Staff Database Engineer, Sevilla at AppCast

AppCast; Sevilla; Presencial; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

AppCast is seeking a Staff Database Engineer to join the Sevilla team. You will be responsible for the design, administration, and support of high-availability Oracle databases across development, test, and production environments while working closely with engineers and stakeholders.

The role requires hands-on experience with Oracle 12c/18c/19c, RMAN, and Data Guard, plus cloud exposure (AWS/OCI). Expect a challenging on-site position with 24/7 support duties and a focus on performance,

Formación

• Senior Oracle DBA with hands-on experience in Oracle 12c/18c/19c.
• Experience in high-availability environments and complex incident resolution.
• Experience with backup, recovery, and security controls.

Responsabilidades

• Take ownership of complex database activities including performance tuning, migrations, and architecture design.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for incidents involving performance or data integrity.
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to support production systems.
• Promote best practices in DB administration, tuning, and automation.
• Install, configure, and maintain Oracle databases on Linux/Windows.
• Monitor and tune performance to ensure high availability and low latency.
• Design and maintain backup/recovery strategies using RMAN and Data Guard.
• Document standards and maintain operational procedures.
• Analyze and optimize slow queries with execution plans and AWR/ASH reports.
• Investigate locking, deadlocks, and resource contention to prevent regressions.

Conocimientos

Oracle DBA

High availability

Performance tuning

SQL optimization

Cloud (AWS/OCI)

Herramientas

Oracle Diagnostics Pack

OEM

Zabbix

Grafana

RMAN

Data Guard

Descripción del empleo

Staff Database Engineer

Apply for Staff Database Engineer, Sevilla at AppCast in Sevilla, AN, ES. This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

Company Description

We re the world s leading sports technology company, at the intersection between sports, media, and betting. More than 1,700 sports federations, media outlets, betting operators, and consumer platforms across 120 countries rely on our know-how and technology to boost their business.

Job Description

ABOUT US Managed Sportsbook Services provides end-to-end sportsbook operations, covering risk management and odds provisioning across supported sports and markets. The service ensures continuous operational support for sportsbook activities, enabling stable and consistent delivery of betting services.

The CHALLENGE

You will take on a staff, hands-on role within the database team, directly supporting the 24/7 operation of MSS and customer databases. You will be actively involved in the design, administration, and support of database systems across development, test, and production environments. You ll be expected to take ownership of complex technical work-resolving incidents, delivering technical implementations, and working closely with engineers, project teams, and stakeholders to ensure robust, secure, and high-performing database services under high transaction volumes.

Key Responsibilities

• Hands-On Technical Contribution Take ownership of complex database activities including performance tuning, troubleshooting, migrations, and architecture design.
• Act as a senior technical escalation point for complex incidents, including performance degradation, locking and blocking issues, and data integrity problems.
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to support critical production systems.
• Promote and apply best practices in database administration, tuning, query optimisation, documentation, and automation.
• Technical Database Management Perform hands-on installation, configuration, tuning, patching, and upgrading of Oracle 12c/18c/19c on Linux and Windows platforms.
• Ensure optimal performance and availability through proactive monitoring and tuning.
• Design, implement, and maintain backup and recovery strategies using RMAN and Data Guard.
• Create and maintain operational documentation and configuration standards.
• Performance Optimisation Query Tuning Analyse and optimise SQL queries using execution plans, AWR/ASH reports, SQL Trace, and Oracle Diagnostics Pack.
• Identify and remediate inefficient SQL, poor indexing strategies, and suboptimal optimizer statistics.
• Investigate and resolve locking, blocking, and deadlock scenarios, including root cause analysis and long-term preventative measures.
• Work with application and engineering teams to improve query design, schema structures, and transaction handling.
• Tune memory structures (SGA/PGA), I/O, and resource usage to support high transaction volumes and low-latency workloads.
• Cloud Technologies (AWS / OCI) Design and implement cloud-based database solutions using AWS RDS and OCI DBaaS.
• Perform hands-on migrations from on-premises to cloud environments using tools such as Oracle GoldenGate.
• Monitor and optimise cloud resource utilisation for performance, cost efficiency, and scalability.
• Security Compliance Implement and maintain database security controls including auditing, encryption, and access management.
• Carry out patching and vulnerability remediation in collaboration with infrastructure and security teams.
• Ensure systems meet compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Monitoring Incident Management Define and track technical KPIs related to database uptime, performance, reliability, and query efficiency.
• Use tools such as Oracle Diagnostics Pack, OEM, Zabbix, and Grafana to monitor system health and identify performance bottlenecks.
• Perform detailed root cause analysis for performance incidents, including SQL regressions, deadlocks, and resource contention.
• Implement permanent fixes and automation to prevent recurrence of operational issues.

Success will be evaluated by

Technical quality and impact of your hands-on contributions. Reliability, performance, and availability of database systems. Effectiveness in automating database administrative duties, incident handling, change execution, and project delivery. Accuracy and completeness of technical documentation and reporting. Proactive improvements in system performance and operational stability. Stakeholder satisfaction and service continuity.

ABOUT YOU

You re a senior-level Oracle DBA with strong hands-on experience in Oracle 12c/18c/19c, container/pluggable and autonomous databases, and a track record of delivering in high-availability environments. You have experience working collaboratively within DBA or infrastructure teams and supporting less experienced colleagues when needed. You thrive in deeply technical roles where you re actively solving problems and delivering solutions. You re comfortable working across on-prem and cloud platforms, including AWS and Oracle Cloud. You have deep knowledge of backup, recovery, security, and performance tuning best practices. Youre calm under pressure, detail-oriented, and focused on continuous technical improvement.

Additional Information

At Sportradar, we celebrate our diverse group of hardworking employees. Sportradar is committed to ensuring equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We encourage you to apply even if you only meet most of the requirements (but not 100 of the listed criteria) we believe skills evolve over time. If you re willing to learn and grow with us, we invite you to join our team!

Summary

Type: Full-time Function: Engineering Experience level: Mid-Senior Level Industry: Sports Oracle, Linux, Windows, RMAN,