Database Administrator

We currently have a vacancy for a Database Administrator (MariaDB, PostgreSQL) fluent in English, to offer his/her services as an expert who will be based in The Hague, the Netherlands. The work will be carried out either on the company’s premises or on-site at customer premises. In the context of the first assignment, the successful candidate will be integrated and closely cooperate with a major client’s IT team, on-site.

Your Tasks

• Installing, configuring, patching, upgrading Database servers, Database Management systems, Databases;
• Virtual server configuration: configuring, patching, upgrading virtual Servers and operating systems underlying the DBMSs, including Microsoft Windows Server;
• Health monitoring: defining, gathering, managing metrics for monitoring databases, operating systems and servers to ensure systems remain healthy; checking error logs, system events, database events, disk space and storage events use monitoring tools including SCOM to identify, prevent and resolve issues;
• Enforce data security and data protection policies by managing security and database access, identifying and auditing user access of sensitive databases in compliance with procedures and regulations;
• Installing, configuring, scheduling, monitoring Database Jobs for Backups, Integrity checks, Index maintenance, Update Statistics, etc;
• Define, create, schedule database backup plans and strategy, ensure restorability, integrate Database-level backups with Operating System-level backup systems like NetBackup, manage Data Retention;
• Define and gather critical performance metrics for DBMSs and OSs to ensure fast database performance using tools like SolarWinds DPA; assess data access patterns and query plans for improving performance by tuning and optimizing database queries;
• Ensure to meet SLAs by configuring High Availability & Disaster Recovery, defining, implementing, configuring, monitoring technologies including AlwaysOn Availability Groups and Windows Server Failover Clusters;
• Define, implement, schedule, monitor scripts for automation of repetitive, recurring tasks using Powershell, Bash;
• Define, create, implement DevOps pipelines for deploying database changes into production using AzureDevops, FlyWay, Puppet;
• Implement database Changes and Releases into production and other environments, in compliance with standards and procedures;
• Address incident and change tickets assigned through the ITSM tool, ensuring they are handled immediately upon assignment.

• University Degree and more than 10 years of IT professional experience;
• Minimum of 8 years of experience as an ICT Consultant in large scale enterprise environments, tasked with systems administration of mission critical production systems;
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in Database Administration with sensitive data in complex high-security environments;
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Database Administration with the following tools and technologies: MariaDB and / or MySQL, MySQL Workbench, mariabackup, mysqlbinlog;
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Database Administration with the following technologies: PostgreSQL, pgAdmin, pgBackRest, Patroni;
• Knowledge of methodologies for: Conceptual data modelling, Physical data modelling, Data model normalization, Entity-Attribute-Relationship diagramming;
• Knowledge in Database Administration with the following tools and technologies: MariaDB and/or MongoDB and/or Cassandra Databases, mariabackup, mysqlbinlog;
• Knowledge of complex enterprise architectures and advanced ICT Solution designs, including Micro Services;
• Knowledge of ITIL processes for systematic management of complex IT environments;
• Excellent command of the English language.

EUROPEAN DYNAMICS is a leading Software, Information and Communication Technologies company, operating internationally (Athens, Brussels, Luxembourg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Nicosia, Hong-Kong, Valetta, etc). The company employs over 1000 engineers, IT experts and consultants (around 3% PhD, 36% MSc and 53% BSc or equivalent). We design and develop software applications using state-of-the-art technology. The group generates annual revenues in the range of EURO 40 million, with an EBITDA in the range of 20%. The value of our contract portfolio exceeds EURO 300 million. EUROPEAN DYNAMICS is a renowned supplier of IT services to government institutions, multinational corporations, public administrations and multinational companies, research and academic institutes. As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, we are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion.

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