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Sopra Steria Limited
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Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Database Architect
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Salary: Unspecified + 25 days annual leave + 3% Flex Fund + Life Assurance + P |
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Overview
The company Sopra Steria, European leader in digital transformation, provides one of the most comprehensive portfolios of end-to-end service offerings in the market: Consulting, Systems Integration, Software Development and Business Process Services. Sopra Steria is trusted by leading private and public organisations to deliver successful transformation programmes that address their most complex and critical business challenges. The day job The role of the Database Architect will be to support delivery of database services within the hosting environment in line with client SLAs. This will involve supporting development and implementation of the database platform ready to be populated by applications from the client and, monitoring, managing and fine-tuning this environment, throughout the whole lifecycle. Responsibilities: Implement Database environments in line with client requests Support resolution of issues with Database environment owning trouble tickets to conclusion Maintain records of current database sizes and configurations Maintain database backups for use in the event of system failure Proactively monitor database use and performance Advise on and implements additional database storage and new databases as required A dministration of databases Ensure database designs provide for Disaster Recovery Planning Install and configure the database environment and software Manage and execute changes on the database in line with Client requests Attach and detach storage from the database Decommission Databases Implement server specific governance including password policy, user access, default settings etc. Conduct all data imports, exports and adjustments to data structure and/ or data model in line with client requests Perform regular specific reporting Support stream processing and creating secondary functionality for other data models Develop databases that support multiple data models and extended capabilities such as spatial and graph, and support data virtualisation, distributed storage, and in-memory storage e.g. for the use of high performance satellite image analysis and recognition Provide support for real time processing on transactional data or hybrid transactional analytic database systems Essential Skills Maintain accurate records and documentation Experience applying ITIL methodology Able to work as part of a small team Minimum 5 years’ experience in Database administration Experience analysing SQL Query Plans Experience using such database services and tools such as MQ series server, Optegra Vaults management, Oracle Enterprise manager grid control management and Oracle Golden Gate management. Desirable Skills Experience involving multiple software vendors Knowledge of Storage Technologies Willing to work out of hours and attend remote sites Experience working in virtualised environment SC Clearance is required for this hold, all applicants must hold or be eligible to obtain Reasons why you should apply to us · We’re big – really big. With that comes career growth opportunities - we offer excellent training, you’ll join a company where development and progression is actively encouraged and not just something we talk about · We have an enviable client list – we work with some of the biggest names out there · We ensure our working environment is supportive and collaborative, everyone has a voice and all opinions count · Our goal is to disrupt the market, not just follow the status quo · Sustainability is really important to us, in fact we are within the top 1% of companies worldwide tackling climate change and managing our emissions This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89920551