Microsoft SQL Database Site Reliability Engineer

GCS Recruitment
📍 knutsford, england, United-Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 03, 2026

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

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Job Details

  • Location knutsford, england
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category Engineering
  • Posted Date June 03, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 13, 2026