SQL Database Administrator

Company Description

Telefónica Tech (part of the Telefónica Group) is a leading NextGen Tech solutions provider with a highly diversified team of over 6,000 exceptionally skilled employees and +60 nationalities.

We serve more than 5.5m customers every day in over 175 countries, with a global ecosystem of market-leading partners. Global strategic hubs: Spain, Brazil, the UK, Germany.

The Telefónica Tech UK&I hub has an end- to-end portfolio of market leading services and develops integrated technology solutions to accelerate digital transformation through: Cloud, Data & AI (Adatis), Enterprise Applications (Incremental), Workplace Services and Cyber Security & Networking.

Values: Open, Trusted and Bold

Trusted Partners:

• Microsoft: Top 3 Service Providers, Azure Expert Status, Fastrack & Inner Circle Partner
• HPE: Platinum Partner – FY23 UK&I Solution Provider of the Year
• Palo Alto & Crowdstrike: part of our NextDefense Cyber Security Portfolio
• Fortinet: Elite VIP Program – one of only 2 in the UK
• AWS: Advanced Solution & Managed Service Provider Program

Job Description

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be working from Office in India, collaborating and socialising with your colleagues across our two UK and Bulgaria Offices.

Occasionally, we would need your help outside of normal office hours (you might be required to work overnight on the weekend or to be on-call at times).

As a Database Administrator, you will provide ongoing delivery and support for well-recognised clients worldwide. You will be communicating regularly with technical, applications and operational colleagues to ensure database integrity and security. Your responsibilities will include:

• Establishing the needs of users and monitoring user access and security.
• Monitoring and managing performance to provide fast responses to front-end users.
• Query tuning and process optimisation.
• Refining logical and physical database designs.
• Mapping out the conceptual designs for new databases.
• Performing scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities and upgrades.
• Writing database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions for the data dictionaries.
• Ensuring that storage and archiving procedures are functioning correctly.
• Carrying out capacity planning.
• Communicating regularly with technical, applications and operational staff to ensure database integrity and security.
• Commissioning and installing new applications and customizing existing applications in order to make them fit for purpose.
• Managing the security and disaster recovery aspects of databases.

Qualifications

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Experience working in a similar role.
• Strong written and spoken English.
• Experience working in an environment using Microsoft SQL Server.
• Knowledge of data backup, recovery, security, integrity and T-SQL.
• Familiarity with database design, documentation and coding.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to think algorithmically.
• Willingness to learn based on feedback.
• Ability to identify opportunities and issues.
• Ability to work independently and as a part of a team.

Nice to Have:

• Experience working with Azure SQL Databases.
• Knowledge of Azure Infrastructure.
• Experience using Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of Business Intelligence Database design principles and tools.

Additional Information

We don’t believe hiring is a tick box exercise, so if you feel that you don’t match the job description 100%, but would still be a great fit for role, please get in touch.