Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity

With 5,400+ employees and over 80,000 institutional, commercial, and payments clients, we operate from more than 80 offices spread across six continents. As a Fortune 100, Nasdaq-listed provider, we connect clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors. 

Whether you want to forge a career connecting our retail clients to potential trading opportunities, or ingrain yourself in the world of institutional investing, StoneX Group is made up of four business segments that offer endless potential for progression and growth.

Corporate: Engage in a deep variety of business-critical activities that keep our company running efficiently. From strategic marketing and financial management to human resources and operational oversight, you’ll have the opportunity to optimize processes and implement game-changing policies.

Job Purpose: To oversee all aspects of the StoneX database environment covering review, proposal and implementation of leading-edge solutions to drive forward business requirements and IT strategy 

The prospective candidate will be self-motivated with experience of leading DBA teams delivering multiple concurrent projects in a high-pressure environment 

Primary duties will include:

• Day to day management of all database operations covering live and non-live environments 

• Day to day management of DBAs, workload, prioritization and delivery of solutions to the database architecture 

• Liaison with all areas of IT and the business to understand and implement IT and business strategy requirements  

To Land this role you will need:

• Effective and strong communication skills at all levels of IT and business community.

• Delivery focused with experience of handling multiple concurrent work streams  

• Core MS SQL Server skills

• Database design, build, tuning and monitoring in a high availability, high transaction organisation. 

• In-depth MS SQL Server High Availability knowledge. 

• Design and administration of SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS and SSAS infrastructure. 

• Knowledge and experience of current 3rd party MS SQL Server tools e.g. Solarwinds DPA 

• Proven experience of managing technical teams 

• Designing and building high performance MS SQL server replication systems. 

• Experience working on enterprise SQL upgrades 

What will make you stand out:

• Developing ‘best practice’ standards within the DBA team and working with local and remote development teams to ensure these standards are adhered to. 
• Extensive experience with Postgres.

• Experience of working in an Agile/SCRUM environment. 

• The ability to solve problems and form strong working relationships with internal staff. 

• Comfortable dealing with Senior Management 

• Ability to resolve conflict quickly 

• Able to adapt quickly to changing needs. 

• Detail oriented, organized and able to work on several projects simultaneously. 

Qualification:

• Microsoft SQL Server MCITP / MCA level certification. 

Working environment:

• Hybrid (4 days in office per week

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