Senior Database Administrator / Database Architect

Are you our next Senior Database Administrator (Sr DBA) / Database Architect?

evoke is seeking a highly skilled Senior Database Administrator / Database Architect to join our IT department. In this role, you will lead the architectural design, implementation, and ongoing management of our multi-platform database environment. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring the performance, security, and scalability of our database systems to support organizational growth and efficiency. Proficiency across various database platforms including SQL, MongoDB, MySQL is required (Oracle, and Informix will be an advantage).

Your role:

• Database Architecture and Strategic Implementation: Design and construct sophisticated database solutions that are scalable, performant, and aligned with long-term business objectives. Lead initiatives for database schema design, system optimization, and architecture refinement.
• Advanced Database Management: Direct the setup, configuration, and maintenance of database systems. Ensure high availability using Windows cluster, disaster recovery with MSSQL Always On.
• Upgrade and Migration: Manage upgrades and architecture migration with minimal downtime.
• Proactive Backup and Disaster Recovery: Develop and enforce policies for effective data backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies. Validate the integrity of data backups through regular, systematic tests.
• Performance Optimization: Monitor system performance metrics continually; recommend and implement enhancements to improve system efficiency and reduce latency both on infrastructure and applicative level.
• Interdepartmental Collaboration and Leadership: Serve as the senior technical liaison among software development, network engineering, and system administration teams. Provide architectural insights and direction to ensure database designs meet application and business needs.
• Security and Compliance Oversight: Establish comprehensive database security protocols to protect sensitive information. Ensure compliance with relevant standards (ISO27001, PCI-DSS), conducting regular audits and updates as needed.
• Documentation and Technical Leadership: Create detailed documentation on database configurations, architectures, and maintenance processes. Mentor team members and propagate best practices and critical updates across the department.

Your skills:

• Experience: A minimum of 4-5 years’ experience managing MSSQL in multi-instances environment.
• Database architecture or a senior administrative role within a large-scale enterprise setting.
• TSQL/ PowerShell programing.
• Advanced Skills in Database Architecture and Administration
• Agile Proficiency
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Leadership and Multitasking
• Commitment to Security and Regulatory Compliance

More about the Data Services Team:

Leverage your advanced database management skills and strategic insights to drive the success of our IT operations. As a key player in our organization, you will ensure that our database infrastructure meets the highest standards of efficiency, security, and compliance, propelling evoke towards future successes.

More about evoke

We’re a business that embraces change and progress. The power behind big name brands William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, evoke is the new name for 888 Holdings. Marking a new sense of purpose, direction and ambition for the business, there couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us as we accelerate our journey to bring even greater delight to our customers with world-class betting and gaming experiences. That’s the future. That’s evoke.

At evoke, you’ll benefit from flexibility and a culture built on trust. We’ll give you the space to be yourself and the tools you need to protect our customers while they play. We’ll invest in your future to help you develop your unique strengths and build a career that’s right for you.

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At evoke, we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion for the benefit of our company, employees, and communities. We foster a welcoming and safe workplace that values all forms of diversity and provides opportunities for growth.

Sound good? Then you belong at our place! The first step in the recruitment process is kickstarting your application, followed by an initial screening call and an interview stage.

Apply today to kickstart your application with the evoke Family!