Microsoft SQL Database Site Reliability Engineer
GCS Recruitment
📍 knutsford, england, United-Kingdom
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 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 observability