Database Administrator

Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Department: Development & Delivery

Workplace: hybrid

Description

Role: Database Administrator

Location: We operate a hybrid schedule, meaning 2-3 days a week in the office based at Thorpe Park, Leeds. 

Salary: DOE plus extensive benefits

Contract type: Permanent

Employment type: Full time

Working hours: We work on a core hours principle. Our core hours are 09:30 - 16:00; you can work around these to suit you!

Do you want to work for the nation’s largest online pharmacy ensuring excellence for all our patients? We’re a market leader in the pharmacy world, with 25 years’ experience, helping over 1.8 million patients in England manage their NHS prescriptions from request through to delivery. We are Great Place to Work certified as we consider colleague experience a top priority every day, and as a certified B Corp we also meet high standards of social and environmental responsibility. Our people are fundamental to our success and ensuring we achieve our vision to be a world leading, patient-centric digital healthcare provider. We are committed to continuing to develop a positive, open and honest working environment for all.

As a Database Administrator, you'll play a key role in ensuring our database platforms are secure, resilient, and ready to support future growth. Working closely with Cloud, Data Engineering, and Development teams, you'll help deliver reliable services, solve technical challenges, and drive continuous improvement across our data estate. If you're passionate about database administration, automation, and finding smarter ways to do things, this is an opportunity to make a real impact in a collaborative and forward-thinking technology environment.

Our tech teams keep us running 24/7 to make sure all our patients get world class service. To support that, this role may include participation in an out-of-hours rota as required by the business. We operate fair scheduling process as well as additional compensation for all on call periods.

Why you’ll love working with us

We believe great people deserve great support. That’s why we offer a benefits package designed to look after your health, finances, career and life outside work.

Financial security & rewards

· Competitive contributory pension

· Occupational sick pay

· Long-service awards and refer-a-friend bonuses

· Professional registration fees covered (GPhC, NMC, CIPD and more)

· Cycle to Work and Green Car schemes (subject to eligibility)

Family-friendly

· Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

· Flexible hybrid working to help balance work and home life

Health & wellbeing

· Private healthcare insurance at discounted rates (Aviva)

· Employee Assistance Programme and in-house mental health support

· Access to discounted gym memberships via Blue Light Card and benefits schemes

· Regular health and wellbeing initiatives

Career growth

· Strong commitment to CPD, training and professional development

Time off & flexibility

· 25 days’ annual leave, increasing with service

· Buy and sell holiday scheme

Everyday perks & exclusive discounts

· Blue Light Card and employee discount platform

· Exclusive discounts at The Springs, Leeds

· 25% off health & beauty purchases

· 25% off Pharmacy2U Private Online Doctor services

Culture & community

· Regular social events throughout the year

What you’ll be doing?

· Administer and support Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL database environments.

· Ensure databases remain secure, available, performant and resilient.

· Carry out routine maintenance, patching, upgrades, backup and recovery activities.

· Monitor database health and performance, identifying and resolving issues before they impact users.

· Support development and technical teams with database related troubleshooting and technical guidance.

· Maintain security, permissions and access controls in line with company standards.

· Contribute to automation, monitoring and continuous improvement initiatives.

· Participate in major incident response and on call support where required. 

Who are we looking for?

· Strong SQL Server administration experience across production environments.

· Expertise in database performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimisation.

· Advanced T-SQL skills with experience using enterprise monitoring tools.

· Experience supporting high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and recovery solutions.

· Practical experience administering PostgreSQL within a production environment.

· Strong troubleshooting skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve database issues independently.

· Working knowledge of PostgreSQL security, performance tuning, monitoring, and ongoing maintenance.

What happens next?

Please click apply and if we think you are a good match, we will be in touch to arrange an interview.

Applicants must prove they have the right to live in the UK.

All successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check.

Unsolicited agency applications will be treated as a gift.

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