Database Administrator

Jellycat

Database Administrator managing SQL data and integration platforms for Jellycat. Ensuring database performance and security across ERP and warehouse systems in a hybrid environment.

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudERPSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensuring all SQL environments operate at optimal performance, maintaining high availability and minimal downtime across ERP, WMS, and integrations.
Acting as the primary owner for SQL Server and Azure SQL environments, establishing standards, governance, and best practices.
Implementing monitoring, alerting, and maintenance routines to identify and resolve issues before they impact the business.
Designing, implementing, and regularly testing backup and disaster recovery strategies to ensure business continuity.
Managing database access, permissions, and auditing to ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
Optimising and supporting databases used in integrations (e.g. APIs, Azure Functions), ensuring efficient and reliable data flows.
Partnering with developers, analysts, and system owners to improve data models, query performance, and delivery speed.
Driving automation of database processes and continuous optimisation of performance, scalability, and cost.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A strong understanding of SQL Server and Azure SQL environments
A solid grasp of database design, performance tuning, and optimisation
Knowledge of high availability, backup/recovery, and data security principles
Proven DBA experience in a production, business-critical environment
Hands on performance tuning and troubleshooting of SQL workloads
Experience supporting ERP, WMS, or integration-heavy systems
Exposure to cloud platforms (preferably Azure) and modern data architectures
Advanced SQL querying, indexing, and execution plan analysis
Strong problem solving and root cause analysis
Experience with database monitoring, automation and maintenance (e.g. scripting, jobs)
The ability to collaborate with developers and translate business needs into data solutions
A strong sense of ownership and accountability for database performance and reliability
A proactive, prevention-focused mindset, with a focus on anticipating and addressing issues early
A detail-oriented approach to ensuring accuracy, consistency, and integrity of data
Strong collaboration and communication skills across both technical and non-technical teams
The ability to remain calm and effective under pressure, coupled with a continuous improvement mindset

Benefits

Comp & perks

Discretionary Bonus Scheme
Private Medical Insurance
Group Life Cover
25 days paid holiday
Hybrid working
Employee Assistance Program
Private Chef!
Regular social & team events
Contributory Pension Scheme

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQL ServerAzure SQLdatabase designperformance tuningoptimisationbackup and recoverydata securityadvanced SQL queryingindexingexecution plan analysis

Soft Skills

problem solvingroot cause analysiscollaborationownershipaccountabilityproactive mindsetattention to detailcommunicationcalm under pressurecontinuous improvement