Senior Database Administrator – Oracle 19c & Multi-Platform
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Expert (10+)
- Location
- Gent, East Flanders
- Work type
- Consultancy
- Work model
- Fulltime, Hybrid
Our client is looking for a seasoned Senior Database Administrator to manage mission-critical data environments. The role focuses on designing, operating, and optimizing highly available and secure database services while driving automation within an Agile framework.
Responsibilities
- Design and manage high availability and disaster recovery patterns to meet RTO/RPO objectives.
- Perform advanced instance and SQL tuning, including performance diagnostics and optimizer behavior analysis.
- Execute major version upgrades, patching, and platform migrations with minimal downtime.
- Implement secure network configurations, encryption, and user management to meet regulatory requirements.
- Automate database infrastructure and lifecycle processes using Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines.
- Monitor environment health using Oracle Enterprise Manager and define comprehensive SLAs and runbooks.
- Mentor junior engineers on performance troubleshooting and operational best practices.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in database administration with a deep focus on Oracle 19c architecture and schema design.
- 5+ years of experience with High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and RMAN backup/restore strategies.
- 3+ years of experience in automation and scripting using Python and CI/CD pipelines.
- Practical experience with AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, and DMS.
- Operational knowledge of multi-platform environments including PostgreSQL (v14/v17) and MongoDB (v5.0/v8.0).
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code principles and Git for version control.
- Strong background in Agile and Scrum methodologies within cross-functional teams.
- Excellent communication skills for translating technical tradeoffs to stakeholders and documenting post-mortems.
- You are fluent in English.
Nice to Haves
- Experience with Oracle ORDS, Apex, SQL Server, or Apache Airflow.
- Working knowledge of Terraform, Puppet, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Experience using Jira for issue tracking and delivery coordination.
Offer
- Start date: ASAP
- Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers
Thank you for your interest. Unfortunately, job applications are not available in your region. To ensure a high-quality match for our clients and streamline the application process, we have certain regional limitations in place. We value all potential candidates and encourage you to explore opportunities with us in the future.
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