Database Administrator

About you

You’re passionate about technology and how it can be used support our business.

You enjoy working on new ideas and leading the way when implementing them.

You’re able to explain IT concepts at a level appropriate to the audience.

About your role

Working in our third line IT operations team, you’ll maintain and optimise our Microsoft SQL database environments and implement new solutions as part of project teams.

Where does your role fit in?

Buzz Bingo IT supports the entire IT infrastructure including retail, office and data centre environments across the UK and you will be a fundamental part of this team, demonstrating a can-do attitude and a winning mentality. You’ll work closely with our Database Developers, Platforms, Networks and Project teams as well as management across IT and the wider business.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

•          Provide third line database support to Buzz Bingo.

•          Deliver a robust and stable environment which is well maintained.

•          Perform auditing, monitoring, capacity management and security patching of our database environments.

•          Lead the deployment, configuration and troubleshooting of database technologies.

•          Maintain documentation and mentor colleagues.

•          Research into areas of technical interest.

•          Drive operational excellence and maintain SLA to the business.

•          As a member of the wider IT Operations Team, when required assist with supporting all areas of our          Infrastructure including servers and networks.

Your skills, knowledge and experience:

 Practical experience of the following:

•          Database backups and recovery models

•          Management of database access and security

•          Database performance tuning and maintenance

•          Installation and upgrades of SQL Server instances to appropriate standards

•          Deployment, configuration and ongoing management of ETL processes

•          End to end diagnosis of software issues and resolution of incidents

  Desirable Knowledge and Skills:

•          Familiarity with the Microsoft BI Stack and supporting tools

•          Data analysis and reporting.

•          OLTP and OLAP workloads

•          Monitoring tools such as Redgate

•          Visual Studio

•          Appreciation of software development techniques and methodologies

•          Hardware and server configuration (Operating System, storage etc)

•          Basic understanding of LAN and WAN networking concepts

•          Knowledge of data governance and compliance

A little bit about us…

Joining us means joining our family. We know lots of companies say that, but we really believe it’s true. Our teams in Club Support Centre and our clubs across the country are smart, energised, and passionate about what they do. We know each person here can make a big difference, so we’ll support your professional goals, give you what you need to thrive, and help you accomplish the right results – whatever your role. We’re dedicated to building Bingo’s Most Excited Community every single day and making our players feel as much a part of our family as we do.