Platform Engineer (Database SME)

First Things First - What We Can Offer You

• A generous annual leave entitlement plus a personal leave entitlement
• Private Health Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential support on relationships, bereavement, finances)
• Life Insurance
• Company pension scheme, with 5% employer contribution
• Generous Parental Leave Program
• Home Office Allowance
• Paid Volunteer Leave Days
• Public Holiday Exchange Scheme
• Enjoy up to 4 weeks a year of flexible 'Work from Anywhere' time!
• Talent Referral Programme – get rewarded for referring a friend to join our team!
• Cyclescheme, a salary sacrifice to treat yourself to a bike & equipment
• Home & Tech Scheme, a salary sacrifice to treat yourself to some new tech
• A discounts and cash back scheme
• Flexible working environment
• Casual dress and relaxed office environment
• Happy hours and office games
• Opportunities for career progression and development
• Diverse training & internal networking opportunities across all of our product lines
• Check out our website for more about working at Simpro Group https://www.simprogroup.com/uk/company/careers#positions

The Job

What You’ll Do

• Database Management;

• Take an active role in SQL Server 2016/2019/2022 upgrades & migrations.

• Own strategy, design, implementation, and maintenance for all database aspects including: change management processes, backup, recovery, disaster recovery, patching and maintenance, user access controls, compliance requirements, and security.

• Contribute to technology evaluations, database architecture decisions and maintain comprehensive documentation

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for the successful deployment of applications using CI/CD tools.

• Provide technical guidance to development teams, and perform advanced performance tuning, query optimization, and index management.

• Troubleshoot complex database issues and participate in root cause analysis

• Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 availability and promptly address any platform issues.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and stay updated on relevant industry trends.

• Develop and maintain database automation scripts using PowerShell and T-SQL.

• Champion good documentation standards, be knowledgeable about the Internal Developer Platform (Backstage), and contribute to the same.

What You’ll Bring

• 5-7+ years of hands-on Microsoft SQL Server administration

• Database migration experience using DMS, SSIS, or similar ETL tools

• SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services) administration and development

• Working knowledge of one or more of PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Snowflake

• Cloud computing expertise

• Working knowledge of networking concepts

• Proficiency in Bash, PowerShell, or Python

Core values required of all Simpro, AroFlo, BigChange & ClockShark employees:

We Are One Team

We Are Customer Centric
We Are Growth Minded
We Are Accountable
We Celebrate Success

Simpro, AroFlo, BigChange & ClockShark are equal opportunity employers with a best-of-class onboarding program and supportive team environments. This means that we want everyone to feel welcome and offer equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other non-performance factor.  

If you'd like to join a fun and progressive organisation, where there are opportunities to develop your career, please apply now with your CV and covering letter.

Please note: no agencies will be accepted in the recruitment of this role. Any CVs provided to Simpro Software by agencies will be treated as a gift.