INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS – APP & DBA ENGINEER (Barcelona, Madrid o Bilbao)

Generali España; Barcelona, Madrid, Bilbao; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Generali España is seeking a Senior Application DBA & Database Engineer (Oracle) to join our IT team in Spain. The role combines Oracle administration, SQL/PL/SQL development, and performance tuning to support business-critical applications across environments.

You will automate recurring tasks with Bash, participate in migrations and upgrades, and collaborate with developers, infrastructure, and external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience as an Oracle DBA or Database Engineer.
• Native Spanish or C1 level and English B2 or higher.
• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle Database 19c+ administration.
• SQL and PL/SQL development and performance tuning.
• Oracle migrations, upgrades and database refresh activities.
• Data migration tools such as Data Pump and SQL*Loader.
• Linux/Unix environments and Bash scripting.

Responsibilities

• Manage Oracle database users, roles, privileges and access requirements.
• Create, maintain and troubleshoot Oracle objects (tables, indexes, views, procedures, functions, packages, triggers).
• Assess and implement database changes via service requests and change management.
• Perform data imports/exports, migrations, cloning and environment refresh activities.
• Monitor performance and optimize execution plans.
• Provide advanced support for Oracle-related incidents and escalations.
• Support development, test, pre-production and production environments.
• Participate in upgrades, migrations and modernization initiatives.
• Prepare technical documentation and deployment runbooks.
• Develop and troubleshoot automation using Bash, SQL and PL/SQL.

Skills

Oracle DBA

SQL

PL/SQL

Performance tuning

Bash scripting

Automation

Root cause analysis

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Oracle 19c+

Data Pump

SQL*Loader

Linux

Job description

GOSP – Generali Operations Service Platform providing IT and Procurement services to Generali Group companies. Our mission is to accelerate the Group’s innovation and digital transformation strategy through cloud technologies and shared platforms.

Headquartered in Italy, GOSP operates through five branches across Europe and brings together around 1,200 professionals dedicated to delivering excellence and innovation.

In Spain, our team combines the experience, expertise, and commitment of talented professionals who are helping to shape the future of technology services, while reinforcing our focus on innovation, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career, work in an international environment, and make a meaningful contribution to our organization’s success.

Joining Generali means becoming part of an international Group with a strong heritage and a forward-looking vision, where people are at the center of our sustainable growth strategy.

We foster a responsible, inclusive, and innovation-driven work environment, where everyone can contribute to creating value for customers, society, and the communities in which we operate. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to building a stronger culture and driving sustainable growth.

At Generali, you will find opportunities to grow through continuous learning, career development paths, and internal mobility across the Group. We recognize talent and merit, and support flexibility as a key enabler of well-being and a sustainable work-life balance.

Working with us means sharing strong values and taking on meaningful challenges together to build a safer and more sustainable future every day.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Generali evaluates all applications based exclusively on objective and gender-neutral criteria, including skills, experience and potential, ensuring fairness and transparency throughout the selection process.

What we offer

We offer employment with Spanish Branch, with the relevant salary, in accordance with the Generali Spain Agreement. The final offer will be aligned with the candidate’s professional experience, technical and soft skills relevant to the role, and may include an individual variable component.

We also offer

• Smart working and flexible hours
• Corporate welfare system
• Supplementary health insurance for you and your direct family
• Discounted insurance policies
• Training and development
• Structured continuous learning paths (technical and managerial)
• Career development programs within the Group
• Access to learning platforms and internal mobility opportunities, including international

Are you ready to be part of our journey? Join us and help build the future of GOSP.

The Senior Application DBA & Database Engineer (Oracle) delivers advanced Oracle expertise across application support, database engineering, automation, migration and project activities.

The role is application-oriented and combines Oracle administration, SQL and PL/SQL expertise, performance analysis, operational support and project delivery.

The position works closely with application owners, developers, infrastructure teams, project teams and external partners to support business-critical services throughout the application lifecycle.

Job Description - Main Tasks:

• Manage Oracle database users, roles, privileges and access requirements in accordance with security and compliance standards.
• Create, maintain and troubleshoot Oracle objects, including tables, indexes, views, sequences, procedures, functions, packages and triggers.
• Assess and implement database changes requested by application teams through the applicable service request and change management processes.
• Perform and support data imports, exports, loads, migrations, cloning and environment refresh activities.
• Manage tablespaces, datafiles and application capacity requirements in coordination with infrastructure teams.
• Monitor Oracle database and SQL performance, analyze execution plans and recommend appropriate optimizations.
• Provide advanced support for Oracle-related incidents, service disruptions and escalations, including root cause analysis and preventive actions.
• Support development, test, pre-production and production environments.
• Participate in Oracle upgrades, migrations, modernization initiatives and application transformation projects.
• Assess the Oracle database impact of new application requirements and contribute to technical studies, design reviews and feasibility assessments.
• Prepare implementation approaches, technical documentation, change runbooks and production deployment activities.
• Develop, maintain and troubleshoot automation using Bash, SQL and PL/SQL.
• Automate recurring administration, monitoring, data-processing and reporting activities.
• Provide guidance to application and development teams on SQL, PL/SQL, database objects and Oracle-related troubleshooting.
• Participate in disaster recovery preparation and testing, audit evidence collection and regulatory compliance activities.
• Maintain operational procedures and transfer knowledge within the international DBA organization

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience as an Oracle DBA, Oracle Application DBA, or Database Engineer.
• Native Spanish or C1 level and English B2 or higher.
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• Oracle Database 19c+ administration
• SQL and PL/SQL development and performance tuning
• Oracle migrations, upgrades and database refresh activities
• Data migration tools (Data Pump, SQL*Loader)
• Linux/Unix environments and Bash scripting
• Experience supporting business-critical Oracle environments in large enterprise organizations.
• Knowledge of incident management, problem management and change management processes.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with experience performing root cause analysis.
• Comfortable working in international and multicultural teams.

Skills

• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
• Autonomy, ownership and accountability.
• Ability to prioritize and manage several operational and project activities
• Attention to Details (Accuracy in work, Avoiding mistakes, Reviewing tasks carefully)
• Communication (Ability to clearly express ideas, Active listening, Presenting information effectively)
• Work Ethic (Reliability, Responsibility and Professionalism)
• Continuous improvement and automation mindset.