About the company
At UBDS, we help organisations transform through cloud, cyber security, AI and digital innovation. We are looking for an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer with strong SQL Server and Azure SQL expertise to support complex cloud migration and modernisation programmes.
Responsibilities
- Undertake database discovery and assessment activities across existing SQL Server environments
- Identify database dependencies, integrations, data flows and migration constraints
- Plan and deliver SQL Server and Azure SQL migrations, including schema and data migration
- Perform data validation and reconciliation to ensure successful migration outcomes
- Troubleshoot and optimise database performance, availability and reliability
- Support database stabilisation, remediation and post-migration improvements
- Support database automation and Infrastructure as Code activities
- Integrate database deployment and migration activities into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines
- Produce technical documentation, migration plans, risk assessments and improvement recommendations
- Identify technical debt and contribute to database modernisation
Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL
- Proven experience delivering complex database migrations into Microsoft Azure
- Strong SQL development skills, including T-SQL, stored procedures, queries and database objects
- Experience with database discovery, assessment and dependency analysis
- Experience planning and executing end-to-end database migrations
- Strong understanding of database schema migration, data migration and validation
- Experience with database performance tuning, optimisation and troubleshooting
- Good understanding of database architecture, security, permissions and data integrity
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments
- Understanding of Infrastructure as Code and database automation approaches
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder communication skills
Conditions
- Hybrid role based in London
- Candidates must hold current Security Check (SC) clearance prior to commencing the role