SQL Database Administrator DBA

SQL Database Administrator DBA (PR/100842) City of Preston, England

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Salary: GBP
60000 - GBP
75000 per annum + benefits

SQL Database Administrator / DBA Preston to £75k

Are you a skilled SQL DBA looking for a new opportunity.

You could be progressing your career at a growing software and technology business.

As an SQL Database Administrator / DBA you will join a small team responsible for the operational management, resilience and security of critical database platforms supporting business-critical systems. This is a hands‑on infrastructure and platform operations role focused on maintaining stable, secure and highly available database environments.

Your role:

• Manage day-to-day database administration, maintenance, patching, and platform hygiene
• Monitor database health, availability, replication, storage, and performance trends
• Oversee backups, recovery testing, and restore operations to ensure resilience and compliance
• Investigate and resolve database incidents, coordinating with third‑party vendors where required
• Execute approved changes, deployments, and configuration updates within an ITIL‑controlled environment
• Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and maintenance schedules
• Identify risks, capacity constraints, and opportunities to improve reliability and operational efficiency

Location:

You can work from home most of the time, meeting up with colleagues at the Preston office twice a week.

About you:

• You have experience supporting and administering enterprise SQL database platforms
• You have a strong understanding of database operations, monitoring, backups, patching and recovery processes
• You’re familiar with ITIL environments, change control and incident management
• You have experience working with cloud‑hosted infrastructure and highly available systems
• You have strong troubleshooting, documentation and stakeholder management skills

What’s in it for you:

• Salary to £75k
• 28 days holiday
• Pension
• Paid for certifications

Apply now to find out more about this SQL Database Administrator / DBA opportunity.

At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We’re an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.