About this role
Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements
- Active SC security clearance
- Proven commercial experience as a Database Administrator or Database Engineer
- Hands-on experience with one or more database platforms, such as SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL or PostgreSQL
- Solid understanding of database performance tuning and optimisation
- Experience managing database backups, recovery and security
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with wider technical teams
Responsibilities
- Install, configure and maintain database management systems
- Monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks and implement improvements
- Manage database backups, recovery procedures and disaster recovery capabilities
- Implement database security controls, access permissions and user privileges
- Troubleshoot complex database issues and maintain service availability
- Optimise database structures, queries and overall performance
- Support database capacity planning, upgrades and ongoing improvements
- Maintain technical documentation and database procedures
- Work with development and infrastructure teams to support business-critical applications
Technologies
- Support
- MySQL
- Oracle
- PostgreSQL
- SQL
- Security
More
We are working with a leading technology and digital transformation organisation on a Database Administrator role supporting a key public-sector engagement. Youll join an established technical team and help maintain critical database environments. The role is based in Telford with a hybrid arrangement requiring two days per week onsite. This is a six-month rolling contract, paying £430 per day inside IR35.
last updated 45 week of 2026