SQL Server DBA – Remote

Our Client, working closely with the NHS requires a skilled SQL DBA to join the team on a permanent basis. The role is fully remote and previous NHS experience is desirable.

The role is primarily as a SQL DBA, but there is an element of providing 2nd and 3rd line support, dealing with client queries, running data checks, making sure the systems are running efficiently and no errors what so ever…

Duties and responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and support to your colleagues ensuring DB products are resolved, designed, developed and tested according to established best practice principles
• Work with a team of Database developers to ensure projects are delivered in a timely fashion
• Monitor system's health and performance
• Ensure high levels of performance, availability, sustainability and security
• Analyse, solve, and correct issues in real time
• Ensure reviews are conducted on a regular basis to improve / enhance the database, and that the improvements are consistent with the departmental guidelines (working closely with other members of the DB team). Where no formal guidelines exist, work with peers to formulate and enforce such guidelines.
• Triage assigned support incidents. Ensure that work on defect resolution does not impact on agreed product deliverables.
• Database Troubleshooting and Maintenance
• Maintain data integrity and security (manage roles and permissions of database users).
• Generate traces, execution plans, identify performance issues, deadlocks/contention and resolve them.
• Keep abreast of technology trends and how they apply to your area. Put forward suggestions for improvement to processes or tools where applicable.
• Develop a level of product expertise across the solution architecture.
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Skills and experience

• BSc or equivalent in a software engineering / DB discipline and / or Professional qualifications appropriate to DB engineering roles.
• Experience of large transactional databases (100GB+)
• Excellent knowledge of the SQL Database Engine
• Excellent performance tuning skills (experience of Query Tuning, Indexing, Locking etc).
• Excellent communication skills - both to a technical and non-technical audience.
• Experience in engaging at a commercial level with customers both technical and nontechnical.
• Experience of database release / upgrades with product releases
• Extensive experience of working with Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008/2012/2014
• Strong T-SQL Experience (creating / administrating stored procedures, scripts, functions, triggers and other objects)
• Experience in the manipulation, transformation, and exploration of large multi-dimensional datasets.
• Experience in database installation, backup, restore and maintenance
• Data Warehouse development, ETL and transformation into conformed design
• Knowledge of SSIS packages
• Excellent experience and knowledge of the Microsoft stack
• Understanding of relational database design & dimensional Data-modelling
• Some experience of using Visual Studio
• Knowledge of C# and .Net framework desirable
• Knowledge of NOSQL / Document DBs advantageous
• Knowledge of SSRS reports advantageous but not essential
• Knowledge of 3rd party toolkits e.g. RedGate desirable
• Experience of Source Control (BitBucket/Kiln / Mercurial)
• Strong SQL Skills (SQL server 2012/2016, T-SQL) and development skills in T-SQL, writing scripts, Log Shipping, producing reports (SSRS), performance tuning, automated back-ups, security
• Understanding of formal DB development and administration methodologies.
• Cloud Services (Azure) experience would be advantageous but not essential.
• Any experience with Bespoke Software Solutions, ITIL, Agile and ISO 27001 will be advantageous but not necessary.
• Domain or Product expertise in IT Healthcare would be advantageous but not essential.

If this role sounds of interest, please don’t hesitate to apply

Oracle Developer

Endeavour Recruitment has an exciting opportunity for a Oracle Developer to join our client on an initial 12 month contract

The role will be remote and due to the client being in Belgium, there will be outside IR35 with no complications.

As an Oracle Developer you will work with the latest technologies to build technical modifications, integrations and extensions in Oracle using Oracle 12, Oracle 19 and Fusion version 12

The role:

• Work with a variety of the latest oracle related software to build, test & release modifications, by using Oracle12, Oracle 19, Fusion, Oracle Forms, PL/SQL packages and SQL queries
• Experience in how to access an XML from the database (XMLTable/Xpath /Xquery…) and how to build new XMLs
• Oracle Forms Builder and Oracle Workflow development
• WebServices / SOAP
• Query tuning in Oracle by using hints
• Develop, test & release modifications & extensions, data migration & system integrations with a high quality (first time right)
• Understand the customer’s needs, the business requirements & necessary modifications & integrations
• Write technical design documents and make accurate estimations
• Combine your technical development tasks with more functional & analytical tasks
• Clear pending issues in an efficient way
• Execute code reviews and give constructive & clear feedback

About you:

• A dynamic team player with great sense of responsibility and good communication skills
• Flexible and willing to travel for projects if allowed
• An independent problem solver
• Goal-oriented, with an eye for quality
• Interested in both technical and analytical tasks
• Understanding of Dutch or is desirable, but not essential

We offer

• A freelance contract of 12 months with the possibility to extend
• A team culture that is based on trust and where continuous growth is naturally encouraged
• A dynamic team of colleagues who encourage initiative and entrepreneurship

For further details regarding this exciting opportunity, please don’t hesitate to apply.

Endeavour Recruitment has a great opportunity for a Software Developer (.Net) to join their housing association client on a remote permanent basis. We are looking for an experienced .Net Developer who wants to play a significant role in the full SDLC of a niche and highly respected range of new projects coming in. If you are looking for an enjoyable and challenging position that will require to you use your full range of technical skills and ingenuity, then you need look no further.

Responsibilities

• Developing and shaping software using good OO and SOLID principles in a TDD way
• Testing software
• Releasing and deploying software
• Supporting and fixing problems for clients and the support desk
• Being part of a team, joining in with pair programming, retrospectives, and sprint

Requirements

• Evidence of being in a long-term contract or permanent position previously
• 3+ years’ experience with C# and .Net
• Web based Technologies
• MVC
• Azure or other cloud-based technologies

Desirables

• HTML
• JavaScript
• WinForms
• SQL
• Blazor

Whilst the position is remote, you may be required to be onsite for meetings every few months, so need to be within a reasonable distance of either Mitcham or Liverpool.

This role is for an Interface Designer / Developer, for a multinational corporation in Sweden, your main responsibility will be designing and implementing Graphical User Interfaces (GUI). This is a remote role where you will primarily be working remotely at an all-inclusive rate of €350 per day. 20% of the role will be based on-site in Stockholm, when you are required on-site the rate will be €440 per day (all-inclusive).

Required skills:

• 2 years’ experience with user interfaces
• 2 years’ experience with graphic design
• Experience designing and implementing graphical user interfaces
• Experience implementing GUI guidelines in web applications
• Experience implementing GUI on mobile devices
• JavaScript
• AJAX
• XML
• XSLT
• HTML
• CSS
• SharePoint 2010/2013
• SharePoint Designer
• Adobe Creative Suite
• ASP.NET
• Visual Studio
• MS SQL

If you believe you are the right candidate for this role then please do not hesitate to apply.