DBA Team Lead

Information Services and Security have a vital role to play in a crucial national mission. We're here to enable the organisation to deliver through the use of technology. As AWE transforms itself to meet the needs of the UK's next-generation nuclear deterrent, we need to adapt to deliver data-driven decision making, flexible and future-proofed IT services, adaptable cyber security, support to a multi-billion Pound building programme, and many more.

The scale might be daunting to some, but you'll find it stimulating. We've got a long journey that we've only just started and we're looking for motivated people who can take us in the right direction. Your role will contribute directly to that shared mission. We won't deceive you, in some areas we're starting from a low base, but within ten years this organisation will look very different, and you can help make that happen. This is a role where you'll contribute to a legacy of national security for decades to come. So come and join us.

AWE are embarking upon a business-wide transformation and our databases are central to our success. We seek a forward-thinking DBA team lead to head a team of database administrators looking after SQL Server and Oracle databases across on-prem and cloud bases platforms. Our databases underpin what we do from 3rd party application support, in-house development, data warehousing and business intelligence capability.

DBA Team Lead

Location: Reading/ Basingstoke area

Salary: £48,250 - £70,000 (dependent on experience)

AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include:

Market leading contributory pension scheme
Generous holiday entitlement 270 hours a year (inclusive of Bank Holidays) plus every other Friday off
Flexible working hours
Salary sacrifice scheme
Funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body
AWE Life Insurance
Consideration for either full time or part time hours. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time

What you'll do:

Hands on team leadership, running a team of DBAs in support of business-critical databases.
Maintain the performance of databases.
Install, upgrade, and manage database applications.
Responding to incidents as appropriate in order to maintain/resume service
Resolve bottlenecks, low level bugs, design future proof infrastructure
Working with 3rd party suppliers as necessary to meet operational demands
Support the BI and Development Teams using SSRS/SSIS and Power BI
Devise and test disaster recovery plans
Managing, coaching, and mentoring the team whilst helping to shape best practises and standards.

What you'll be accountable for:

Ensuring that changes to databases and services align with operational and strategic plans.
Troubleshooting and optimising existing code and databases
Design and implementation of new database server instances
Maintaining and databases, including backups & performance and DR testing

What you'll need:

Customer focussed, can-do approach
Good, demonstrable knowledge of administering SQL Server (SQL2008 R2, SQL2012, SQL2014, SQL2019) and Oracle (9, 12c, 19c) databases
Knowledge of SQL Database services within Azure
Experience with design/development of databases and data warehouses
Great communication skills - translate technical to non-technical and vice-versa
Great leadership skills
Strong command of SQL and SQL server tools
PowerShell and Unix Shell Scripting skills
Advanced knowledge of database security, backup and recovery, and performance monitoring standards
Sizing and performance tuning
Knowledge of the ins and outs of operating system, infrastructure, and datastore optimisation.

All Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role