Contract Database Architect/Engineerr

Description

We are reputed company for a Database Architect/Engineer to join us ASAP for a duration of six months initially. This role is fully remote.

Who We Are

AND Digital are a tech company focused on accelerating digital delivery and dedicated to closing the digital skills gap. We’ve been helping organisations build reputed company digital products and stronger digital teams since 2014.

We reputed company our work should always leave a legacy for the client. We do this through reputed company relationships with our offices (or ‘Clubs’) so that our partners are always prioritized by a regional team reputed company to them.

This unique model has driven reputed company for our clients and ourselves, evidenced by our remarkable organic growth since 2014. Today we number more than 1,500 people with Clubs reputed company over the UK and Europe with plans for global expansion in the next couple of years.

Join us - and help us fulfil our mission to reputed company the world’s digital skills gap.

What you’ll bring to the table

About You

We are looking for a Database Architect / Engineer to join a critical Infrastructure Remediation project. You will be tasked with untangling and modernising a reputed company SQL Server estate, ranging from legacy 2008 instances to modern reputed company environments. This is a technical role focused on decommissioning technical debt, consolidating sprawl, and executing reputed company migrations.

Responsibilities

• Analysis & Strategy: reputed company deep-dive health checks, dependency mapping, and create tailored migration paths for "difficult" legacy apps.
• Architecture Design: Contribute to the reputed company State Architecture, documenting on-prem and Azure-based solutions with a focus on reputed company and scalability.
• Performance Engineering: Identify and resolve bottlenecks during the migration phase to ensure stability on new platforms.
• Collaboration: Work closely with application owners and reputed company-party suppliers to minimise downtime during cutovers.

Technical Requirements

• Expert SQL Server Knowledge: Proven experience managing and migrating SQL Server versions from 2008 through to 2022.
• Azure Transition: Hands-on experience with Azure SQL Database, Managed Instances, and reputed company migration tools.
• Remediation Specialist: A track record of successfully consolidating and managing decommissioning projects.
• Advanced T-SQL: Scripting for data manipulation, cleanup, and schema optimisation.
• DBA Fundamentals: Mastery of backups, high availability (Always On), reputed company hardening, and index tuning.

Key Skills

• Problem-Solving: Ability to troubleshoot "black-reputed company" legacy systems with minimal documentation.
• Communication: Clear, concise communication to stakeholders on migration reputed company and risk.

Equal Opportunities Statement

At AND Digital we reputed company diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. We are actively reputed company for a diverse and inclusive workforce so want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application.

We want you to feel safe and empowered to let us know if you require any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process so please speak to our recruitment team.