Microsoft Database Administrator

ThoughtLabs Belgium; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

ThoughtLabs Belgium seeks an experienced MS SQL Database Administrator to manage and monitor SQL-based services in a distributed environment in Warsaw. You will deploy databases, extract/load data, and plan capacity while tuning performance and ensuring high availability.

Strong scripting, BI knowledge, and on-premises expertise are essential; EU security clearance at Confidential level or higher is desirable.

Qualifications

• Experience administering MS SQL in distributed environments.
• Strong capacity planning and performance tuning skills.
• Scripting for MS SQL databases, ETL and data transformations.
• Experience with Microsoft BI on-premises tools and Fabric.
• Hands-on monitoring of database systems.
• Experience administering virtual infrastructure and related MS systems.

Responsibilities

• Administer and monitor MS SQL based database services.
• Provide 2nd line support for database management.
• Update technical documentation and operating procedures.
• Deploy databases and manage ETL processes.
• Extract, transform and load data efficiently.
• Plan capacity and ensure high availability; tune databases.
• Implement changes per ICT change management procedures.
• Monitor and tune database performance.
• Prepare activity reports for supervision.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

MS SQL Administration

Database capacity planning

ETL scripting & data transformations

Monitoring and troubleshooting

Effective communication

Education

Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate

EU security clearance (Confidential or higher)

Tools

SQL Profiler

Execution Plans

DMVs

Always On deployments

Fabric tooling

Job description

• [01] Experienced in administration of complex MS SQL based systems deployed in distributed environments
• [02] Expert in optimizing, tuning and planning capacity of databases
• [03] Experience in scripting MS SQL databases, data transformations and ETL tools including cloud services
• [04] Experience in design, implementation and maintenance Microsoft Business Intelligence on-premises tools and services
• [05] Experience in design, implementation and maintenance Microsoft Fabric tools and services
• [06] Hands-on Experience in monitoring systems
• [07] Hands-on Experience in administering virtual infrastructure
• [08] Basic Knowledge in administering other Microsoft systems

Skills:

• [09] A proactive attitude, team-work spirit, being self-motivated with a strong user orientation
• [10] Able to cope with the fast changing technologies
• [11] Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technologies, technical and business concepts to

Specific requirements:

• [01] Experience in woking in Restricted environments
• [02] Active EU security clearance at Confidential level (or higher)
• [03] Knowledge of DBPlus Performance Monitor application
• [04] Creating and managing Always On deployments
• [05] Mastery of recovery models (Full, Simple, Bulk-Logged) and disaster recovery methodologies
• [06] Expertise in using tools like SQL Profiler, Execution Plans, and Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) to diagnose and resolve
• performance bottlenecks
• [08] Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate

Task & Responsibilities:

• - Administration and monitoring MS SQL based database services
• - Providing 2nd line support to database management
• - Update the technical documentation and operating procedures
• - Deploying databases
• - Extracting, transforming and loading data
• - Planning capacity and availability of databases, tuning and optimizing databases
• - Implementing changes according to ICT change management procedures
• - Database monitoring and tuning
• - Reporting on activities
• - Other specific duties as assigned by supervisor