🚨 Contract Opportunity: Database Engineer (Microsoft SQL Server) 📍 Location: West London (Hybrid – On-site 60%+) 🕐 Duration: 4 Months (Extension Possible) 🔒 Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required 📅 Start Date: August Day Rate: Inside IR35, £400 per day Are you an experienced Database Engineer with strong SQL Server skills and active SC clearance? This is your chance to contribute to a high-impact government archive relocation programme, ensuring critical data is securely migrated and systems remain robust throughout. Join a multidisciplinary team including analysts, IT specialists, and archivists as you support the transition of a national digital record collection to a modern, secure infrastructure. 🔧 Key Responsibilities • Lead on data migration into vital back-office and catalogue systems. • Develop and optimise SQL queries, stored procedures, and functions for scalable migration workflows. • Maintain data integrity and resolve any transformation or performance issues. • Troubleshoot and support systems to ensure operational continuity. • Collaborate with technical and archival teams, providing insights and best practices aligned to security and data governance protocols. ✅ What You’ll Need • Advanced SQL skills, including working with structured/unstructured data and XML. • Proven experience with MS SQL Server 2016+. • Expertise in scripting, automation, and query optimisation. • Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills, especially with sensitive datasets. • Active SC Clearance (must be in place before start). ⭐ Nice to Have • Experience with digital archives or large-scale document management systems. • Familiarity with Python, Shell scripting, or similar automation tools. • Awareness of Agile delivery and collaborative practices. If you're ready to play a vital role in preserving and transforming national data collections, let’s talk. Apply now or message me directly for more details. 🔗 #DatabaseEngineer #SQLServer #DataMigration #GovernmentContract #SCCleared #TechJobsUK #ClearedJobs #ContractRole #DataTransformation #WestLondonJobs