Senior SQL DBA — High-Impact On-Site in Copenhagen

Saxo Bank; Aarhus; On-site; DKK 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Saxo Bank in Copenhagen is seeking a proactive Database Administrator to join our Data Platforms team. You will manage mission-critical SQL Server environments both on-prem and in Azure, ensuring high availability, security and performance.

You will collaborate with developers, DevOps, and system administrators to automate provisioning, deployments and monitoring via CI/CD pipelines, implement robust security controls, and maintain thorough documentation to support rapid troubleshooting and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in CS/IT or equivalent.
• 5+ years as a Database Administrator with troubleshooting and tuning experience.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure PaaS and SQL Server environments.
• Familiarity with DevOps, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in SQL query scripting.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve database issues and performance bottlenecks.
• Optimize DB performance through tuning and indexing.
• Maintain SQL Server (2019-2022) and Azure SQL Managed Instances for high availability and security.
• Collaborate with developers and DevOps to automate provisioning, deployments and monitoring via CI/CD.
• Implement security policies and access controls.
• Maintain documentation for configurations and troubleshooting.

Skills

Database administration

SQL performance tuning

Azure PaaS / SQL Server environments

DevOps familiarity

SQL scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Azure SQL Managed Instances

SQL Server

Job description

Saxo Bank in Copenhagen is seeking a proactive Database Administrator to join our Data Platforms team. You will manage mission-critical SQL Server environments both on-prem and in Azure, ensuring high availability, security and performance.

You will collaborate with developers, DevOps, and system administrators to automate provisioning, deployments and monitoring via CI/CD pipelines, implement robust security controls, and maintain thorough documentation to support rapid troubleshooting and