• Job Description

  Req#: 90317596

  Microsoft SQL 3rd Line Database Administrator
  Knutsford
  As a Barclays Microsoft SQL 3rd Line Database Administer (DBA) you will be responsible for providing L3 DBA SQL Server Infrastructure, covering all aspects of the MS SQL DBA technical role and providing the final internal technical authority on SQL DBA issues. This is an exciting opportunity to design, develop and deliver engineering solutions for the Bank in the MS SQL space, using a combination of technologies and products to assist in delivering a more resilient, robust, automated SQL platform for the Banks current, and future, MS SQL platform.
  Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity – helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive, and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.

  Hybrid Working

  We are currently operating in a hybrid working environment, meaning that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.

  What will you be doing?
  • Owning and leading of technical resolution for high severity production incidents (Sev 3 high, Sev 2 and Sev1)
  • Adhering to Barclays standards for change control, database security and database patterns, adhering to bank’s governance and control procedures
  • Providing on-call rota support where required
  • Leading and defining database delivery requirements for Service Improvement Unit initiatives
  • You will be a Technical point for L3 DBA teams globally, providing additional support/guidance and development of the L3 function, in additional to supporting internal colleagues
  • Acting as a technical point for L3 DBA teams globally, providing direction and strategy for the global MS SQL product roadmap with peers and leaders in the database function
  • Delivering process and documentation around automated estate management processes
  • Ensuring Issues / Actions are owned and managed, and interface into the Product and Change teams to ensure issues are resolved

  
  What we’re looking for:
  • Proven experience with setup/configuration/support of SQL Server 2008/2008R2/2012/2014/2016/2017/2019 with deep understanding on delivery
  • Experience with Microsoft SQL Server troubleshooting impacts/outages and driving remediation including engagement with application support
  • Experience as a Production support SQL Server Database Administrator, in a large, high volume and highly critical environment
  • Proven experience in performance tuning including both query and server optimisation, in-depth expertise in solving database contention problems - dead locks and blocking

  
  Skills that will help you in the role:
  • Proven track record of tracking project/engagement delivery with multiple stakeholders
  • Ability to summarise/present progress on complex problems to management
  • Knowledge of the ITIL framework, vocabulary and best practices
  • Experience in Powershell scripting

  Where will you be working?
  You will be based in Radbroke, Knutsford. The Barclays Technology Campus just outside Manchester is our tech command centre and a vital strategic powerhouse behind our global operations. The campus is set in a 64-acre self-contained site, in a beautiful green environment and it offers unrivalled facilities for work and for play. We have an onsite gym, as well as outdoor tennis, football and cricket areas, as well as onsite restaurant and coffee shops.

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