Senior SQL Server DBA - Fintech Scale-Up (Hybrid + Perks)

ShareCompany; Amersfoort; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Appreciation Rights program

27 paid days off

Pension benefits

Education budget

Hybrid working possibilities

Office in The Netherlands

Workation in Piedmont, Italy

Job summary

BIQH Financial Data Services seeks a Senior Database Administrator (Microsoft SQL Server) to optimize and scale our SQL Server environment as part of the Operations team. You will be the first DBA, collaborating with developers and architects to improve performance, reliability, and security.

You will modernize the on-premise, high-availability SQL Server setup, plan upgrades, and minimize downtime. The role offers career growth in a fintech scale-up with hybrid work and international expansion

Qualifications

• Experience administering Microsoft SQL Server environments.
• Strong 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 planning and executing SQL Server upgrades and migrations is a strong plus.
• Knowledge of indexing, statistics, maintenance plans, backup & recovery, and high availability concepts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, maintain, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environment.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and optimize queries and execution plans.
• Improve SQL import processes, ETL statements, and database performance.
• Plan and execute upgrades and migrations with minimal downtime.
• Contribute to database architecture improvements and best practices.

Skills

SQL Server Administration

Performance Tuning

Query Optimization

ETL

Upgrades & Migrations

High Availability

Indexing Strategies

Backup & Recovery

Monitoring

English Communication

Education

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

Job description

BIQH Financial Data Services seeks a Senior Database Administrator (Microsoft SQL Server) to optimize and scale our SQL Server environment as part of the Operations team. You will be the first DBA, collaborating with developers and architects to improve performance, reliability, and security.

You will modernize the on-premise, high-availability SQL Server setup, plan upgrades, and minimize downtime. The role offers career growth in a fintech scale-up with hybrid work and international expansion