SQL Database Specialist

Manchester

9 months ago

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SQL Database Specialist (Performance & Optimization Focus)

We’re looking for a SQL expert to take ownership of our clients database performance and reliability. This role is all about ensuring our SQL environments run at peak efficiency — through proactive maintenance, performance tuning, and enforcing best practices across the business.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Monitoring and improving SQL Server performance and reliability

Designing and maintaining automated maintenance plans

Troubleshooting query bottlenecks and tuning indexes

Advising on data architecture, scalability, and storage strategies

Working closely with development teams to build efficient, optimised systems

What You’ll Bring:

Strong experience with SQL Server performance tuning and optimisation

Deep understanding of indexes, execution plans, and query strategies

Experience maintaining high-availability, high-uptime environments

A proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement and resilience

This is a hands-on, high-impact role where your expertise will directly shape how we manage and scale our data.

Benefits

Healthcare

3 days onsite - 2 days remote

Interested? Please Click Apply Now

SQL Database Specialist (Performance & Optimization Focus)

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