SQL Server DBA

Birmingham
1 week ago
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DBA – SQL Server
Midlands / London / Sheffield (1–2 days per month in office)
£45,000 – £55,000
Sponsorship: Not available

VIQU have partnered with a well-established financial services organisation undergoing a major cloud transformation, currently moving their SQL Server estate into Azure. This is a brand-new role, giving you the opportunity to take real ownership as the dedicated DBA leading this migration journey.

This position is ideal for a mid-level DBA who enjoys hands-on technical work and wants to play a key role in shaping a modern, cloud-first database environment.

The Role
You’ll be responsible for managing a sizeable estate of ~60 production databases, ensuring performance, stability, and optimisation across the platform. A major focus will be working closely with development teams to refactor queries, improve performance, and support best practices across SQL and Azure.

You’ll also play a key role in the ongoing migration to Azure, gaining exposure to cloud technologies while driving improvements in database performance and scalability.

Key Responsibilities

SQL Server administration across production and non-production environments

Performance tuning, optimisation, and query refactoring

Writing efficient T-SQL and analysing execution plans

Supporting and collaborating with developers to improve database performance

Contributing to Azure migration and cloud optimisation initiatives

Managing backups, security, and database maintenance

Key Requirements

3–5 years’ experience as a SQL Server DBA or similar

Strong T-SQL skills and experience optimising queries

Proven experience in performance tuning and database optimisation

Ability to work closely with development teams

Exposure to Azure SQL or cloud environments (desirable)

Experience working with multiple databases in a production environment

Nice to Have

Experience in financial services or pensions

Exposure to database monitoring tools (e.g. Redgate, SolarWinds)

Understanding of HA/DR concepts

This is a great opportunity to step into a role with real ownership, where you’ll lead on database performance and play a pivotal role in a business-critical cloud migration.

Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or contact Aaron Chiverton on . Know someone great? Refer them and receive up to £1,000 if successful (terms apply). For more exciting roles and opportunities, follow us on LinkedIn @VIQU IT Recruitment

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