We’re looking for people to join the Access family, who share our passion for believing in better, and who will help us continue to grow.

Love Work. Love Life. Be You. - is central to our success and how we give our customers the freedom to do more of what's important to them.

What does Access offer you?

We offer a blended approach to office working, encouraging you to collaborate and connect in one of our thriving offices. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We’ll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career.

On top of a competitive salary, our wellbeing days taking you to 25 days leave a year and a health contribution, you’ll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We’re an organisation that likes to give back, so you’ll also have three charity days allocated to support a cause that matters to you.

About you:

You are a dynamic individual who can manage their own workload, understands customer communication and delivering a quality service for our user base. Has good inter-personal skills. Is well organised and practical, with a logical, analytical approach to problem solving. Pays careful, close attention to detail.

Day-to-day, you will:

• Support the service delivery team for database requests.
• Manage all the SQL maintenance tasks across the estate
• Actively monitor and respond to SQL server availability and performance
• Build and optimise new SQL environments
• Perform regular upgrades to SQL servers

As a well-rounded DBA, your Skills and Experiences likely include:

• Experience of configuring and maintaining a large SQL server estate on multiple versions between SQL 2014 – SQL 2022
• An understanding of high availability architectures for SQL server
• Experience in performance tuning SQL Server
• Experience in optimizing complex SQL code
• Knowledge of monitoring tools for SQL Server
• Understanding the best practices for SQL security
• Must be self-motivated and passionate about service delivery to a high standard.
• Ability to learn new and varied skills within the Access Group support environment.
• Ability to coach other members of staff and impart knowledge in an effective manner
• Ability to work well under pressure and within given timescales.
• Experience in SQL technologies such as MySQL, Mongo, Postgres are advantageous but not essential.

What are we all about?

The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered business management software providers. It provides solutions that empower more than 160,000 small and mid-sized organisations in commercial and non-profit sectors across Europe, USA and APAC, giving every employee the freedom to do more of what's important. Its innovative cloud solutions and integrated AI software experience across multiple Access products transform how business technology is used. Access employs approx. 8,500 people, continuously driving product innovation and customer service excellence.

At Access, we are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If you're excited about this role, (even if your previous experience doesn't align perfectly), you might just be the perfect fit for us! We wholeheartedly believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity.

Why not join our vibrant team where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you? Let's make a difference together.

Love Work. Love Life. Be You.