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Robert Dalzell
Senior SQL Server DBA
Verified email
Founding Contractor · 2026
Contractor snapshot
Primary specialism
Infrastructure & Networking
Location / working location
Bracknell/City/London/Southeast/UK
Current availability
Available now
Confirmed 4 Sep 2026
Profile status
Active contractor profile
Professional profile
Senior SQL Server database administrator (DBA) with experience in multiple sectors including financial, legal, insurance, utilities and e-commerce. Enterprise-level experience implementing and supporting servers for high-availability, scalability, performance & recovery using all SQL Server versions from 7 through 2025. Public Cloud experience within AWS, GCP and Azure On-premises experience with physical servers, VMWare and Hyper-V.
Core skills
DBA
SQL
SQL Server
T-SQL
Windows
PowerShell
High Availability
Failover Clustering
Availability Groups
Performance Tuning
Optimisation
Security
Database Administration
Architecture
Infrastructure
What I’m looking for next
Target roles: Senior SQL Server DBA · SQL Server DBA · Senior SQL DBA · SQL DBA · Database Administrator · DBA
Senior SQL Server DBA - outside IR35
Contract preferences
Working preferenceRemote · Hybrid · On-site
Will workCity,London,Southeast,UK
IR35 preferenceOutside IR35
Expected rate
£500+/day
SenioritySenior
Contract lengthAny contract length
IT experience27 years
Contracting experience19 years
Available from2 Nov 2026
Relevant work experience
Paratus AMC (Foundation Home Loans) - Financial, Bulb Energy (via Understanding Solutions) - Utilities, SDL Plc - B2B Services, TotalJobs - eCommerce, Hyperion Services Limited - Insurance, Allen & Overy LLP - Legal, Sabin-IO (JUST EAT) - eCommerce, Assicurazioni Generali - Insurance, JUST EAT - eCommerce, Kurtosys Systems - Software, Software ONE - B2B Services, Insight Investment - Financial, ASOS.com - eCommerce, Brewin Dolphin - Financial, ASOS.com - eCommerce, Allen & Overy LLP - Legal, Reed Exhibitions Limited - B2B Services, Avis Europe PLC - Vehicle Rental, CellTracker Limited - Software, ORC International - B2B Services, CellTracker Limited - Software, Imecom UK Limited - Telecoms, BRE Limited - Research
Experience & credentials
Certifications, sector experience and security clearance are self-declared unless specifically marked as independently verified by IT Contractors UK.
Sector experience
Financial · Legal · Insurance · Utilities · eCommerce · Software
Certifications
MCITP Database Administrator · MCITP Database Developer
Professional links
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