Database Administrator with French at Sopra Steria

Sopra Steria; Katowice; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Luxmed

Medicover Sport

Job summary

Sopra Steria Katowice is seeking a Database Administrator to join a team that collaborates with a French client. The role is on-site in Katowice and requires commuting to the office at least several days a month. The candidate will manage Oracle, Cassandra, and MySQL databases, including Exadata platforms, and provide on-call support.

French language proficiency at B2 level or higher is required. Experience with OEM and strong troubleshooting skills are essential for ensuring performance and

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Oracle Databases (9, 10, 11, 12, 19) and Oracle Exadata (X6–X9).
• Good knowledge of Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
• Experience administering Cassandra 3.11 clusters and MySQL databases.
• Ability to troubleshoot, perform root-cause analysis and resolve incidents.
• Availability to participate in on-call rotation and communicate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and monitor Oracle, Cassandra, and MySQL databases for performance and reliability.
• Manage Oracle Exadata platforms and database infrastructure, including OEM monitoring.
• Troubleshoot complex database issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Respond to critical incidents with rapid diagnosis and restoration.
• Perform maintenance: tuning, backup, recovery, capacity management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and participate in on-call support.

Skills

Oracle Databases

Oracle Exadata

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Cassandra

MySQL

On-call support

French language

Documentation

Job description

Apply for Database Administrator with French at Sopra Steria in Katowice, SL, PL. This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

Company Description

Sopra Steria is one of the largest players in the tech industry in Europe, known for its consulting, digital services and software development. We operate in nearly 30 countries in the world, hiring more than 55,000 employees. The Polish branch, as the Global Delivery Center, operates in Katowice since 2007 and has been growing ever since. Currently, our team consists of around 1,000 specialists. Within the Digital Platform Services department, our teams specialize in areas such as cloud, operating systems, virtualization, databases, backup or storage, as well as networking and security. We also have 1st line support consultants who speak French and English, but also Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and German. The Application Services department is responsible for areas such as software development, data engineering, testing services, CRM, ITSM and ERP platform integrations, as well as application management for customers in Scandinavia, Benelux, France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK.

Job Description

We are looking for Database Administrator to join Sopra Steria Polska for a team that cooperates with one of our French clients. Please note that we can only offer cooperation to candidates located in Poland who are willing to commute to our office in Katowice.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and monitor Oracle, Cassandra, and MySQL database environments to ensure performance, availability, and reliability.
• Manage and support Oracle Exadata platforms and database infrastructure, including monitoring via Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
• Troubleshoot complex database issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Respond to critical incidents, ensuring rapid diagnosis, resolution, and service restoration.
• Perform database maintenance activities, including performance tuning, backup, recovery, and capacity management.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to support business applications and participate in on‑call support when required.

Tech stack on the project

Oracle DataBases v9, 10, 11 ,12, 19; Oracle EXADATA ( X6 -7-8-9 ); Oracle OEM; CASSANDRA 3.11 cluster MySQL

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Oracle Databases (9, 10, 11, 12, and 19).
• Hands‑on experience with Oracle Exadata (X6, X7, X8, X9).
• Good knowledge of Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
• Experience in administering Cassandra 3.11 clusters and MySQL databases.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to act quickly and effectively during critical incidents.
• Availability to participate in an on‑call rotation.
• French language proficiency at B2 level or above.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with cross‑functional teams.
• Proactive and detail‑oriented.
• Ability to document processes and share knowledge effectively.
• Being open to working from the Katowice office at least 3 days per month and participating in an on‑call support.

Additional Information

What we offer:

• BENEFITS (UoP): Luxmed, Medicover Sport, Worksmile, educational platforms, languages learning platform, referral bonus, copyrights, life insurance, certifications (paid by the company), conferences, Tech Lunches, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud), local kindergarten.
• ADDITION: free parking, fresh fruits, workation.

In case of questions, please contact the HR team.

The recruitment process for this position consists of two stages: a short phone call with a recruiter (30 min max) one-hour long interview on Teams (with both general and technical questions) All information about salary range and its additional components will be provided during the 1st stage of recruitment process.

At our organization, we are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination.

We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.