💼 Full-Time Position

Microsoft SQL Database Site Reliability Engineer

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📍 Knutsford, England, United Kingdom
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Location
Knutsford, United Kingdom
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Posted
June 06, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

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 o...