SQL DBA - Security Cleared

SQL DBA - High Level Clearance

Location: Basingstoke - Onsite

Clearance: Active UK DV Clearance - Essential

Contract: Contract

IR35: Outside IR35

Rate: £550 to £600 per day

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced DV Cleared SQL Database Administrator (DBA) to provide operational support and administration across a secure and business-critical SQL Server environment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the availability, performance, security, backup and recovery of SQL Server databases, working within a highly secure Defence environment.

This is a hands-on role requiring strong technical SQL Server expertise, together with experience supporting complex enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day SQL Server DBA and operational support across production and non-production environments.

Perform database administration, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting.

Manage backup and recovery, including backup strategies, restores and recovery testing.

Monitor and optimise SQL Server performance, identifying bottlenecks and implementing tuning improvements.

Support and maintain High Availability (HA) solutions and database resilience.

Contribute to Disaster Recovery (DR) planning, testing and implementation.

Implement and maintain database security controls, access management and security automation.

Develop and maintain monitoring, alerting and health-check processes.

Troubleshoot database incidents and provide technical resolution within agreed SLAs.

Develop and maintain T-SQL scripts for administration, automation, reporting and troubleshooting.

Use PowerShell to automate database administration and operational tasks.

Support patching, upgrades, configuration changes and database maintenance activities.

Produce and maintain technical documentation, procedures and operational runbooks.

Work closely with infrastructure, application and security teams to ensure reliable and secure database services.

Essential Skills & Experience

Active UK DV Clearance - essential.

Strong commercial experience as a SQL Server DBA.

Extensive experience administering Microsoft SQL Server in enterprise environments.

Strong knowledge of backup and recovery strategies and processes.

Proven experience in SQL Server performance tuning and optimisation.

Experience with High Availability and Disaster Recovery technologies and methodologies.

Strong T-SQL develo...