In a nutshell

The Database Administrator role is evolving towards a hybrid model with legacy on-prem servers (2014, 2016 and 2017) and Azure SQL PaaS databases, supporting a mix of MI, CRM interface ,website and other applications. We are looking for an individual will be adept at monitoring and maintaining the health of the SQL environment, identifying opportunities for improvement and potential problems particularly in the Azure sphere; liase with the development team and 3rd parties to progress ongoing projects and continuously improve processes. Ensuring that the organization stays security compliant.

Why Lifetime?

Lifetime Training delivers training courses and apprenticeships to people across the UK every day.  We are an innovative, energetic company that places real emphasis on providing a great service to our clients and learners through our life-changing people and have been recognised as the number 1 training provider as voted by apprentices (RateMyApprenticeship)

What will you be doing?

• Primary DBA responsibilities include:
  Ensuring all SQL databases function healthily to maintain their performance and availability
• Performance Monitoring and Tuning; identify poorly performing SQL and recommend script and/or index changes
  Responsibility for SQL Housekeeping – backup, consistency checking, etc.
• Azure – make use of the available features (eg, SQL analytics, Security Centre, Defender, Elastic Job etc)  to maintain and improve the performance , value and security of the databases
• Patching and upgrades
• TSQL scripting; powershell knowledge would be beneficial

What will you bring to the role?

• Significant experience in a similar SQL DBA role
• In-depth knowledge of SQL Server 2014/2016/2017
• Experience of Azure SQL PaaS
• T-SQL language and scripting
• Merge Replication

If you think this describes you and you want to put your skills and experience to work in a new way, this could be your life-changing opportunity.  So, click apply and we can start this journey together

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have amended the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 so that, from 11 November 2021, all care home workers and other visiting professionals will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they have an exemption or there is an emergency.

Lifetime require all successful applicants for roles where our colleagues may have a requirement to enter a care home setting to be either intending to be vaccinated or to be already vaccinated against Covid-19

What we offer

We offer a great benefits, reward and recognition and wellbeing package which includes some of the following:

• 25 days holiday (business closes at Christmas)
• Contributory pension (company matched)
• Life Insurance
• A comprehensive reward, recognition and wellbeing scheme
• An Award-winning onboarding programme for our Trainers
• A comprehensive management development programme
• A career pathway programme to support your personal and professional development

Lifetime Training Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all colleagues to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be:

Subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS (where applicable), qualifications (where applicable), identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references and all offers of employment will be subject to those references. Lifetime Training Group is an equal opportunities employer and is Disability Confident accredited.

Please find a link to our safeguarding policy for further information: https://lifetimetraining.co.uk/about-us/policies/safeguarding-policy/