Database Administrator

COMPANY OVERVIEW

DataMesh Group is focused on revolutionising the payment systems available to merchants and retailers, delivering integrated payment capabilities and valuable customer insights through bespoke payment and data processing solutions.

THE ROLE

Join our dynamic team as a Database Administrator and play a key role in planning, delivering, and supporting our database management systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Have a crucial hands-on role in building, maintaining, and optimising the DataMesh MS SQL server instances on the cloud (Azure, AWS),
• Design, install and configure database systems,
• Implement new database solutions and associated objects,
• Develop and support customised database productivity tools and utilities to meet organisational objectives,
• Evaluate and plan for database capacity requirements, making recommendations for scalable solutions,
• Develop and implement database recovery and HA strategies to minimise downtime,
• Implement and maintain database security measures, including data security, system access and user permission,
• Manage all database environments, including for production, testing and development, to support customer expectations and achieve client SLAs,
• Implement and audit database security in line with PCI DSS requirements
• Monitor and tune database performance to ensure optimal functionality,
• Manage patching and upgrades,
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize database queries and schema designs,
• Support and maintain a data lake and associated analytical capabilities,
• Support problem management by suggesting efficient and potentially innovative solutions,
• Support incident resolution should database systems not behave as expected,
• Prevent operational issues by supporting capacity planning for databases, and
• Perform regular backup and recovery activities.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5 years+ hands-on experience in MS-SQL; certification in managing MS SQL server is an adv.
• Demonstrated experience managing large relational databases for business-critical systems in a cloud environment,
• Experience in database security, implementing robust backup and recovery systems, overseeing monitoring processes, and optimising performance, particularly in cloud environments such as Azure and AWS.
• Experience with scripting for the development and support of database tools and utilities,
• Experience in designing and managing maintenance plans,
• Proficiency in performance tuning and optimisation techniques, and
• Experience with all major operating systems,
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

DataMesh Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin or disability.