DBA Developer - London

Location
London, London
Salary
0
Posted
09 Sep 2016
Closes
07 Oct 2016
Ref
1311954
Sectors
IT, Programming
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Position: Developer / DBA
Location: London
Job Type: Full Time

The company client is an international insurance brand based in the City who are actively looking to select a driven and tenacious Developer / DBA for their highly skilled organization. The new DBA Developer will be responsible for delivering operational support to the IT Department in an effective and professional manner and according to the agreed procedures and service standards. The successful applicant will play an instrumental role within the IT Department in achieving its objectives as part of overall Company Strategy.

Development duties for this role involve:

* Carry out development for small-scale system enhancements and defect resolution across the application suite; responsible for building, deploying and system testing code and configuration changes.
* Work closely with internal IT Analyst colleagues to support the troubleshooting of technical application issues, helping to identify root cause and propose technical solutions.
* Ensure that best practice source code controls are implemented and adhered to.
* Develop small-scale bespoke technical solutions as required (e.g. PowerShell scripts, SQL queries).

Database Administration responsibilities will cover:

* Maintain a reliable and efficient database estate, performing operational database configuration and maintenance; ensuring that data integrity and security standards are upheld.
* Troubleshoot database related issues in a 3rd line capacity.
* Ensure adequate database monitoring is in place (performance, capacity).
* Control database access permissions and privileges.
* Define, maintain and periodically test database backup and recovery plans.
* Maintain database documentation - operational procedures, data quality and security standards.
* Support the Analyst Developer in the maintenance and enhancement of the Enterprise Data Warehouse.
* Follow best practice change management principles, ensuring development quality meets agreed release standards for production deployment.
* Work closely with the IT Change Team to support the transition of knowledge from project teams into the BAU environment.
* Maintain a rich and concise documentation library to facilitate knowledge sharing and retention within the team. Actively contribute to/participate in the IT transformation programme to enable IT to support the agreed business goals.
* Actively contribute to/participate in the IT transformation programme to enable IT to support the agreed business goals.

Essential background and competencies required:

* Strong understanding of software engineering and object oriented design principles. Formal software development qualifications.
* C#.NET / VB.NET
* PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery
* SQL Server / SSIS, SSRS
* SOA / ESB technologies
* Source Code Control software (e.g. TFS, Git)
* ETL, Data Warehouse, MI / BI systems
* Familiarity with full software development lifecycle
* Infrastructure skills (server administration, backup procedures, networking etc.)
* Understanding of web application security
* Windows PowerShell
* Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services

Keywords: C#.NET / VB.NET SQL ETL

If you feel you have the relevant experience, then please apply for immediate consideration.