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Responsible for the day to day management of all database servers, you will ensure the resilience, availability and maintenance of the database infrastructure that supports our business systems in a true 24/7 environment, keeping bet365 online.
To ensure that our website and its supporting systems are operating as expected you will be required to cover a shift pattern in this role.
The day to day work is interesting, challenging and fast paced amidst a hardworking and delivery focused company ethos. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to tackle some of technologies greatest challenges.
This role is eligible for inclusion in the Company’s hybrid working from home policy.
Main responsibilities
- Assessing the quality of all UAT and production database releases ensuring company standards are followed.
- Deploying fit for purpose code to UAT and Live, driving all requests through the process to completion and taking end to end ownership.
- Installing, configuring and upgrading SQL Server across different environments.
- Responding to and resolving ad hoc requests as required to meet business and end user requirements.
- Monitoring, reporting on and maintaining the reporting activity and trends on the database servers and databases to senior management to enable a capacity planning strategy to be employed.
Preferred skills and experience
- Experience of SQL Server.
- Awareness of SQL Server high availability features including replication and log shipping.
- Good communication and presentation skills supported by a high level of energy and persuasion.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment on multiple projects with independent deadlines and deliverables.
- High attention to detail.
Benefits
- Bonus Schemes
- Recognition for your performance and hard work.
- Company Pension
- Preparing you for later life with a top pension.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Supporting the wellbeing of you and your family.
- Eye Care
- In a digital world, we help take care of your vision.
- Health Insurance
- Reassurance for your health and wellbeing.
- Income Protection
- Your income is protected, just in case.
- Life Assurance
- Peace of mind for your family in any eventuality.
- Life Events and Long Service
- To celebrate your big occasions, dedication and hard work.
We were founded here in 2000 out of a portacabin, and now we are one of the largest private employers in the area.
Our location
- Historically, the area found its fortune creating world renowned pottery.
- We benefit from great transport links due to our central location.
- The bet365 Stadium is home to Stoke City football club.
- Alton Towers, World of Wedgwood and the Trentham Monkey Forest are just some of nearby attractions.
What we get up to
As well as being our corporate headquarters, our Stoke office is home to our industry leading technology provider, Hillside (Technology) Ltd, and also support services roles to our gambling operations. The opportunities are endless, with roles in Technology, Media and Customer Support departments all under one roof.
Many of our teams operate 24 hours a day, so it is a hub of activity at all times.
