WellData Limited

Job Title: Mid-level / Senior SQL Server DBA Location: Completely Remote role, can be Located anywhere in the UK! Salary: 50k - 65k per annum Depending on Experience, 26 days annual leave, 10% pension contribution, Life Insurance. We're proud to be a trusted leader in database administration managed services. Our expertise keeps some of the nation's most recognisable household brands running smoothly, securely, and efficiently. At the heart of everything we do is a passion for solving complex challenges, ensuring our clients stay connected, supported, and ready for the future. The Mid / Senior SQL Server DBA will be responsible for ensuring the performance, security, and effective administration of client databases. Principal Accountabilities: Configure and maintain a range of client environments including monitoring system health and proactively managing performance to ensure high levels of performance, availability and security. Extensive experience managing SQL Server Infrastructure Understand the needs of multiple clients and their users. Combine high customer service standards with a strong commercial awareness. Take a proactive approach to assessing client's current and future requirements, providing advice and recommendations to client's technical teams and promoting additional WellData services. Represent WellData in a technical role in discussion with clients as needed, with the confidence to lead technical meetings where appropriate. Install, upgrade and manage database applications. Undertake performance tuning of databases Develop processes for database security. Optimise performance and mitigate risk. Diagnose and troubleshoot database errors. Refine and automate regular processes. Perform scheduled maintenance and release deployment activities after-hours. Reviewing database architectures and provide guidance on implementing best practice Hands on experience of monitoring SQL Server Research into areas of technical interest and support colleagues by documenting and sharing technical know-how and providing advice and guidance to peers and helping to train and mentor colleagues. Track issues and record and document work undertaken Take part in an on-call rota to provide 24/7 on-call support as needed to any WellData client. Knowledge and experience: Expert understanding of the principles of database design and maintenance. Expert knowledge and extensive experience of database technologies. Proven ability to fully administer critical and complex database environments. Extensive knowledge of security and database maintenance with experience of monitoring, troubleshooting and resolving database issues. Experience in database installation, back-up, restore and maintenance including extensive practical experience of the following: Database back-ups, restores and recovery models Management of database access and security Database performance tuning and maintenance - identifying performance bottlenecks and index tuning Configuring and troubleshooting Replication Proficient in T-SQL and PowerShell scripting (desirable) Experience with SQL Server high availability and provisioning and configuring - highlight availability groups, log shipping, failover clustering, mirroring Knowledge of hardware and server configuration Experience with cloud platform technologies (Azure, AWS) Good knowledge of IaaS, PaaS and Managed instance database offerings Hands on experience with database migrations - on premise and into the cloud Experience with other database technologies e.g. PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL Qualifications: Relevant certifications (e.g. Microsoft, Oracle etc) - desirable but not a requirement. Skills: Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to work on own initiative and organise own work at an operational level and deliver work for multiple clients to agreed timescales and standards. Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to work effectively with groups and individuals including those with differing perspectives. Ability to explain complex concepts and issues to non-technical experts. Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to work logically from first principles to respond to novel, unusual, or particularly complex issues. Strong customer service skills. Benefits: Generous Pension Contribution Scheme matching contributions up to 10% Income Protection/Life Insurance 5 Weeks' Annual Leave with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days per annum Company sponsored training allowing you to keep abreast of current technologies Paid Birthday Leave; Up to 2 days' Volunteering/leave year; Additional annual leave for long service Quarterly training meetings and get-togethers for all employees Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role. Candidates with experience of; SQL Server DBA, Senior SQL Server Database Administrator, SQL Database Administrator, Database Administrator (SQL Server), UK Database Engineer (SQL Server), SQL Server Engineer, Database Specialist (SQL Server), SQL Server Systems Administrator, SQL Server Consultant, UK Remote Work also be considered for this role.

Job Title: Senior SQL Server Developer Location: Completely Remote role, can be Located anywhere in the UK! Salary: 45k - 53k per annum depending on experience We're proud to be a trusted leader in SQL development services, and in database, server, cloud, and application services. We enjoy helping our clients, many of which are well-known household brands, stay connected and supported. The Senior SQL Server Developer will be responsible for developing and enhancing high quality data solutions for clients. Principal Accountabilities: Undertake consultancy work to create and develop high quality data and/or BI solutions to a range of clients Work closely with colleagues and clients to analyse requirements and identify solutions Build functional and technical designs; build, document, test and implement as required Understand the needs of multiple clients and their users Combine high customer service standards with a strong commercial awareness to deliver high client satisfaction Take a proactive approach to assessing client's current and future requirements, providing advice and recommendations and promoting additional WellData services Represent WellData in a technical role in discussion with clients as needed, with the confidence to lead technical meetings where appropriate Ensure development and implementation support efforts meet integration and performance expectations There is no on call support requirement with this role Undertake ongoing training and professional development to support strong performance in job role and meet the needs of the Company, its partners and clients Knowledge and experience: SQL Development Extensive knowledge of performance tuning Ideally BI Development included Data Warehouse architecture and development Requirements gathering Project scoping Effort estimation Development methodologies Source control Continuous Integration methodologies Testing Documentation Power BI/Fabric and/or other BI tools Ideally a good knowledge of PowerShell Very good understanding of the principles of database design Very good knowledge and extensive experience of relevant database technologies Very good knowledge of database performance and security optimisations Research into areas of technical interest and support colleagues by documenting and sharing technical know-how and providing advice and guidance to peers and helping to train and mentor colleagues Commercial awareness Qualifications: Relevant certifications (e.g. Microsoft, Azure etc.) - desirable Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to work effectively with groups and individuals including those with differing perspectives Ability to explain complex concepts and issues to non-technical experts Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to work logically from first principles to respond to novel, unusual, or particularly complex issues Strong customer service skills Strong organisational skills with ability to manage changing priorities and competing demands Ability and aptitude Ability to create and maintain strong working relationships with clients and colleagues Willingness and aptitude to learn, keep up to date with developments in new technology with an enthusiasm for continuing professional development and willingness to achieve certifications relevant to job role and Company requirements Flexible and adaptable Self-motivated with the ability to manage own workload and productivity whilst working remotely Benefits: Generous Pension Contribution Scheme matching contributions up to 10% Income Protection/Life Insurance 5 Weeks' Annual Leave with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days per annum Company sponsored training allowing you to keep abreast of current technologies Paid Birthday Leave; Up to 2 days' Volunteering/leave year; Additional annual leave for long service Quarterly training meetings and get-togethers for all employees Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role. Candidates with experience of; Database Consultant, BI Developer, Data Engineer, SQL Server Specialist, Data Warehouse Developer, Data Analyst, T-SQL Developer, UK Remote Work also be considered for this role.