Job Title: SQL Server Database Administrator (Contract) Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone''s chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Location: Chester - 3 days per week onsiteContract: 12 monthsRate: .00 per day via umbrella company The Opportunity We''re partnering with a leading global financial services organisation to find an experienced SQL Server Database Administrator. This role sits within a high-performing technology environment responsible for supporting large-scale, business-critical database platforms. You''ll work as part of a collaborative team ensuring database systems remain secure, highly available, and optimised for performance across a complex enterprise environment. Key Responsibilities Administer and maintain SQL Server database environments, ensuring data integrity, security, and availability.Implement and maintain data models, database designs, and access structures.Monitor database health and performance, proactively diagnosing and resolving issues.Support high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including clustering, database mirroring, log shipping, and AlwaysOn replication.Perform database performance tuning and ..... full job details .....