Senior Database Administrator
Northamptonshire - Northampton (8 miles), Towcester (9 miles), and Milton Keynes (11 miles)
£35-45k
Full-time, permanent, on-site.
About the Role
My client is seeking a database administrator to maintain and performance tune databases that run internally and on remote customer systems. You’ll receive a competitive salary and have regular personal development interaction with your manager and be encouraged to improve your range of skills through mentoring as well as training both in house and third party. Exceptional input and actions are recognised and rewarded in this company such as our ClassA share reward scheme.
This role will involve occasional foreign travel to customer sites, and be based in our officesin the UK, near Northampton.
The role includes building and maintaining infrastructure on customer platforms and providesupport to system administrators of our systems. This includes Microsoft MSSQL and MySQL DBMS. All systems need to run 24/7 and will adopt any forms of high availability and replication (potentially both) to aid that goal. Monitoring backups is as equally important to the recovery of running systems.
There is ample opportunity to grow and progress through the business, learning new skillsand diversifying in role. The role will suit someone with a broad knowledge of databases and other aspects of IT, including hardware, software and OS.
The ideal candidate will be organised and pragmatic, as the role is sometimes customer facing,the candidate should have clear communication skills and be presentable. The role is 100% office based and due to location would be preferable for the candidate to hold a full driving license.
Essential Skills
• Strong Microsoft SQL Server experience (Availability Groups and Replication)
• Strong MySQL Experience (Galera Clusters)
• Database design and performance tuning.
Desirable Skills
• Neo4J Graph Database
• Cloud Technologies with an emphasis on security and stability
• Firewall, Networking and VPN configuration and maintenance
• vCenter, vSphere
• Conversational language skills Spanish/French/Portuguese
• Operating systems including Linux, Ubuntu
• Active Directory administration
• IP cameras, base stations, VOIP phones
• Internet of Things protocols, (MQTT and/or LoRaWAN)
• Hardware (servers, desktops, laptops, mobile phones)
• Delivering virtual and face to face training to users of varying technical abilities
Should be confident with documenting methods for undertaking tasks.
Role is permanent, expected salary £35-45k
Additional Information
This is a permanent, full-time, office based role in the UK, near Northampton. The candidate is required to have their own transport due to the location. The successful applicant will be expected to attend the office daily as this is NOT a remote role.
Benefits:
- 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), increasing to 38 days after 5 years
- Flexible working hours
- Comprehensive travel insurance for you and your family
- 4% pension contribution match
- Employee share scheme
- Free annual flu vaccination
About The Company
We innovate to secure your present and protect your future, catering to a wide range of organizational security needs. Our success is anchored in the efforts of our employees who contribute to the creation of our innovative, market-leading products and services. We foster a collaborative, friendly workplace environment that values initiative, autonomy, and teamwork.
Company Culture Statement
As a valued member of staff, you will receive a competitive salary with great working conditions amongst a friendly team. You will have regular personal development interaction with a director and be encouraged to increase and improve your range of skills through mentoring and external sources of knowledge.
Exceptional input and actions are recognised and rewarded in this company. Our success is built upon the efforts of our employees. We value our employee family who help build our innovative, market-leading products and services, and deliver robust, personal support to our clients. They do this through collaboration with one another and with our customers, in an open and friendly workplace. We appreciate initiative and autonomy whilst encouraging staff to work together in order to support each other. We have a fail-fast approach torealise any show-stopping tasks early, and learn from this to improve and evolve development cycles.
Next Steps
If you believe you have the relevant experience, qualifications and skills required for this exciting role then please contact Jeremy Barwick who has been exclusively retained to fill this position.
Note
This role is office based, with a certain amount of flexibility for time off when necessary, but please be aware that hybrid or remote working is not being offered. Due to the location of the offices, public transport is not readily available and having your own transport would be a distinct advantage.
If you’re ready to grow and make a difference, apply today!