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Senior Database Engineer - SC Cleared
Job Summary
Advertiser
Salary / Rate
Posted
Sanderson Government and Defence
£425 - £450
19th March 2026
Location
Start Date
Somerset
Type
Job Sector
contract
IT
Senior Database Engineer Taunton - 3 days per week onsite Active SC Clearance required £450 per day Outside IR35 We're supporting a secure, mission-critical programme seeking a hands-on Senior Database Engineer to take ownership of a 1TB SQL Server estate. This is a delivery-focused engineering role - not documentation or governance. You'll build on existing analysis to validate findings, map database structures to application functionality, and implement safe, incremental improvements to performance, resilience, and security. Key Responsibilities Rationalise and optimise a large SQL Server database Identify redundant/high-risk data structures Implement data retention and archival strategies Improve performance (indexing, partitioning, query tuning) Strengthen HA, resilience, and database security Safely promote schema changes through controlled release processes Required Experience Deep hands-on Microsoft SQL Server expertise Experience with large enterprise databases (100s GB-TB…
