About this role
Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in Microsoft SQL Server architecture and engineering, including SQL Server 2016 or later
- Strong hands-on experience with SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and Failover Cluster Instances (FCI)
- Experience with SQL Server high availability and disaster recovery, including log shipping and replication
- Previous experience supporting large-scale SharePoint database environments
- Strong SQL Server performance tuning and optimization skills
- Excellent understanding of networking, DNS, listener design, and failover configurations
- Experience designing resilient, enterprise-scale database architectures
- Active SC or DV clearance
- Desirable: hands-on AWS experience, particularly EC2, EBS, FSx, and Route 53
- Desirable: familiarity with AWS CloudWatch, Backup, and Systems Manager
- Desirable: experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, and PowerShell automation
- Desirable: exposure to Azure SQL high availability and disaster recovery solutions
- Desirable: experience in regulated or security-sensitive environments
Responsibilities
- Design and validate SQL Server high availability and disaster recovery architectures within AWS
- Implement and assess SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and Failover Cluster Instances (FCI)
- Evaluate AWS services, including EC2, EBS, FSx, Route 53, CloudWatch, and AWS Backup
- Assess disaster recovery strategies, failover mechanisms, and performance
- Optimize SQL Server performance, storage, and database configurations
- Ensure compatibility with large-scale SharePoint environments
- Work with Infrastructure Architects and AWS specialists to assess and recommend suitable technical solutions
- Produce architecture documentation, technical recommendations, and operational runbooks
Technologies
- AWS
- Azure
- Cloud
- CloudWatch
- EC2
- PowerShell
- SQL
- Security
- SharePoint
- Terraform
- Architect
- Support
More
We are supporting a major cloud transformation programme to migrate a large-scale enterprise SharePoint environment from on-premises infrastructure to AWS. The initial engagement is an eight-week Proof of Value focused on designing, testing, and validating SQL Server resilience solutions; following a successful PoV, the programme is expected to move into detailed architecture and design. This is an opportunity to shape the high availability and disaster recovery strategy for a mission-critical enterprise SharePoint platform. The role is based in London on a hybrid basis, with 3 to 4 days per week onsite. It is an initial six-month contract, paying £620 per day inside IR35.
last updated 45 week of 2026