Snodland, Kent South East Water
Do you have hands-on experience with SQL Server and Oracle? Are you ready to make your mark in a rewarding environment and further your knowledge? Then you'll want to read on

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We want to be the water company people want to be supplied by and want to work for.
Join our established business information systems team as a collaborative Database Administrator. You'll be coming in at this exciting time when we're leaping forwards with our system capabilities. We're embarking on a programme of change that includes implementing data lakes, artificial intelligence and cloud migration. So, your knowledge of cloud environments would be advantageous but not essential. What's most important is that you'll have proven experience in SQL Server and Oracle to be responsible for the implementation, configuration and performance of critical database systems.
In this 'hands on' role, you'll use technical expertise to ensure our databases provides a highly available and consistent service to our business. Whether that's delivering operational readiness of our systems (security, health and performance), performing database migrations, and supporting project deployments or troubleshooting activities; you'll show adapting to multiple project teams is as easy for you as working under your own direction to meet expectations.
As a talented Database Administrator, we know you want to produce new ideas and seek opportunities for continuous improvement. You'll be welcomed into a team that wants your enthusiasm, insights and creativity to help us evolve. You'll join up with the Senior Database Administrator on proof of concept, tactical projects and strategic initiatives to develop solutions that offer better business intelligence to colleagues around the business.
About South East Water
You may not have considered a career with South East Water before. Here's your chance to make a difference.
We're here to provide today's public water service and create tomorrow's water supply solutions, fairly and responsibly, working with others to help society and the environment to thrive.
We deliver 520 million litres of water through 9,000 miles of pipes every day. We draw water from more than 250 boreholes, 6 rivers and 6 reservoirs and we have 83 treatment works to ensure the water we supply is of the highest quality. And, we're investing £433 million into new resources and innovations during .
What you'll deliver
Daily management of SQL Server and Oracle databases environments from development environments to mission-critical production systems
Configure and maintain database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability and security
Apply database best practices and techniques to ensure deployment and implementation support efforts meet integration and performance expectations
Independently analyse, solve and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution end-to-end
Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes
Assist developers with complex query tuning and production issue resolution
Provide 24x7 support for critical production systems
Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours
Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members
What you bring to the role
5+ years MS SQL Server and Oracle Database Administration experience required
Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools
Experience with backups, restores and recovery models
Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server and Oracle
Experience working with Windows server
Experience working in cloud environments (Azure, OCI, GCP and/or AWS) would be advantageous
What you can expect from us
Flexible working options
Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution
25 days holiday entitlement
Cycle to work scheme
Health care plan
Life assurance
Wellbeing related benefits
Everyone needs water, South East Water welcomes everyone
We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That's why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.
What to expect from your recruitment
psychometric assessments (you'll receive feedback too).
You will be asked to complete satisfactory DBS, identity and employment referencing checks as part of receiving your employment offer from South East Water.
If this sounds like the opportunity you've been looking for, apply now!