DBA – SQL Server
Midlands / London / Sheffield (1–2 days per month in office)
£45,000 – £55,000
Sponsorship: Not available
VIQU have partnered with a well-established financial services organisation undergoing a major cloud transformation, currently moving their SQL Server estate into Azure. This is a brand-new role, giving you the opportunity to take real ownership as the dedicated DBA leading this migration journey.
This position is ideal for a mid-level DBA who enjoys hands-on technical work and wants to play a key role in shaping a modern, cloud-first database environment.
The Role
You’ll be responsible for managing a sizeable estate of ~60 production databases, ensuring performance, stability, and optimisation across the platform. A major focus will be working closely with development teams to refactor queries, improve performance, and support best practices across SQL and Azure.
You’ll also play a key role in the ongoing migration to Azure, gaining exposure to cloud technologies while driving improvements in database performance and scalability.
Key Responsibilities
*SQL Server administration across production and non-production environments

*Performance tuning, optimisation, and query refactoring

*Writing efficient T-SQL and analysing execution plans

*Supporting and collaborating with developers to improve database performance

*Contributing to Azure migration and cloud optimisation initiatives

*Managing backups, security, and database maintenance

Key Requirements
*3–5 years’ experience as a SQL Server DBA or similar

*Strong T-SQL skills and experience optimising queries

*Proven experience in performance tuning and database optimisation

*Ability to work closely with development teams

*Exposure to Azure SQL or cloud environments (desirable)

*Experience working with multiple databases in a production environment

Nice to Have
*Experience in financial services or pensions

*Exposure to database monitoring tools (e.g. Redgate, SolarWinds)

*Understanding of HA/DR concepts

This is a great opportunity to step into a role with real ownership, where you’ll lead on database performance and play a pivotal role in a business-critical cloud migration.
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