David Palmer
Lead Sql Dba @Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust
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WORK HISTORY
Lead Sql Dba @Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust
West Bromwich, GB
Principal SQL SME and Lead DBA for NHS Trust. Driving data strategy, governance, and modernisation across a complex data estate to improve patient outcomes and support organisational transformation-Leadership & Governance-Led and mentored database and data engineering staff, building long-term capability and succession.Policy development and best practive - Established the SQL Server Technical Baseline, raising compliance across 80+ instances to over 98% and embedding CIS/MS standards into enterprise operationsIntroduced structured change management and version control, embedding governance and release discipline.Acted as trusted advisor on data governance, pipeline design, and modernisation strategy, influencing senior stakeholders-Data Strategy & Delivery-Advised on pipeline design (Cerner, Clinical Data Archive, legacy systems) to prepare for migration into a cloud-ready data warehouse aligned to bronze–silver–gold architecture principles.Delivered large-scale modernisation projects, including database migrations and high-availability redesigns.Designed and implemented resilient environments across both on-premises and cloud platforms.Benchmarked secure engineering solutions (e.g. Transparent Data Encryption, AlwaysOn) using TPCC simulations.Implemented compliance dashboards and event-based monitoring to drive proactive risk reduction and operational insight-Resilience & Innovation-Directed recovery from major infrastructure incidents, ensuring minimal disruption to critical patient systems.Championed performance tuning and continuous improvement through event-driven monitoring and baseline analysis.Pioneered automated, low-cost extended event monitoring to improve estate-wide resilience.
EDUCATION
Direct Dutch BV
Distinction (Intermediate Level), Dutch
The University of Salford
BTEC, Programming in ‘C’
UCL
Bachelor of Science (Hons), Anatomy and Developmental Biology
Computeach International Ltd
C&G, Programming in COBOL
University of Birmingham
Cert. H.E., Computing
UCL
BSc (Hons), Anatomy & Developmental Biology
SKILLS
ABOUT DAVID PALMER
Senior Data Engineer | Data Architect | Governance Lead25+ years’ experience delivering enterprise-scale data platforms across healthcare, energy, and financial services. Specialist in data architecture, governance, and modernisation — from modelling and migration strategies to embedding cloud-ready, compliant estates. Proven record of modernising at scale: from 1,200+ SQL Server instances at Shell to 100+ NHS Trust instances, aligning technical design with business outcomes. Skilled in data modelling, integration, and migration, with expertise spanning SQL Server, Oracle, AWS, and Azure. Recognised as a consulting leader and mentor, raising technical standards, building team capability, and ensuring data platforms are secure, compliant, and business-ready.KEY SKILLS & TECHNOLOGIES• Data Architecture – Data modelling, metadata management, migration planning, integration design, governance frameworks• Cloud & Platforms – Azure SQL DB/MI, AWS RDS/EC2, Oracle (cross-platform integration)• Modernisation & Governance – CIS/GDPR compliance, Policy-Based Management, automation, CI/CD in Azure DevOps• Performance & Scale – Optimising billion-row workloads, designing resilient data pipelines, AlwaysOn HA/DR• Leadership – Consulting with public sector/healthcare, mentoring teams, defining standards, shaping strategy
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