Job Description
Job description
Build the Future of Database Technology!
Sopra Steria is developing a brand-new, next-generation
Managed Service, replacing a sophisticated legacy Enterprise infrastructure
with a highly automated, scalable, and secure environment. This greenfield
project is a unique opportunity to work with pioneering database technologies
in a Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) environment, supporting key COTS
applications such as MECM, WSUS, and SCOM.
We are looking for experienced SQL Database
Administrators who thrive in high-performance environments, ensuring databases
are resilient, secure, and optimised for scalability.
What you will be doing:
• Working
on a pioneering greenfield infrastructure project.
• Bring
hands-on experience with pioneering database technology.
• Design
from the ground up.
• Training
in the latest database innovations.
• Administering,
optimising & securing SQL databases in a critically important
environment.
• Designing
& implementing database high availability (HA) & disaster recovery
(DR) solutions.
• Ensuring
performance tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting to maintain
operational excellence.
• Supporting
& maintaining COTS applications reliant on SQL, including MECM, WSUS,
and SCOM.
• Applying
security best practices to protect database integrity and prevent
vulnerabilities.
• Leading
backup & recovery strategies to ensure data resilience.
What You’ll Bring:
• Proven
expertise in SQL Database Administration.
• Solid
experience with SQL / DB Clustered Instances.
• Understanding
of database security & best practices.
It would be great if you had:
• High
Availability & Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) expertise.
• Experience
with MariaDB & other database platforms.
• Database
security auditing & compliance knowledge.
• Sophisticated
troubleshooting & problem-solving skills.
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!
Security Clearance Level: eligibility for SC clearance,
must be eligible for DV.
Referral bonus £1500
Salary offered will be in line with development needs.
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 improves 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 flexibly, we encourage
you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.
Loved reading about this job and want to know more about
us?
Our Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs,
develops and deploys digital solutions that bring clients enduring business
value across the UK’s Public and Private sectors. We foster a culture in which
employees feel valued and supported, delivering exceptional rates of customer
satisfaction in the UK’s most sophisticated safety- and security-critical
markets.
Build the Future of Database Technology!
Sopra Steria is developing a brand-new, next-generation
Managed Service, replacing a sophisticated legacy Enterprise infrastructure
with a highly automated, scalable, and secure environment. This greenfield
project is a unique opportunity to work with pioneering database technologies
in a Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) environment, supporting key COTS
applications such as MECM, WSUS, and SCOM.
We are looking for experienced SQL Database
Administrators who thrive in high-performance environments, ensuring databases
are resilient, secure, and optimised for scalability.
What you will be doing:
• Working
on a pioneering greenfield infrastructure project.
• Bring
hands-on experience with pioneering database technology.
• Design
from the ground up.
• Training
in the latest database innovations.
• Administering,
optimising & securing SQL databases in a critically important
environment.
• Designing
& implementing database high availability (HA) & disaster recovery
(DR) solutions.
• Ensuring
performance tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting to maintain
operational excellence.
• Supporting
& maintaining COTS applications reliant on SQL, including MECM, WSUS,
and SCOM.
• Applying
security best practices to protect database integrity and prevent
vulnerabilities.
• Leading
backup & recovery strategies to ensure data resilience.
What You’ll Bring:
• Proven
expertise in SQL Database Administration.
• Solid
experience with SQL / DB Clustered Instances.
• Understanding
of database security & best practices.
It would be great if you had:
• High
Availability & Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) expertise.
• Experience
with MariaDB & other database platforms.
• Database
security auditing & compliance knowledge.
• Sophisticated
troubleshooting & problem-solving skills.
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!
Security Clearance Level: eligibility for SC clearance,
must be eligible for DV.
Referral bonus £1500
Salary offered will be in line with development needs.
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 improves 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 flexibly, we encourage
you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.
Loved reading about this job and want to know more about
us?
Our Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs,
develops and deploys digital solutions that bring clients enduring business
value across the UK’s Public and Private sectors. We foster a culture in which
employees feel valued and supported, delivering exceptional rates of customer
satisfaction in the UK’s most sophisticated safety- and security-critical
markets.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The SQL Database Administrator position is now open for candidates interested in the Database Administrator sector. This role in Farnborough offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Database Administrator is a plus.