Database Administrator

Role: Database Administrator

Location: Hammersmith

Rate: £25000-£28000

My government client requires a database administrator to provide database administration and technical support for approximately 450 users

Duties:

*To create and maintain database technical maintenance procedures.
*To manage small database projects including interpreting new business requirements, proposing and implementing agreed solutions and co-ordinating roll out to and acceptance by users.
*To apply technical and business knowledge in implementing systems.
*To maintain and administer the database, ensuring data integrity, sound design, and the standardisation of procedures and Practices on all Care systems.
*To apply expert technical knowledge in selecting data stored in complex structures.
*To ensure the system integrates/interfaces effectively with other systems within the charity (eg Finance SUN system).
*To undertake complex SQL updates to all the CS Care CRM databases.
*To design & create import routines.
*To perform data cleaning tasks (eg mass updates).
*Design and create user guides for technical and business processes.
*To create specialist user guides.
*To provide training & technical support to the Training Department (Learning and Development) in the use of database systems and to advise on implications of data policy.
*To undertake direct user training in specialist areas.
*To assess the technical requirements of new developments.
*To perform software and database upgrades to support new releases of systems

Skills:

*Ability to prioritise a busy workload effectively and adhere to project timetables at the same time as supporting day-to-day user requests.
*Ability to communicate and interact effectively internally with all levels of an organisation and with external organisations.
*Must have a flexible manner suited to a service environment where internal customer support is paramount.
*Strong problem solving skills.
*Organised, methodical and thorough.
*Experience of database administration in a multi-user environment.
*Experience of writing complex multi-table SQL queries and performing large data updates.

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