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At Version 1 our Mission is to prove IT can make a real difference. We do this every day and due to continued expansion we’re searching for like-minded individuals to help us ‘take it to the next level’.

Version 1 is looking for an experienced DBA developer to join its Business Applications solutions team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of developing in SQL Server solutions for mid to enterprise-level organisations. We are looking for an individual who enjoys a fast pace, can prioritise workload, and is eager to gain industry experience. You will have a solid background in Microsoft technologies. 

This is a great opportunity for the successful candidate to progress their existing skills with a leading Microsoft Gold Partner working with cutting-edge technologies.

This exciting opportunity will see the candidate working within a team of experienced SQL Server DBA/Developers, exercising and developing the wide range of necessary skills that distinguishes a rounded consultant:

• The technical ability to problem solve complex issues.
• The flexibility to move between clients, projects, and technologies.
• Work independently and as part of a team
• A collaborative team member.
• Develops understanding of clients' business, applications and users.
• Effectively communicate technical issues to business users.
• Ability to identify, recommend and implement continuous service improvements.
• Client-facing skills.

 Essential Skills and Experience 

• 5 years minimum SQL Server DBA & Developer experience.
• Experience in Azure Public Cloud Database Migrations, such as IaaS on Azure, PaaS on Azure
• Solid understanding SQL Server internals and best practices
• A good understanding of other SQL and database related technology e.g. Middleware, Analysis Service, and Integration Services etc.
• Expertise in SQL Database design, deployment and administration
• In-depth understanding of SQL Server platforms
• Experience in Application and Database workload assessment and assessment tooling
• SQL, ideally Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (T-SQL, stored procedures)
• Senior SQL DBA consulting, including solution design, documentation, and technical management
• Creating and maintaining database objects such as Tables, Views, Stored Procedures & Functions
• Performing DDL , DML operations as per the business requirement
• Perform functional testing, regression testing and keep track of all new developments
• Designing SQL queries , sub queries , Indexes and SQL Joins
• Developing complex SQL queries to derive expected results
• Excellent performance tuning and optimization skills.
• Worked in a large database environment.
• Some data modelling experience.
• Knowledge of indexes, index management, partitioning and statistics.
• T-SQL - Must Have
• Full Development lifecycle activities including, but not limited to detailed analysis, design, development, test, user acceptance test support and production implementation.
• Identifying and correcting performance issues, reviewing systems and error logs, storage management, backups, job monitoring, optimization efforts, data integrity analysis and resolving database contention issues.
• Ability to work under pressure, handle complex change and prioritize key activities.

Good to have 

• DevOps (Octopus Deploy, Azure Pipelines) 
• Git with GitFlow, Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 
• Testing – Unit, Integration, End To End, Performance  (tSQLt, Karma, Jest, nUnit \ xUnit, TDD / BDD, etc.)
• Agile Development 
• ITIL framework
• Azure DevOps / Jira

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