SQL Database Administrator

Salary: £45,000 - 73,000 per year

• We are looking for someone proficient in Microsoft SQL Azure Server and SQL infrastructure.
• AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals and DP-900 Azure Data Fundamentals are preferred.
• We need experience with SQL AG, clustering and high availability features.
• We need SQL and PowerShell scripting experience.
• We need experience with SQL and server performance tuning.
• We need experience with SQL replication performance and monitoring tuning.
• We need an understanding of Linux server management.
• We need the ability to work independently and strong communication skills.
• We value experience with programming languages including PowerShell, SQL and Linux.
• We look for knowledge and use of DevOps, GitHub and other collaboration tool sets.

• We will support the key databases for applications used by our firm, including finance, customer relationship management, business intake and time capture.
• We will support other business-critical applications, including file transfer, legal technology and various application services.
• We will work with third parties who provide expertise in these systems.
• We will support our database infrastructure, including MS-SQL.
• We will support the Dynamics365 platform and applications built on it.
• We will package, configure, test and deploy applications to our firm.
• We will work with other service support teams in I&O, including End-User Compute, Infrastructure and Networks, to provide a world-class service to our business.
• We will work with our global service desk, regional support teams and the global IT department.
• We will provide technical database expertise on projects when required.
• We will ensure availability, scalability and performance of all application database systems through data metrics.
• We will capture and analyse database metrics and bring forward improvements to database systems.
• We will identify, design and implement robust monitoring alerts to identify potential issues early.
• We will maintain core database infrastructure servers in Azure, AVS and on-premises.
• We will develop backup and restore procedures for major databases to ensure data integrity.
• We will develop and leverage automation procedures to turn repeatable actions into automated processes.
• We will analyse database capacity metrics on all server infrastructure.
• We will provide database engineering expertise to optimise database migrations, queries and performance.
• We will manage and monitor SQL availability groups and clustered SQL servers.
• We will lead database-related projects and ensure timely delivery.
• We will analyse and use data to identify and prioritise operations to find the root cause of major issues.
• We will participate in on-call and out-of-hours support for both applications and databases.
• We will support maintenance reviews and vulnerability assessments of MS SQL.
• We will document and share learnings with the wider team, including team upskilling.
• We will collaborate with other engineering teams on production changes, incidents and problem management.

• Azure
• Cloud
• DevOps
• GitHub
• Support
• Linux
• MS-SQL
• PowerShell
• SQL

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We are A&O Shearman, and we offer the opportunity to support business-critical database and application services across a mixed on-premises and SaaS/cloud-hosted environment. Our team works closely with service support, infrastructure, networks, regional support teams, the global service desk and the global IT department. We value automation, collaboration and continuous improvement, and we support technical development through project work and knowledge sharing. To learn more about our culture and benefits, please visit our careers site. We are an equal opportunities recruiter and we provide adjustments during the recruitment process where needed.

last updated 36 week of 2026