IT & Software

Database Administrator

Randstad

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

As a Database Administrator, you will own the performance, security, and evolution of production databases and cloud data infrastructure. You will help our multi-product software ecosystem scale, stay resilient, and remain highly available, shaping unified data solutions for intelligence-driven decisions. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to align database architecture with product roadmaps and technical standards. This role offers remote work and the opportunity to impact data strategy and risk management at scale.

Pay / Benefits
  • base salary 50,000-60,000 per annum
  • pension scheme
  • EV salary sacrifice initiative
  • fully remote
  • 25 days annual leave + holidays
  • volunteer days
Responsibilities
  • Keep core platforms running securely and efficiently
  • Ensure reliable data flows while protecting sensitive information and maintaining business continuity
  • Tune and optimize production MySQL and SQL Server databases for performance
  • Design shared data solutions enabling integrated reporting across platforms
  • Enforce database security measures including RBAC, auditing, encryption, and patching
  • Design and test geo-redundant backups and disaster recovery strategies
  • Coordinate with product managers, engineers, and senior leaders to align architecture with roadmaps
  • Establish proactive monitoring/alerting and provide out-of-hours support when needed
Key requirements
  • Experience managing production MySQL and SQL Server databases
  • Strong performance tuning and indexing/query optimisation
  • Cloud experience with Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform and managed cloud database services
  • SQL query writing, reviewing, and fine-tuning
  • Solid understanding of database security, disaster recovery, and schema deployments using version control
  • Experience setting up automated health checks, monitoring, and capacity planning
  • Strong problem-solving and attention to detail
  • Ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Proactive approach to continuous improvement
  • MySQL
  • SQL Server
  • Query tuning and indexing

Reference: WJ-747_30347186

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