Main Responsibilities
Security and Compliance
Implement robust security measures and access controls to safeguard sensitive data.
Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Actively participate in security audits and assessments.
Scalability and Availability
Design and implement strategies for database scalability, replication, and clustering to support growing data volumes and high availability requirements.
Develop disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
Automation and DevOps
Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate database provisioning, configuration, and maintenance tasks.
Promote the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and containerization technologies for database deployments.
Monitoring and Troubleshooting
Implement comprehensive monitoring and alerting solutions to proactively identify and address database issues.
Lead troubleshooting efforts during incidents to minimize downtime and data loss.
Documentation and Knowledge Sharing
Maintain detailed documentation of database configurations, procedures, and best practices.
Share knowledge and provide mentorship to junior team members.
Stay Current
Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging database technologies, and best practices.
Evaluate and recommend new tools or technologies that can enhance the database platform's capabilities.
About You
Education / Work Experience
Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Extensive Certification in Oracle is mandatory; certification on other database technologies is preferred (e.g., PostgreSQL and cloud-based databases).
Certification in DevOps coding: Terraform, Ansible, and experience with GitHub is preferable.
7+ years of extensive experience in database administration, with expertise in multiple database technologies (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, and cloud-based databases).
2+ years of hands-on experience with cloud-based database services (e.g., AWS, Azure Oracle/PostgreSQL databases).
Required Skills
Proficiency in database design, performance tuning, and security.
Strong scripting and automation coding skills (e.g., SQL, Python, PowerShell).
Significant experience with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible).
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work well under pressure.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills for collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Experience with change control, incident/problem management, CMDB configuration, validation and qualification process (GxP), troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
Minimum Preferred Skills
Strong regulatory experience (GxP, Sarbanes-Oxley, French Data Protection Act (FDPA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)).
Ability to work with minimal supervision, engaging peers and other departments to accomplish assigned goals and effectively manage projects in a cross-functional environment.
Languages
Fluency in English is mandatory.
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- The salary range for this position is :€43,600.00 - €65,400.00
- Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.
