Our partner is one of the leading technology providers for the Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry active in 30 countries in Europe and a total of 144 countries worldwide. In 2023, net sales of this company amounted to 11.1 billion euros and they employ about 4000 people. Their Supply, Solutions, and Service divisions cater to a transactional range of hardware/software, customized IT solutions and ready-to-use IoT applications, and subscription-based cloud offerings for software/hardware as well as platforms for cybersecurity, IoT, virtualization and AI.
They are looking for a Database Architect to help them to transform their IT applications into a unified platform. In this role, you will provide direction and guidance to development teams, ensuring a centralized approach to data architecture, monitoring performance, and enhancing overall optimization practices. Additionally, you will collaborate with Lead Data Engineer, DevOps and multiple domain teams to implement best practices for database management, data quality, and disaster recovery, while driving innovation toward modern cloud solutions like Platform as a Service (PaaS).
Their offer:
- Annual salary offer can be up to 90.000 € gross (before taxes) depending on your experience and skill set. If your salary expectations exceed this amount, please let us know;
- Permanent full-time standard employment (preferred). A full-time B2B contract is an option for candidates from Poland;
- Remote, hybrid or on-site work depending on your location and preference as long as you are located either in Poland, Portugal, Latvia or Germany;
- You will have an Individual Development Plan and learning budget for personal development, training and certifications;
- Health insurance and other perks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a consulting bridge across teams, guiding database architecture optimisation and best practices.
- Support database operations, including availability group management, security, performance tuning, and backup/recovery strategies.
- Lead PaaS (Azure DB) migrations and transitions to modern Data Warehouse solutions, optimising for cloud performance and scalability.
- Collaborate with developers and the Lead Data Engineer on DB refactoring, data retention, and performance improvements, such as dynamic pricing models.
- Enable self-service DB provisioning for DevOps and document cloud data architecture best practices.
- Collaborate with the DevOps team to develop and implement solutions for monitoring, issue management, and disaster recovery; support DB management in microservices (e.g., Kubernetes).
Requirements:
- You are either a Senior Database Administrator or a Database Architect with proficiency in at least two databases. Databases include MS SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL.
- Hands-on experience in availability group management, PaaS solutions, and DB refactoring.
- Expertise in database performance tuning and troubleshooting, ideally with Azure environments but could be with other clouds.
- Participation in a project related to database architecture design for cloud migration.
- Proficiency in backup/recovery management, monitoring, and security management across multi-database environments.
- Experience in collaboration with DevOps, particularly in self-service DB provisioning.
- Strong communication skills in English with the ability to build transparent and trust-based relationships with colleagues.
Not mandatory to apply, but nice-to-have:
- Familiarity with microservice environments and organizational practices for managing multiple databases.
