Senior Database Administrator (Microsoft SQL Server)

BIQH; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Appreciation Rights

27 paid days off

Pension benefits

Education budget

Hybrid working

Office in The Netherlands

Workation in Piedmont

Job summary

BIQH Financial Data Services seeks a Senior Database Administrator (Microsoft SQL Server) to join the operations team in the Netherlands. You will ensure performance, reliability, and scalability of our SQL Server environment while collaborating with developers and architects to optimize the database infrastructure as our Market Data Platform grows.

You will monitor health, tune queries, implement maintenance plans, and plan upgrades and migrations.

Qualifications

• Experience administering Microsoft SQL Server environments.
• Strong knowledge of SQL Server architecture, performance tuning, and administration.
• Experience monitoring SQL Server activity and identifying performance bottlenecks.
• Ability to analyze and optimize complex SQL queries and execution plans.
• Experience improving SQL import processes, ETL statements, and database performance.
• Experience planning and executing SQL Server upgrades and migrations.
• Knowledge of indexing strategies, statistics, maintenance plans, backup & recovery, and high availability concepts.
• Proactive mindset with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Bachelor's or University degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, maintain, and optimize the Microsoft SQL Server environment to prevent bottlenecks.
• Plan and execute upgrades and migrations with minimal downtime.
• Collaborate with developers and architects to optimize database infrastructure and performance.

Skills

SQL Server administration

Performance tuning

Query optimization

ETL optimization

SQL Server upgrades

Indexing & maintenance

Backup & recovery

High availability

Analytical mindset

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT or related field

Job description

Note : We are not providing work permit or sponsorship for this role at the moment.

Are you passionate about optimizing Microsoft SQL Server environments? Do you enjoy analyzing complex database performance issues and making systems faster, more reliable, and easier to maintain? Are you excited to help build the next generation of a rapidly growing fintech company? Take a look at our job posting for a Senior Database Administrator (Microsoft SQL Server) at a Dutch fintech company expanding across Europe.

The position of the Senior Database Administrator (Microsoft SQL Server)

You will become part of the operations team at BIQH and play a key role in ensuring the performance, reliability, and scalability of our Microsoft SQL Server environment. You will be the first DBA within the team, and as such you will work closely with our software developers and technical architects to optimize our database infrastructure and support the continued growth of our Market Data Platform.

Your tasks are diverse and include (but are not limited to):

Optimize and maintain our SQL server environment (70% of your time)

You will be responsible for monitoring, maintaining, and optimizing our Microsoft SQL Server environment. You will proactively identify performance bottlenecks, analyze activity, and optimize complex SQL queries and execution plans. You will work with our operations and development team to improve existing SQL statements, optimize import processes, and ensure our databases continue to perform at the highest level as our platform grows.

You will also be responsible for monitoring database health, identifying opportunities for improvement, and implementing best practices around performance tuning, indexing, maintenance, and security.

Modernize our database platform (30% of your time)

As part of our continuous technology improvements, you will help us modernize our database infrastructure. One of your first major projects will be planning and executing the upgrade of our on-premise, high available, always on clustered Microsoft SQL Server environment to a more recent version. You will assess compatibility, minimize downtime, and ensure a smooth migration while maintaining the stability of our production environment.

You will also contribute ideas for improving our database architecture and help establish best practices for future development.

Career growth opportunities

As you will be working at a scale-up, our success is your success. We aim to be a non-hierarchical organization. However, career growth opportunities can arise, depending on the company’s growth.

About BIQH

BIQH Financial Data Services provides market data platforms for international financial institutions. Ensuring our clients that their financial market data is used and managed efficiently by our state-of-the-art consolidated API. We are a fintech scale-up, and we have the ambition to become a major international player. Our primary focus is conquering Western-Europe in which you will have a key role. Find more information at http://www.biqh.com.

Whom are we looking for as our new Senior Database Administrator (Microsoft SQL Server)?

• We are searching for an analytical and hands‑on database professional who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and continuously improving database performance. The ideal candidate has the following experience, expertise, and personal characteristics:

• Experience administering Microsoft SQL Server environments.

• Good understanding of Microsoft SQL Server architecture, performance tuning, and administration.

• Experience monitoring SQL Server activity and identifying performance bottlenecks.

• Ability to analyze and optimize complex SQL queries and execution plans.

• Experience improving SQL import processes, ETL statements, and database performance.

• Experience planning and executing SQL Server upgrades and migrations is a strong plus.

• Knowledge of indexing strategies, statistics, maintenance plans, backup & recovery, and high availability concepts.

• Proactive mindset with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Bachelor's or University degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field is a plus.

What we offer to our new Senior Database Administrator (Microsoft SQL Server)

• An exquisite compensation package, including participation in our Stock Appreciation Rights program.

• Enjoy 27 paid days off

• Secure your future with pension benefits

• Grow with an education budget

• A unique opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing and dynamic fintech company.

• Hybrid working possibilities. However, we would love to see you at the office in The Netherlands from time to time as well.

• 'Workation' possibilities at our Motivation Center located in the most beautiful location in Italy, Piedmont.