Database Administrator

Solid Company; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Multisport card

Hybrid work

Growth opportunities

Internal mobility

Referral program

Free parking

Company events

Job summary

Solid Company is seeking a database infrastructure engineer to join a high-performing team in Kraków. You’ll design, build and support database systems across Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL and SQL Server, including cloud DB platforms, and handle migrations and production changes.

Hybrid role with six days per month in the Cracow office. You’ll work closely with global IT stakeholders, learn new technologies, automate tasks with scripting, and contribute to resilient, cost-effective database operations.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience with enterprise RDBMS such as Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server.
• Ability to learn and adopt new database technologies quickly.
• Experience with shell scripting and automation (Bash, PowerShell, Python, or Ansible).
• Strong IT operations understanding including incident/change management and on-call work.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver infrastructure initiatives like platform upgrades and standardisation.
• Build and manage database environments, optimise costs and reduce physical servers.
• Assess and deploy security patches and critical updates.
• Evaluate new database technologies and run proof-of-concepts.
• Provide internal consultancy on database design, resilience and backup/recovery.
• Produce clear internal documentation.
• Report progress and risks to management with status updates.
• Support change and incident activities, including root-cause analysis, via on-call rota.

Tools

Bash

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

Job description

Join a database infrastructure team responsible for the design, build, and support of database systems supporting business-critical applications and infrastructure services. You will become part of a collaborative team of technical specialists working across multiple database management systems, including Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, PostgreSQL and Cloud DB platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, Ali Cloud). This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role within a high-performing infrastructure team, covering everything from small changes to large complex migrations.

What you will do:

• Lead and deliver infrastructure initiatives such as platform upgrades, standardisation and decommissioning
• Build and manage database environments, supporting reduced physical server deployments and optimised cost
• Assess and deploy security patches and critical updates
• Evaluate new database technologies, produce proof-of-concepts and support safe adoption across the estate
• Provide internal consultancy on database design, resilience and backup/recovery
• Produce clear documentation for internal publication
• Report progress and risks to management with concise updates on status, issues and dependencies
• Support change and incident activities, including troubleshooting and root cause analysis, via an on-call / rota model

Kogo poszukujemy?

• Client: lead international bank
• Hybrid work: 6 days per month from the office in Cracow

Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with at least one enterprise RDBMS, such as Oracle (RMAN, Data Guard, RAC, Exadata), DB2, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server
• Ability to learn and adopt new database technologies quickly
• Experience with shell scripting and automation, such as Bash, PowerShell, Python or Ansible, depending on platform
• Strong understanding of IT operations, including incident/change management and controlled production practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical topics clearly to varied audiences
• Strong organisational skills, methodical and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple priorities

What's in it for you?

• Prestigious position at one of the world's largest banks
• Stable, long-term projects
• Hybrid work (6 days per month from the office in Cracow)
• Working with modern IT technologies
• Growth and development opportunities with the possibility to move between projects
• Private healthcare and multisport card
• Referral program, free parking and company events