Database Administrator in UK

Location: UK

Salary: Hidden

Recruiter: WSN

Date Advertised: 2024-09-01

WSN is looking for a Database Administrator for a multi-strategy, multi-manager global hedge fund.



As a multi-strategy fund, the firm trades globally across multiple asset classes and investment approaches.

The environment is fast-paced and we are growing rapidly.

This is an excellent growth opportunity for someone looking to join a small team and have an immediate, outsized impact.



This position will provide direct support to all Production, UAT, QA, and Development databases.

These includes database health checks, performance efficiencies, security, database maintenance and patching, backup, restore and recovery, space (file system, db space, log space and tempdb) management, replication, HA and DR, data migration and integration; enforce data policies and RBAC user access administration.



The Database Administrator is expected to know how to write T-SQL scripts to help improve business processes and to make recommendations on improving database operations.



Requirements:


  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering or equivalent education
  • 5+ years of experience in a database administrator role
  • Proficiency in MS SQL Server database management on-prem and on cloud (Azure and/or AWS)
  • Detailed knowledge of SQL Server backup, restore, and log management techniques
  • Willing to learn and support new database technologies and techniques
  • After-hours and weekend support (very minimum and occasional)
  • Ability to cover at least 4 business hours per day in US Eastern Standard Time


Nice To Haves:


  • Experience with the following SQL Server technologies: table partitioning, temporal tables, change tracking / change data capture, transactional replication
  • Experience migrating between database platforms (SQL Server to Azure DB and vice-versa)
  • Working knowledge of SQL Server performance tuning methodologies.
  • Familiarity with Linux, Python, and enterprise job management
  • Experience in git-based version control workflows

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