Contour Software

Database Administrator

• Administration, maintenance and optimisation of a large SQL Server estate
• Ownership of performance tuning, indexing strategies and query optimisation
• Backup, recovery, DR planning and regular restore testing
• Security management: permissions, roles, auditing and compliance
• Management of data warehouses, OLAP cubes and reporting databases
• Development, maintenance and monitoring of SSIS packages
• Support and enhancement of SSRS reports
• Working with developers to design efficient schemas and queries
• Capacity planning and proactive monitoring of SQL environments
• Supporting the move towards Power BI, including dataset design and data models
• Contributing to AI-enabled reporting, forecasting or insight initiatives
• Documentation of SQL standards, processes and best practices
• Acting as the escalation point for database-related issues