Senior Associate SQL Server Database Engineer

We are looking for a SQL Server Database Engineer will provide production and development support for all LSEG SQL Server databases.
The Database Engineer will design, document the strategies for backup and recovery, performance analysis, clustering, data management and user and developer assistance, and be a point of escalation for first line support.

Key Responsibilities for this role are to:

• Develop and maintain database build standards including security to industry standards, patching and high availability
• Monitor and manage database resources to ensure optimum performance
• Document and manage database server procedures such as backup and restore, upgrades and disaster recovery procedures
• Undertake maintenance and upgrades, generally out of normal business hours including weekends.
• Provide database design support to development projects.
• Performance tuning and diagnostics

To be successful in this role, we would like you to have proven experience with the following:

• +5 years’ experience in SQL Server 2008 – 2016 Database Administration (Enterprise and Standard editions)
• Clustering
• SQL Server Always On
• SQL Server Replication
• SQL Server Mirroring

Or an appetite for the following optional requirements:

• SSRS, SSIS
• Windows Server 2008 – 2012
• Database Infrastructure Installs, Upgrades and Patching
• PowerShell Scripting
• TSQL
• Cloud IT (Azure & AWS)
• Automation

We are looking for intellectually curious people, interested in the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios. If you are a forward thinker and problem solver, this is the place to be as we will be supporting you to fast forward your career.

We maximise each employee’s potential through personal development and through a wide range of learning tools both formal and informal. We believe in remunerating our people with competitive salaries and a range of attractive benefits such as:

• Pillar 3 Supplemental Pension
• 25 days’ holiday a year
• Private medical insurance
• Group life insurance policy
• Meal vouchers

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our colleagues thrive personally and professionally through our shared values of Integrity, Partnership, Innovation and Excellence, which are at the core of our culture. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract people with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We are always looking at ways to become more agile, so we meet the needs of our teams and customers. We believe that an inclusive collaborative workplace is pivotal to our success and supports the potential and growth of all colleagues at LSEG.

Due to a high volume of incoming applications, only suitable candidates will be contacted directly by us in less than 5 working days. If you don't hear from us, this means we will store your application for other exciting career opportunities with London Stock Exchange Group and we’ll reach out to you again in 5-month time to reconfirm your willingness to store your data in our systems.

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business.  Our colleagues thrive personally and professionally through our shared values of Integrity, Partnership, Innovation and Excellence are at the core of our culture.  We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract people with unique backgrounds and perspectives.  We are always looking at ways to become more agile so we meet the needs of our teams and customers. We believe that an inclusive collaborative workplace is pivotal to our success and supports the potential and growth of all colleagues at LSEG.

A career with London Stock Exchange Group offers you the opportunity to be at the centre of the financial community.  As well as competitive salaries and a range of attractive benefits, we maximise each employee’s potential through personal development plans, training, coaching and mentoring.