About this role
Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements
- 10+ years of Microsoft SQL Server architecture and engineering experience, including SQL Server 2016 or later.
- Strong experience with Always On Availability Groups, Failover Cluster Instances (FCI), and high-availability and disaster-recovery solutions.
- Experience supporting large-scale SharePoint farms and SQL Server databases.
- Strong SQL Server performance tuning, storage optimization, and troubleshooting skills.
- Knowledge of clustering, networking, DNS failover, and disaster-recovery design.
- SC clearance.
- Desirable: AWS experience with EC2, EBS, FSx, Route 53, CloudWatch, and AWS Backup.
- Desirable: Infrastructure automation experience using Terraform, CloudFormation, or PowerShell.
- Desirable: Azure SQL high-availability and disaster-recovery knowledge, and experience in regulated environments.
Responsibilities
- Support the migration of an enterprise-scale SharePoint platform from on-premises infrastructure to AWS.
- Assess SQL Server high-availability, disaster-recovery, and performance options during an initial Proof of Value.
- Work closely with infrastructure and AWS architects to validate solutions.
- Recommend a scalable, resilient, and cost-effective platform.
Technologies
- AWS
- Architect
- Azure
- CloudWatch
- EC2
- Support
- PowerShell
- SQL
- SharePoint
- Terraform
- Cloud
More
We are seeking a SQL Server Architect for a hybrid role in London. The contract is initially three months, with potential for long-term work; the initial Proof of Value is planned for eight weeks and may progress to a detailed architecture and design phase through the end of 2026. The rate is up to £630 per day, inside IR35.
last updated 45 week of 2026