Application DBA / Database Engineer for Business-Critical Systems (Oracle / PostgreSQL)

Norlys; Denmark; On-site; DKK 550,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Norlys is seeking an Application DBA / Database Engineer to strengthen our Customer Engagement Platforms backend. You’ll own stability, performance and reliability of Oracle and PostgreSQL databases in production, drive SQL optimization and data migrations, and collaborate with developers and platform engineers to improve our platforms.

You have a development mindset, love solving complex systems, and take pride in delivering robust, scalable database solutions that support critical business

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Oracle or PostgreSQL databases in enterprise environments.
• Skilled in SQL development and database optimization.
• Background in database administration or production support.
• Experience troubleshooting production database issues and incidents.
• Ability to understand complex systems and data flows across integrations.

Responsibilities

• Developing and optimizing SQL solutions for business-critical databases.
• Maintain and monitor Oracle and PostgreSQL databases in production.
• Perform upgrades, migrations and data replication with minimal downtime.
• Provide database operational support and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with developers, platform engineers and architects to improve reliability and performance.

Skills

Oracle or PostgreSQL

SQL development

Database administration

Production troubleshooting

System integrations

Tools

OpenSearch/Elasticsearch

Job description

Are you passionate about improving business-critical systems and leaving a lasting technical impact on systems that support key processes across Norlys?

Join the team behind our Business-Critical Systems

Some systems are customer-facing. Others quietly keep the business running, and this role is very much the second kind.

We're looking for an Application DBA / Database Engineer with a strong development mindset, someone who enjoys understanding complex systems, improving what already exists, and turning daily maintenance into more reliable solutions over time.

You’ll be joining the Customer Engagement Platforms - Backend Practice, where we work with business-critical systems and databases that support key processes across Norlys. As part of the team, you’ll work alongside skilled and experienced colleagues who are passionate about building stable, reliable solutions and sharing knowledge across disciplines. Together, we focus on continuous improvements, technical excellence and creating lasting value for both the business and our users.

Drive stability, performance and continuous improvement

You’ll work with databases, integrations, performance, troubleshooting and data flows across a modern enterprise landscape.

A big part of the role is maintaining business-critical setups, which also means being close enough to spot where they can be optimized, simplified and enhanced.

You will be working with:

• Developing and optimizing SQL solutions
• Working with Oracle and PostgreSQL databases
• Performance tuning and troubleshooting
• Database upgrades, migrations and data replication
• Database operational support
• Understanding integrations, data flows and system dependencies
• Supporting secure handling of data
• Improving reliability, stability and operational excellence in existing database setups
• Collaborating with developers, platform engineers and architects to continuously improve our platforms

A significant part of the role is ensuring that business-critical databases remain stable, secure and high-performing in production.

For the right person, this is not "just maintenance". It is a chance to understand important platforms deeply and improve them step by step in ways that make a real difference.

We imagine you have experience with:

• Oracle or PostgreSQL
• SQL development and database optimization
• Database administration or operational support
• Troubleshooting production issues
• Working with complex systems and integrations

Experience with any of the following is a plus:

• Oracle PL/SQL or PostgreSQL PL/pgSQL
• Database migrations and replication
• Database administration
• OpenSearch / Elasticsearch
• Security-related database work
• Enterprise environments or Telco

If you don't meet every single point but believe you are a good fit, we'd still love to hear from you.

We're looking for someone who:

• Enjoys solving complex technical problems
• Is curious and eager to learn
• Takes ownership
• Likes improving how things work
• Sees maintenance as an opportunity to modernize, optimize and leave things better than they found them
• Enjoys collaborating across teams
• Takes pride in building stable, reliable platforms

English is required. Danish is an advantage, but not a requirement.

Ready to make an impact?

Diversity and inclusion are part of Norlys’ DNA and our core values: Community, Innovative Thinking & Responsibility. We believe that a true community is inclusive, safe, and inspiring; that it is responsible to create space for diversity; and that we innovate best when we bring all competencies into play. Therefore, we encourage everyone to apply for the position, regardless of background.

Norlys

Norlys is Denmark’s largest integrated energy and telecommunications group with approx. 800,000 co-op shareholders, 1.7 million customer relations, 4.600 employees and over 100 years of history. As a co-operative, taking responsibility for more than just ourselves is embedded in our DNA. That’s why we don’t just deliver future-proof solutions to Danish homes and companies. We also work consciously towards a green and digital transformation for all of society. And that is why we are passionate about creating progress for people, the local environment and the climate.

We hope you enjoy the experience. Because we believe that the future is as good as we make it. Together.