Connect Digital · Portugal
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At Connect Digital, we don’t just deliver digital products — we craft meaningful, user‑centric experiences that create real impact. With over 20 years of market experience, we combine strategic thinking, world‑class design, and cutting‑edge technology to help organizations accelerate their digital transformation. From launching platforms to designing seamless applications or reimagining services from the ground up, we specialize in solving complex challenges with smart, elegant solutions.
If you’re curious, ambitious, and ready to shape the next generation of digital experiences, you’ll feel right at home.
👨 🎓 About the Role
Experienced SQL Server Database Administrator to join and extend in-house Infrastructure DBA team. The roles will mainly backfill business-as-usual (BAU) database operations so that permanent staff can focus on project work.
These are hands-on, all-round DBA roles covering administration, configuration, performance tuning and stored procedure work across SQL Server estates hosted on VMware and in Azure. The team works in highly technical areas where the next line of support is the vendor, so strong self-sufficiency, clear communication and disciplined governance are essential.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide full, all-round administration of SQL Server across on-premises VMware and Azure Cloud
environments;
• Install, configure, patch and maintain SQL Server instances and databases;
• Automate most repetitive work;
• Develop, review and optimize stored procedures, queries and indexes; resolve performance issues
where required;
• Manage backup, restore, security and access controls, and database health in line with client
standards;
• Act as a technical escalation point within the team, working with vendors when issues go beyond
internal support.
Required Skills & Experience
• Strong, hands-on experience as a SQL Server DBA covering administration, configuration and
performance tuning;
• SQL Server experience in both VMware-virtualised and Azure Cloud environments (e.g. Azure SQL /SQL on Azure VMs);
• HA/DR expertise: Always On AGs, FCIs, log shipping, geo-replication, and backup/restore testing;
• Practical understanding of SRE principles: SLIs/SLOs, toil reduction, RCA and post-incident review;
• Good T-SQL skills, including writing, troubleshooting and optimising stored procedures;
• Scripting and automation skills (PowerShell/dbatools, T-SQL, Python);
• Experience working with ITSM processes: incident, service request and change management,
including CAB;
• Experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) boards for task tracking and delivery;
• Good documentation skills (e.g. Confluence);
• Excellent communication skills, with confidence managing incidents and changes with technical and business stakeholders;
• Experience handling sensitive or PII data and following data protection controls (GDPR, DPIA).
Desirable Skills
Note: Azure and data integration skills are secondary to the core SQL Server DBA skill set.
• Redgate tooling (SQL Monitor, SQL Change Automation / Flyway) and Azure Monitor / Log
Analytics;
• Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, and general ETL/batch experience;
• Microsoft Dynamics data flows and integrations;
• Database CI/CD with ADO pipelines; Infrastructure as Code (Bicep/Terraform) exposure;
• Azure cost optimization (FinOps) for data platforms;
• Certifications: Microsoft Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP-300), Azure Administrator (AZ-104), VMware VCP, ITIL Foundation, SRE Foundation.
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