Senior Database Administrator (DBA)

Barts Health ICT is seeking an experienced and skilled Database Administrator (DBA) to lead on the Trust's large SQL database environments and work as part of the ICT Server Team. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining, configuring, optimising, and developing the Trust's database infrastructure. You will ensure the availability, performance, integrity, and security of all databases across the organisation. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in SQL Server database administration, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, maintenance, and database design. Experience with virtualisation technologies and their configuration is also essential.,

• Review, develop, and promote efficiency and stability across the Relational Database Management (RDBMS) environment, ensuring databases are secure and protected.
• Act as a technical lead and subject matter expert (SME) for database design, implementation, and optimisation across live and test environments.
• Monitor and tune database environments to ensure optimal system performance, integrity, and availability.
• Analyse, troubleshoot, and resolve complex database issues, minimising downtime and ensuring rapid restoration of services.
• Develop and enforce policies and procedures for database management, security, and maintenance.
• Lead technical delivery of database-related projects, ensuring completion within time, cost, and quality expectations, including risk identification and mitigation.
• Perform software installation and configuration, working with third-party suppliers where required.
  
  Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.