SQL Server DBA – HA/DR & Automation for NATO with security clearance

WLG; Eigenbrakel; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NATO is seeking a senior SQL Server DBA to own and safeguard databases, spanning on‑premises and cloud environments in a fully on‑site role in Belgium. You will install, tune, secure and maintain high‑availability databases, lead Azure migration, and drive automation and governance in a data‑driven environment.

The role requires expert SQL Server administration, deep HA/DR know‑how, cloud familiarity (Azure), and strong scripting in PowerShell, T‑SQL, and Python, with a focus on secure, reliable

Qualifications

• Expert-level SQL Server administration and troubleshooting.
• Strong HA/DR knowledge: Always On, failover clustering, replication.
• Experience migrating databases to Azure (Azure SQL DB/Managed Instance).
• Automation skills in PowerShell, T-SQL, Python; IaC/CI/CD for databases.
• Secure database practices: access control, encryption, auditing, vulnerability management.
• Fluent professional English.

Responsabilités

• Install, configure, upgrade, back up and harden SQL Server on‑premises and cloud.
• Engineer high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Lead migration and modernization into Azure.
• Automate administration, monitoring and reporting.
• Design data pipelines across SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB.
• Own performance, capacity and security, with root-cause analysis.

Connaissances

SQL Server DBA

HA/DR

Azure experience

Automation scripting

Security awareness

English proficiency

Outils

PowerShell

T-SQL

Python

CI/CD for databases

Azure SQL DB

Managed Instance

Description du poste

Where: Fully on‑site in Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium.

Would you like to join the leading international intergovernmental organisation?

Behind every decision NATO makes sits data, and behind that data sit the databases you’d own. The Alliance is modernising how it stores, moves and protects information across on‑premises and cloud, and it’s looking for an expert SQL Server DBA who treats a database like critical national infrastructure, because here it is.

This is a hands‑on, senior seat. You’ll install, tune, secure and safeguard database platforms that 32 nations rely on, building the automation, the high‑availability and the disaster‑recovery that mean the data is simply always there. You’ll lead the migration into Azure, set the governance standards, and be the person who finds the real root cause when something breaks.

What you’ll do

• Install, configure, upgrade, back up and harden SQL Server across on‑prem and cloud
• Engineer high availability and disaster recovery, Always On, failover clustering, replication
• Lead database migration and modernisation into Azure (Azure SQL DB, Managed Instance)
• Automate administration, monitoring and reporting with PowerShell, T‑SQL and Python
• Design data pipelines and integration across SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB
• Own performance, capacity and security, and the root‑cause analysis when it matters

What you’ll bring

• Expert‑level Microsoft SQL Server administration, tuning and troubleshooting
• Real depth in HA/DR: Always On Availability Groups, failover clustering, replication, backup & recovery
• Cloud database experience, ideally Azure; comfort with PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB and MongoDB
• Automation and scripting in PowerShell, T‑SQL and/or Python; IaC and CI/CD for databases
• Solid grip on secure database practice, access control, encryption, auditing, vulnerability management
• Fluent professional English
• An active (or obtainable) NATO Secret clearance

If safeguarding the data an Alliance runs on sounds like your kind of challenge, we’d love to hear from you, apply and we’ll be in touch quickly if it’s a fit.