About Us
Moneyfacts Group plc is the UK’s leading provider of retail financial product data and has been pioneering financial comparison technology for over 35 years. Moneyfacts' data is used by virtually every bank and building society in the UK, the Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Ombudsman Service, HM Treasury, Prudential Regulatory Authority and UK Finance.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA) to join the Moneyfacts IT team to develop, maintain and extend our products primarily focusing on Databases and Web Services to ensure business continuity, security and the fulfilment of new business requirements. The role will report to the Software Development Manager, working with the Lead DBA’s to fulfil the requirements of both internal and external customers.
The DBA Will Be Responsible For
- Maintenance of existing databases and associated infrastructure to ensure smooth operations.
- Developing software modules/databases to satisfy client requirements.
- Production and maintenance of documentation, including designs, data standards and procedures.
- To propose designs for databases (and the associated infrastructure/architecture) and develop prototypes where applicable
- Mentoring other members of the team as appropriate.
- Adhering to and challenging the Moneyfacts development methodology (Coding standards, code reviews, unit testing etc.).
Essential Skills and Experience
- Significant experience in a similar role
- High attention to detail
- Proven experience of developing and managing databases within SQL Server (2014, 2017)
- Have a clear understanding of Database design and SQL efficiency
- Proven and demonstrable experience in C# .Net Desktop Development
- Ability to understand complex problems and break them down into logical steps.
- Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining quality
- Good communication skills both written and oral
- Good team worker with the ability to work unsupervised
Desirable
- Good knowledge of Visual Basic (VB6 and VBA) development tools and web technologies.
- Database design skills
- Experience of Reporting Tools
- Experience of Data Warehousing
- Knowledge of Data Mining techniques
- Experience of working within the Agile development methodology.
- An understanding of financial products and services.
Salary
Competitive salary commensurate with experience
Hours
Full time 37.5 hrs per week Monday-Friday. Fully office based, no hybrid or remote working.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday plus public holidays + up to 3 days Long Service entitlement
- Birthday day off
- Enhanced Workplace Pension
- Employee Assistance Programme – free access to wellbeing and support tools
- GP24 – free unlimited 24/7 access to a GP
- Group Life Insurance
- Training and development opportunities
- Free car parking for all staff, two private car parks
- Electric vehicle charging points
- Locker rooms with showers and hairdryer
- Fully air-conditioned offices
- Free football car parking on Norwich City FC match days
- Monday Motivation – Free treats on Mondays
- Access to discounted local bus travel
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