As a DBA you’ll establish and manage data access and support practices for database technologies.
Developing, implementing and maintaining policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of a database. Performing backup and recovery, configuring database parameters, and designing prototypes against logical data models. Monitoring database and replication servers for resource utilization. Implementing database tuning and performance optimization. Creating and maintaining user profiles for database access, including login and password information.
Job title:
DBA
Job Description:
Capita is looking for a DBA (Homebased with occasional travel to Darlington)
As a DBA you’ll establish and manage data access and support practices for database technologies.
Developing, implementing and maintaining policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of a database. Performing backup and recovery, configuring database parameters, and designing prototypes against logical data models. Monitoring database and replication servers for resource utilization. Implementing database tuning and performance optimization. Creating and maintaining user profiles for database access, including login and password information.
What you’ll be doing:
- Support legacy systems, new technologies like AI (artificial Intelligence).
- Building internal systems, interact with multiple stakeholders & support Capita Intelligent Communications.
- Working on digitizing physical media to digital media, configuring data parameters.
- Dealing of trimming data into databases
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to remain calm and level-headed under pressure
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Understand the big picture – can step back and understand the context of problems before applying analytical skills to address the issues
What we’re looking for:
- 3+ years’ working with various database technologies
- Microsoft SQL server advantageous
- T-SQL, SQL Always on clustering, MI/reporting tools such as SSRS, Grafana and PowerBI
- Database backup, upgrade, recovery and monitoring to ensure data security
- Azure Data Lake, MySQL, PostgreSQL and others
- Ability to work in complicated environments with multiple Live, Test and Pre-Production environments
- Capacity management and performance optimisation of SQL engines, associated databases, tables and data
- Working in a ITIL environment to ensure change processes are followed and adhered to
- Excellent strategic analysis, problem solving, issue resolution and decision-making skills
About Capita Intelligent Communications
At Capita Intelligent Communications, we’re transforming the way our clients communicate with their customers. We’re making sure the right message gets to the right people at the right time, delivering the best possible customer experience. We’ve reduced paperwork and improved access to customer data for Brakes, a leading food service company, and created an easier way for engineers to apply for the Gas Safe Register. Join us and discover better as you create connected experiences across organisations, customers and suppliers.
What’s in it for you?
- A competitive basic salary
- 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
- The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
- Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
- Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
- Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of 55,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.
What we hope you’ll do next:
Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email Iqbal at reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you. For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.
Location:
Mansfield
,
United Kingdom
Time Type:
Full time
Contract Type:
Permanent
