Senior SQL Server DBA @ Infused Solutions Ltd

Salary: £60,000 - 65,000 per year

Requirements

• Proven experience as a SQL Server DBA, Senior Database Administrator, or Database Performance Engineer
• Strong Microsoft SQL Server administration and troubleshooting skills
• Advanced T-SQL skills, including query optimisation and understanding of the SQL Server query optimiser
• Excellent knowledge of execution plans, indexing, statistics, and performance tuning
• Experience administering and optimising multiple SQL Server instances
• Strong understanding of Entity Framework and how application code generates SQL queries
• Experience proactively monitoring and diagnosing database performance issues
• Commercial experience with SQL Server in AWS environments, ideally EC2 and/or RDS
• Understanding of AWS infrastructure, storage, and networking considerations that affect database performance
• Experience with database backup and recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery
• Familiarity with Always On Availability Groups and/or AWS Multi-AZ configurations
• Experience planning for database scalability and growing data volumes
• Scripting skills using PowerShell, dbatools, or similar tools
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work closely with software developers
• Proactive approach, with the ability to work independently, prioritise issues, and drive improvements through to completion
• Methodical, analytical, and self-motivated approach to investigating complex technical problems
• Beneficial experience with Redgate SQL Monitor, SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA), Datadog, AWS CloudWatch, Application Insights, Entity Framework Core logging, MiniProfiler, load testing, performance benchmarking, database partitioning, data archiving, managing large tables and high-volume databases, DACPACs, Flyway, Redgate deployment tools, or Microsoft SQL Server or AWS database certifications

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and optimise multiple Microsoft SQL Server instances
• Monitor database performance and proactively identify potential issues
• Investigate slow-running queries, blocking, deadlocks, indexing problems, and execution plan regressions
• Use Query Store, execution plans, Dynamic Management Views (DMVs), and Extended Events to diagnose performance issues
• Optimise T-SQL queries, indexing strategies, database statistics, and SQL Server configuration
• Investigate SQL generated by Entity Framework, identifying N+1 queries, excessive data retrieval, and inefficient application-to-database interactions
• Collaborate with software developers to resolve application-level and database-level performance bottlenecks
• Plan and implement database improvements to support increasing customer numbers and data volumes
• Support SQL Server environments hosted on AWS, including EC2 and/or RDS
• Evaluate database sizing, storage, infrastructure performance, and cost efficiency
• Maintain backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery processes
• Support SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and relevant AWS resilience configurations
• Lead technical investigations during database performance incidents and deliver permanent fixes
• Develop monitoring, dashboards, and alerts to identify performance issues before they affect users
• Automate routine administration and maintenance tasks using PowerShell and related tools
• Maintain documentation covering database configuration, performance, resilience, and operational procedures
• Proactively monitor database health, identify performance bottlenecks, and use evidence to recommend and implement improvements
• Work directly with developers, address inefficient queries or application designs where necessary, and explain technical findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Technologies

• AWS
• CloudWatch
• Datadog
• EC2
• Flyway
• Support
• PowerShell
• Redgate
• SQL
• Cloud

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We are an established organisation seeking a Senior SQL Server Database Administrator to take ownership of database performance, reliability, and optimisation across our AWS environment. This full-time, permanent role is based on-site in Birmingham, with a salary of £60,000–£65,000 depending on experience. We offer significant technical ownership and autonomy, the opportunity to become the primary specialist responsible for database performance, and direct influence over the scalability, reliability, and resilience of business-critical systems. The role also provides exposure to SQL Server, AWS, and modern application architecture.

last updated 45 week of 2026