQL Database platforms. This will include: Troubleshooting Monitoring Optimization/tuning of system performance Security Reporting On-Call for forth-line support 24/7. Automation of all support activities including backups, patching, and script deployments. Accompany customers towards Cloud technologies, PaaS data platforms and other cloud-native Data Services. Ensure the storage, processing, and quality of customer data Requirements: Technology You’ll have experience with the following technologies: Microsoft SQL with appropriate up-to-date certifications Good working knowledge of Transact SQL, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, DTS, Security Models and SQL diagnostic tools Database solutions from one or more of the public cloud providers: Azure (Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance) AWS (Amazon RDS) GCP (Cloud SQL) Managing data and deployments with Redgate and/or Liquibase Working knowledge of Windows and Linux Clustering What we value You have a positive mindset: you're excited by unfamiliar challenges and learning new things You're collaborative, supportive, and love to help others learn. You believe in shared accountability, celebrating success, and learning from failures You’re Enthusiastic and eager to learn a wide variety of technologies You keep up to date on new technologies and trends Levels Database Administrator You will build new customer environments, working as part of a large project team. You will deliver projects on a single Cloud Platform You will provide managed support for the MSSQL Database platforms. You’ll contribute to and develop new automation from improve the delivery of the service You’ll act as a fourth line escalation for any database support issues. You'll be able to take business requirements and translate that into high-level and/or low-level designs You'll be able to articulate design decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You'll be required to produce new technical content for internal use by our engineering teams Senior Database Administrator. You will be expected to deliver large-scale data migration and/or modernisation projects You’ll support and manage the environments of key strategic customers. You'll shadow and mentor other engineers to help them resolve complex support issues. You'll engage with key customer stakeholders in technical, pre-sales and commercial conversations You'll be expected to deliver workshops (either standard or bespoke) to customers. You'll be able to produce new written technical content for external use by our customers. You'll be required to present content to a mixed-skilled audience Interview Process Hiring Process Candidates for this position can expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Qualified candidates will be invited to schedule a 30-minute screening call with one of our Global Recruiters. The purpose of this is to understand your needs and requirements and if they match with our expectation of the role and what we’re able to offer. Next, candidates will be invited to schedule a 60-minute remote interview with Data Practice peers and the Data Practice lead. This stage is about understanding your experience, what you enjoy working on and what you can bring to the team. That’s it! No whiteboarding exercise or multi-hour coding challenge. We trust you and value your time and experience. We provide a fair and inclusive hiring process and will provide you with feedback whatever the outcome. About Claranet: Claranet combine pioneering technologies, practices, and expertise to propel our customers ambitions Through a vibrant customer centric culture of collaboration, learning, and opportunity, we nurture a dynamic community of the best technology and service expertise spanning cloud, cybersecurity, networks, and unified communications. Founded in 1++6, Claranet has evolved into a multi-disciplinary technology services provider with global reach. The company has annualised revenues of circa £400 million, over 6,500 customers, and more than 2,500 employees in nine countries. In the UK we have over 500 staff working in London, Gloucester, Warrington, Bristol, and Leeds, or as homeworkers. Claranet consistently appears in The Sunday Times Top Track 250 as one of the fastest growing privately-owned businesses in the UK. Our international success is driven by local service, out of local offices, using a mixture of local and international infrastructure, including hyperscaler clouds. Businesses of all sizes need to get the most from the latest cloud technologies, tools, automation, and development practices to solve their toughest business challenges. We provide consulting, professional services and managed services, helping customers transform and modernise wherever they are on their public cloud journey. Our focus is on customer success, providing the right services at the right time, to grow and compete at their best. Claranet is a Microsoft Azure Expert MSP and Gold Partner, AWS Premier Consulting and Managed Service Partner, and Google Premier Partner. The Cloud Business Unit represents over £50m+ in annual revenues from a wide range of small, medium and large Enterprise Customers and specialises in Enterprise Scale Cloud Adoption and Migration projects, with a focus on delivering next generation Managed Services to our Customers. We’re working on building an ever-improving company based on openness, diversity, collaboration, and empathy as our core values, a company that aims to be inclusive for the diverse group of people we get to work with, and where everyone supports each other and celebrates successes together. We want our people to feel engaged, comfortable, and healthy—and to know that they can belong here, no matter their story or background. If this resonates with you, then come and join us