Database Administrator - London
Database Administrator - London
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Note: This position does not offer any Visa sponsorship. We are only looking for applicants who are either local to London UK or ready to relocate to the employers location.
Job Summary: Our Client is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to manage optimize and oversee their database systems ensuring high performance availability and security. The ideal candidate will be adept at troubleshooting performance tuning and managing both production and development databases.
Key Responsibilities:
- Install configure and maintain database management systems (DBMS) including SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Ensure data integrity and security through backup and recovery processes access controls and data encryption.
- Monitor database performance implement changes and apply new patches and versions when required.
- Develop manage and test database backup and recovery plans.
- Conduct performance tuning and optimization of SQL queries and database objects.
- Design and implement database solutions including data modeling database design and schema changes.
- Collaborate with developers to design and optimize database queries indexes and stored procedures.
- Ensure compliance with data governance and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain technical documentation and provide training to other team members on database management best practices.
- Troubleshoot and resolve databaserelated issues promptly.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
- Proven experience as a Database Administrator or in a similar role.
- Proficiency in database management systems such as MySQL PostgreSQL Oracle and MongoDB.
- Strong knowledge of SQL and database performance tuning.
- Experience with backup and recovery replication and highavailability configurations.
- Familiarity with cloudbased database services (e.g. AWS RDS Azure SQL Database).
- Excellent problemsolving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with data warehousing and big data technologies.
- Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g. Python Bash) for automation.
- Certification in database administration (e.g. Oracle DBA Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator).
Employment Type
Full Time
