VIQU IT Recruitment
SQL Database Administrator
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This role is for an SC Cleared SQL Database Administrator for a 6-month contract in London/remote. Key skills include Microsoft SQL Server administration, experience in Critical National Infrastructure, and knowledge of high availability technologies. Onsite presence required 50% of the time.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
£ GBP
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
July 18, 2026
🕒 - Duration
More than 6 months
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🏝️ - Location
Hybrid
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Yes
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📍 - Location detailed
London
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services) #Microsoft SQL #Microsoft Power BI #Quality Assurance #SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) #Database Upgrade #Microsoft SQL Server #DBA (Database Administrator) #Databases #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Migration #Security #MS SQL (Microsoft SQL Server) #SQL (Structured Query Language) #VMware #Clustering #SSAS (SQL Server Analysis Services) #BI (Business Intelligence) #Disaster Recovery #Database Migration #SQL Server
Role description
SQL Database Administrator – SC Cleared – London/remote – 6-months
My Customer is seeking an experienced SQL Database Administrator to join a large-scale infrastructure team, supporting a range of critical database transformation and migration projects.
You'll play a key role in delivering database solutions, supporting application migrations, and ensuring SQL environments are secure, resilient, and built to a consistently high standard.
Skills required from the SQL Database Administrator:
• Active SC Clearance (mandatory).
• Experience in a Critical National Infrastructure environment
• Strong commercial experience administering Microsoft SQL Server environments.
• Experience working with SQL Server 2016 through to SQL Server 2025.
• Excellent knowledge of Always On Availability Groups, Windows Clustering and High Availability/Disaster Recovery technologies.
• Experience administering SSRS, SSIS and SSAS.
• Strong understanding of SQL Server upgrades, migrations and performance optimisation.
• Experience supporting SQL Server within VMware virtualised environments.
• Knowledge of PowerShell and Power BI.
• Experience working within structured Change Management and Incident Management processes.
• Familiarity with BMC Remedy/Helix or similar ITSM platforms.
Key responsibilities of the SQL Database Administrator:
• Build, configure and administer Microsoft SQL Server environments using established standards and best practices.
• Deliver SQL database upgrades, migrations and transformation activities across multiple environments.
• Perform database backups, restores and recovery activities to support ongoing projects.
• Carry out quality assurance checks to ensure newly deployed databases meet technical and operational standards.
• Support the retirement and decommissioning of legacy SQL environments.
• Work closely with Infrastructure, Security and Application teams to deliver successful project outcomes.
• Assist with application and database migrations to new infrastructure, virtual environments and data centres.
The SQL DBA is required onsite 50% of the time in Central London.
Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out to Connor Smal via the VIQU IT website.
Do you know someone great? We’ll thank you with up to £1,000 if your referral is successful (terms apply).
For more exciting roles and opportunities like this, please follow us on LinkedIn @VIQU IT Recruitment.
SQL Database Administrator – SC Cleared – London/remote – 6-months
My Customer is seeking an experienced SQL Database Administrator to join a large-scale infrastructure team, supporting a range of critical database transformation and migration projects.
You'll play a key role in delivering database solutions, supporting application migrations, and ensuring SQL environments are secure, resilient, and built to a consistently high standard.
Skills required from the SQL Database Administrator:
• Active SC Clearance (mandatory).
• Experience in a Critical National Infrastructure environment
• Strong commercial experience administering Microsoft SQL Server environments.
• Experience working with SQL Server 2016 through to SQL Server 2025.
• Excellent knowledge of Always On Availability Groups, Windows Clustering and High Availability/Disaster Recovery technologies.
• Experience administering SSRS, SSIS and SSAS.
• Strong understanding of SQL Server upgrades, migrations and performance optimisation.
• Experience supporting SQL Server within VMware virtualised environments.
• Knowledge of PowerShell and Power BI.
• Experience working within structured Change Management and Incident Management processes.
• Familiarity with BMC Remedy/Helix or similar ITSM platforms.
Key responsibilities of the SQL Database Administrator:
• Build, configure and administer Microsoft SQL Server environments using established standards and best practices.
• Deliver SQL database upgrades, migrations and transformation activities across multiple environments.
• Perform database backups, restores and recovery activities to support ongoing projects.
• Carry out quality assurance checks to ensure newly deployed databases meet technical and operational standards.
• Support the retirement and decommissioning of legacy SQL environments.
• Work closely with Infrastructure, Security and Application teams to deliver successful project outcomes.
• Assist with application and database migrations to new infrastructure, virtual environments and data centres.
The SQL DBA is required onsite 50% of the time in Central London.
Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out to Connor Smal via the VIQU IT website.
Do you know someone great? We’ll thank you with up to £1,000 if your referral is successful (terms apply).
For more exciting roles and opportunities like this, please follow us on LinkedIn @VIQU IT Recruitment.
