Database Consultant / Database Specialist
Contract
Circa 6 months
Outside IR35
Aberdeen, UK
Our Aberdeen-based Client, an organisation we've partnered with for many years now, is actively seeking a Database Specialist/Database Consultant to join their team, supporting the development/upgrade of a key business application.
Working in a hybrid-style, our Client is seeking a real Database Specialist with a consultative approach and broad knowledge of the Database landscape to help them choose/select/develop the best solution for their customers.
Key Responsibilities in the role will include:
- Review Requirements: Analyse and understand the specifications of the new application
- Database Platform Recommendation: Recommend the most suitable database platform(s) to meet the application's design requirements.
- Implementation and Design: Collaborate with the existing Development team to design and implement the database solution
- Mentorship and Best Practices: Mentor team members and document best practices for optimizing and monitoring database performance.
- Legacy Project Optimization: Potentially review and optimize existing SQL Server projects.
To be successful, candidates should have the following knowledge & experience:
- Extensive & proven experience working as a Database Consultant / Database Designer / Database Architect
- Proven knowledge & experience in database design & implementation across a broad range of Database solutions (for example, SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, PostgreSQL etc etc)
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to work closely with key Stakeholders & Business Users
- The ability to mentor and guide team members & implement best practice
- Experience with SQL Server is a huge plus
If you're seeking a new challenge for 2025 and are available immediately/at short notice, PLEASE APPLY NOW to be considered for this Contract.
Head Resourcing is committed to being an inclusive business where diversity is valued and celebrated. Diversity to us, includes but is not limited to educational background, socio-economic background, neurodiversity, age, marriage and civil partnership status, veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, race and ethnicity. As such we welcome enquiries and applications from everyone. We will be happy discuss with you any workplace adjustments you need in order to be at your best during the recruitment process.
