Microsoft Database Administrator (MSDBA) (Warsaw, 70% remote) – EU Public Institutions

Twtspain; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Frontex seeks a Microsoft Database Administrator (MSDBA) to join the Collaboration Services Team in Warsaw. The role combines 30% on-site and 70% remote work for a 48-month mission, focusing on MS SQL administration in distributed environments, performance tuning, ETL, and BI tooling with Always On availability.

Required: minimum Level 6 education, English B2, and 5 years IT experience (3 in relevant roles); active EU security clearance preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience administering complex MS SQL based systems in distributed environments.
• Proficient in tuning and capacity planning for databases.
• Experience scripting MS SQL databases, data transformations and ETL tools.

Responsibilities

• Administration and monitoring of MS SQL based database services.
• Providing 2nd line support to database management.
• Update the technical documentation and operating procedures.
• Troubleshooting databases.
• 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.
• Database incident management.
• Reporting on activities.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

MS SQL admin

Database tuning

ETL tools

BI on-prem

Monitoring systems

Virtual infrastructure

Education

Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate

Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate

Level 6 education

Tools

SQL Profiler

Execution Plans

DMVs

Always On deployments

Recovery models

Job description

Microsoft Database Administrator (MSDBA) (Warsaw, 70% remote) – Frontex

Profile: Microsoft Database Administrator in support of Collaboration Services Team. Level Standard.

Place of performance: Frontex Headquarters – 30% on-site, 70% remote.

Duration of the mission: 48 months.

Security Clearance: Is required (required from day 45 of assignment) - CONFIDENTIAL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL.

Minimum level of education: Level 6.

Minimum English language skills: B2.

Minimum IT relevant experience: 5 years (3 years in relevant roles).

Award Criteria: 35% Price / 65% Quality.

Minimum required scoring for interview: 60%.

Rate: Flexible. The rate offered depends on the candidate’s level, in accordance with the European public grading system. Further details are available upon discussion.

• NWH: 210 days x 4 years.
• EWH: 18 days x 4 years.
• On Call Duties 2096 hours x 4 years.

Required technical certificates: Not required. Any certificates provided will be considered a plus.

Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge:

• [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 multiple audiences.

Specific requirements

• [01] Experience in working 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.
• [07] Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate.
• [08] Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate.

Typical tasks and responsibilities

• Administration and monitoring MS SQL based database services.
• Providing 2nd line support to database management.
• Update the technical documentation and operating procedures.
• Troubleshooting databases.
• 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.
• Database incident management.
• Reporting on activities.
• Other specific duties as assigned by supervisor.