IT Platform Engineer SQL

We vragen

• 5+ jaar
• Samenwerkingsgerichtheid
• Passie voor je vakgebied

We bieden

• Een uitgebreid arbeidsvoorwaardenpakket
• Regie op eigen ontwikkeling

Waarom ABN AMRO?

• Bouwen aan de bank van de toekomst
• Een diverse en inclusieve cultuur
• Veel interne doorgroeimogelijkheden

About the role

As an IT Platform Engineer for Databases, you develop and manage ABN AMRO target platforms, enabling application teams to quickly and easily develop and manage their software. You have in-depth knowledge of one of the platforms within ABN AMRO and understand various products provided by external vendors on the platform.

You are part of an Agile team (consisting of internal employees and vendor resources, mainly in India) and report to the Product Owner for Databases. You work independently on the team's user stories and participate in all team activities during sprints, such as stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, etc., to maintain transparency in your progress.

With the following results

You are primarily involved in delivering Database products such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server:

• Review current platforms, propose improvements, and execute these proposals.
• Ensure secure and stable platforms that can quickly adapt to the needs of application teams (e.g., implementation of new features).
• Deliver end-to-end integrated platforms, including service management, monitoring, CI/CD pipelines, security (audit, risk, vulnerability) etc.
• Develop and agree on lifecycle management plans.
• Manage costs and licensing.

As an Experienced SQL DBA, Your Tasks and Responsibilities Include:

• Install, configure, and maintain SQL database environments.
• Plan and implement database upgrades, migrations, and patches.
• Monitor databases and proactively identify and resolve performance issues.
• Implement and maintain database security, including user management, access control, auditing, and compliance.
• Create and maintain database backup and recovery strategies and procedures.
• Implement and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Resolve database-related issues in a timely and effective manner.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and standard operating procedures.
• Participate in the evaluation and implementation of new technologies, tools, and methodologies to improve the SQL Server platform.

Relevant Knowledge, Skills, Competencies & Desired Education Level

As a Platform Engineer for Databases, you have demonstrable, recent technical knowledge of the products within the team’s scope and basic knowledge of all IT areas. You continually work on your development, becoming more multi-skilled and keeping your knowledge of new techniques and methods up to date, effectively and efficiently applying them in your deliverables.

You take ownership of the quality of your focus area and are available 24/7 (if necessary) to ensure quality and continuity. You embody the principle “You build it, you run it” in practice, ensuring that the team adheres to standards and design principles. You proactively contribute to improvements in products, processes, and services, as well as the way the team functions, taking associated risks into account and respecting rules and procedures.

Specialist Knowledge of:

• SQL Server infrastructures, both on-premise and on Azure.
• SQL Server security and compliance features such as TDE and SQL Server Auditing.
• SQL Server high availability features such as Always On Availability Groups and Always On Failover Cluster Instances (FCI).
• Performance tuning and optimization techniques for SQL Server, both at the database and VM level.
• Developing and maintaining backup and recovery strategies and procedures.
• Industry standards such as CIS benchmarks for SQL Server.
• Ability to solve database-related issues and develop and maintain technical documentation and procedures.

Additionally, it is an advantage if you:

• Have Microsoft SQL Server certification.
• Have experience with and certification in Azure.
• Have experience with other databases such as Oracle.
• Have experience with automation (Ansible).
• Have knowledge of backup and restore using Commvault.

Our Offer

• Five weeks of vacation per year, with the option to buy up to four extra weeks annually.
• Personal development budget of €1,000 per year, which can be saved up to €3,000.
• Possibility to work from home (in consultation with your team and depending on your role).
• An annual public transport pass providing free travel throughout the Netherlands.
• Excellent pension scheme.

Interested?

Ready for this new challenge? Please contact Mahsa Azadbari (mahsa.azadbari@nl.abnamro.com).

Gelijke kansen voor iedereen

Het succes van onze organisatie staat of valt met de kwaliteit van onze mensen en de ideeen die zij hebben. Echt verrassende inzichten en innovatieve oplossingen voor onze klanten ontstaan door een samenspel van culturen, kennis en ervaring. Daarom is diversiteit voor onze organisatie ontzettend belangrijk. Om ervoor te zorgen dat alle collega's binnen ABN AMRO hun kwaliteiten kunnen ontplooien, stimuleren we een inclusieve cultuur waarin iedereen zich betrokken en gewaardeerd voelt.

Wie zijn je collega's?

“De combinatie tussen probleemoplossend denken en technologie vind ik het leukste wat er is.” Robert Lansing, Netwerk Engineer

“Er zijn altijd nieuwe systemen en technieken die wij kunnen inzetten bij ons werk. We zijn telkens aan het innoveren, daardoor blijf ik mezelf uitdagen.” Aaron Kieboom, Software-ontwikkelaar

“Wiskunde gaat over problemen oplossen met logica, niet over getallen. In mijn werk gaat vooral om het menselijk gedrag achter de cijfers. Dat voorspel ik met de modellen die ik bouw.” Bartjan Happel, IT-engineer (QRM-expert)

“We hebben zo veel technieken en programmeertalen in huis. En we ontwikkelen steeds weer nieuwe producten. Als IT’er kun je bij ABN AMRO onmogelijk vastroesten.” Benthe Hagemeijer, IT engineer Tikkie

“Wereldwijd is ABN AMRO een van de drie grootste clearing-partijen. Toch is ons team niet enorm, dát maakt het zo uniek om hier te werken.” Marcus van Bergen, Software Engineer

“Het idee blijft dat je heel technisch moet zijn voor IT-werk. Toch zie ik dat anders: het is júist een creatief vakgebied.” Manuela Fokkema, Product owner