4059 Database Administrator

Contact One Communications, Inc.; Eigenbrakel; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Contact One Communications, Inc. is seeking a database engineer to manage on-premises and cloud SQL environments in Belgium. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining data collection, transformation, and integration across multiple platforms.

The ideal candidate holds active NATO SECRET clearance and has deep expertise in SQL Server, HA/DR, Azure, and NoSQL databases, with scripting and automation skills to improve reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Active NATO SECRET security clearance required.
• Expert SQL Server administration and performance tuning.
• Experience with HA/DR using Always On, Failover Clustering.
• Cloud experience with Microsoft Azure databases.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, MongoDB.
• Scripting in PowerShell, T-SQL, or Python.
• IaC, CI/CD, and database deployment automation.
• Containerized/VM-based environments; observability tools.
• Data governance, security, and compliance adherence.
• Lead technical investigations and incident resolution.

Responsabilités

• Manage installations, configurations, upgrades, and backups of database systems.
• Design, develop, and maintain data collection, transformation, and integration processes across multiple on-premises and cloud RDBMS platforms
• Monitor database performance, availability, and capacity, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure optimal service delivery.
• Develop automation tools, scripts, and workflows for database administration, monitoring, maintenance, and operational reporting.
• Produce dynamic reports and standardized templates to support database configuration management, performance monitoring, and lifecycle tracking;
• Support database migrations and modernization initiatives involving Azure and other cloud database services.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and cloud engineering teams to ensure optimal database performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Establish and maintain data governance and quality standards within reporting and integration processes;
• Stay current with database technology roadmaps, contributing to continuous improvement of lifecycle management, security, and data reliability.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, architectural designs, and support runbooks.

Connaissances

NATO SECRET clearance

SQL Server admin

HA/DR solutions

Azure cloud

PostgreSQL

MySQL/MariaDB

MongoDB

PowerShell

T-SQL

Python scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

Containerization

Monitoring & observability

Security & encryption

Root cause analysis

Outils

Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Managed Instance

SQL Server

Description du poste

• Data Collection Design, Maintenance

Duties & Role:

• Manage installation, configuration, upgrades, and backups of database systems and related products both on-premises and in the cloud
• Design, develop, and maintain data collection, transformation, and integration processes across multiple on-premises and cloud RDBMS platforms
• Monitor database performance, availability, and capacity, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure optimal service delivery.
• Develop and manage automation tools, scripts, and workflows for database administration, monitoring, maintenance, and operational reporting.
• Produce dynamic reports and standardized templates to support database configuration management, performance monitoring, and lifecycle tracking;
• Support database migrations and modernization initiatives involving Azure and other cloud database services.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and cloud engineering teams to ensure optimal database performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Establish and maintain data governance and quality standards within reporting and integration processes;
• Stay current with database technology roadmaps, contributing to continuous improvement of lifecycle management, security, and data reliability.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, architectural designs, and support runbooks.

Requirements Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
• Expert-level knowledge and hands‑on experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration, development, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Strong experience designing, implementing, and supporting High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions including: Always On Availability Groups; Failover Clustering; Replication; Backup and Recovery strategies.
• Experience managing databases across cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure (Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Virtual Machines)
• Experience on administering and supporting open‑source database technologies including PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB.
• Experience with NoSQL database technologies, preferably MongoDB
• Proficiency in database automation and scripting using PowerShell, T‑SQL, and/or Python.
• Strong understanding of relational database design, normalization, indexing strategies, query optimization, and capacity planning
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and database deployment automation practices
• Skilled in containerized and virtualized environments.
• Strong understanding of database monitoring, observability, and performance management tools.
• Ensures data quality, consistency, and governance across integrated systems, following organizational data standards and compliance requirements;
• Implements secure database management practices, including access control, encryption, auditing, and vulnerability management.
• Lead technical investigations, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex database incidents and problems.