Microsoft SQL Database Site Reliability Engineer

Reference: MSSQL_SRE_1780401623

Step into a high‑impact engineering role where you'll shape the future of Microsoft SQL operations at enterprise scale. As a Database SRE, you'll combine deep SQL Server expertise with modern SRE practices to build a more reliable, automated, and observable database platform for one of the world's largest financial institutions.

What You'll Do

  • Lead SQL Engineering - Solve complex SQL Server 2016-2022 challenges across availability, tuning, performance, and architecture.

  • Shape the MSSQL SRE practice - Influence standards, patterns, SLIs/SLOs, and operational models for the SQL estate.

  • Act as the top technical escalation - Provide expert‑level guidance on incidents, root cause, and long‑term fixes.

  • Drive automation and standardisation - Reduce TOIL through scripting, configuration management, and platform engineering.

  • Enhance observability - Improve monitoring, alerting, telemetry, and reliability insights across the estate.

  • Collaborate across engineering - Work with product, engineering, and platform teams to deliver resilient, scalable database services.

What You'll Bring

  • Deep Microsoft SQL Server expertise (SQL 2016-2022) across performance tuning, HA/DR, internals, and enterprise‑scale architecture.

  • Strong SRE mindset - SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, automation‑first thinking, and reliability engineering.

  • Hands‑on automation skills using PowerShell, T‑SQL, and scripting for migrations, deployments, and operational tooling.

  • Expertise with configuration management tools such as Chef or Ansible for database server builds and standardisation.

  • Experience reducing TOIL through simplification, automation, and self‑service patterns.

  • Ability to influence change across risk, controls, transformation, and digital engineering domains.

GCS is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

£45,000.00 - £60,000.00
Per annum
GBP45000 - GBP60000 per annum

Knutsford

Permanent

Added 02/06/2026
Reference: MSSQL_SRE_1780401623

Microsoft SQL Database Site Reliability Engineer

Knutsford
Permanent

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