Senior Database Administrator

Loughborough University

Application closing date: 05/12/2025

Package: Management and Specialist grade 7 from £47,389 to £56,535 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.

Full-Time, Open-ended hybrid role

Join us and be part of a vibrant community at Loughborough University.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for:

We’re on the lookout for a skilled and proactive Senior Database Administrator to join our DBA team.

As a key member of our Database Team, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of our database environment, supporting the University’s mission by:

• Enabling high-quality database services for students, staff, and researchers
• Ensuring data integrity, availability, and scalability across critical systems

You’ll take a lead role in the day-to-day management, optimisation, and automation of our Oracle and SQL Server database environments.

You’ll also support digital transformation initiatives, contributing to projects that modernise our data platforms - including migration to cloud and implementation of best practice backup, recovery, and security standards.

About the University

Universities are one of this country’s greatest assets. We’re educators, employers, innovators and pioneers. We shape culture and society.

At Loughborough, we strive for better, think differently, challenge convention and take action. We are passionate about finding solutions to the major problems faced by society and the planet, and we create opportunities for those with the drive, the ambition, and the determination to apply themselves in the pursuit of better.

About the Department

Our IT Services department is made up of a wide range of teams all responsible for their own specialism. We are based in Holywell Park, a beautiful area of green campus with a large car park, good public transport links and next to Burleigh Woods. Loughborough IT came top in the National Student Survey for IT resources & facilities in supporting learning for several years in a row.

We have an incredibly supportive culture, an understanding of work/life balance, with hybrid working available. Staff particularly enjoy the flexibility available and the opportunity to contribute to interesting University wide projects and innovative technology solutions. Colleagues have a wide variety of backgrounds from different areas, bringing a broad range of experiences.

About you

• You’ll have extensive experience managing enterprise database systems (e.g. Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server).
• You’ll bring expertise in performance tuning, backup and recovery, and cloud-based database solutions.
• You’ll have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex database and performance issues.
• You’ll have excellent communication and collaboration skills and enjoy sharing your knowledge with colleagues across IT and the wider University.
• You’ll have a degree combined with relevant professional IT qualifications and experience.

Why should you Apply?

With huge amount of variety in the role, there is an opportunity for you to develop and continually grow.

If this sounds like the right place, team and role for you please do get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Zulf Osman (DBA Team Manager), via email to z.osman2@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone to 01509 226071

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Application Process

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We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process. If there are additional adjustments, you’d like to request please contact Zulf Osman. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.

Interview date: 17th December 2025

Our Benefits

At Loughborough, our benefits are designed to support your life inside and outside of work, helping you to thrive and feel valued as part of our community. Examples of our benefits include:

Time off- generous holiday allowance, including 14 university closure days and bank holidays, with the option to buy extra through our holiday purchase scheme.

Where you work- access to a range of fantastic facilities with plenty of green space across our 523-acre East Midlands campus, plus an exciting community at our London campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Financial Wellbeing -competitive pay, two excellent pension schemes, and everyday savings opportunities.

Support for you and those close to you -through our range of life event leave policies as well as access to an on-site nursery at our East Midlands campus, flexible and hybrid working options.

Health and Wellbeing- discounted gym memberships and access to world-class sporting facilities, including physiotherapy, plus healthcare offers such as eyesight testing and wellbeing support.

Travel and sustainability- access to our electric vehicle and cycle-to-work schemes, as well as a variety of travel offers to support sustainable commuting.

Discover more about the full range of rewards and benefits at Loughborough University.