Vivid Resourcing - Freelance SQL DBA (Infrastructure)

For a banking customer in Brussels, we are searching for a freelance SQL DBA for a senior mission.

Responsibilities

• Help define, implement and maintain highly available, performant & scalable database systems to effectively meet IT Business requirements
• Be involved in deployment and patching automation
• Maintain (backups, transaction log management, index optimisation etc) and upgrade the database systems etc
• Review database schema changes to ensure compliance with standards and ensure optimal choice of indexing, column definitions etc.
• Help with problem solving in case of performance problems or functional issues in applications
• Build a strong relationship both within the infrastructure team and with the development teams
• Promote best practices
• Maintain the deployment pipeline

Additional details

Seniority: Medior/Senior Start Date: October/November Duration: Long-term Extension: Yes Contract: Freelance Location: Brussels Onsite Policy: 50% Hours Per Week: 40 Languages: Fluent English and French/Dutch Interview Process: 1 stage

• Expert knowledge of SQL Server administration, performance tuning, high availability and disaster recovery
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, Oracle and enterprise database operations
• Hands-on experience with AWS database services (Aurora, RDS for SQL Server, PostgreSQL and MySQL, DynamoDB)
• Experience with Azure database services (Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, CosmosDB)
• Strong troubleshooting skills across database, operating system and infrastructure layers
• Experience with PowerShell and infrastructure automation
• Good knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory and Red Hat Linux

Strongly preferred:

• Experience with TerraForm, Ansible or similar Infrastructure-as-Code tools
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Redgate , Dynatrace, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor or equivalent
• Experience modernising legacy database platforms
• Experience with GIT, Jira and CI/CD-driven deployment processes
• Experience with cloud security, encryption, backup and disaster recovery solutions
• Experience with performance monitoring and capacity management in cloud environments
• Knowledge of Power BI, SSAS or reporting platforms

Nice to have:

• VMware vSphere and ESXi administration knowledge
• CommVault or enterprise backup solutions
• Basic networking and load-balancing (F5) concepts
• Azure Entra ID and Azure platform services
• Basic knowledge of Go or Python programming language

Soft skills

• Good communication skills enabling you to explain complex technical issues is an easy-to-understand way
• Like to keep up to date with the latest technology trends
• Fluent English and good knowledge of either French or Dutch
• Advanced investigation & problem solving skills with strong analytical skills
• Availability & flexibility
• Interested in cloud technologies and what the future may bring
• Have a clean certificate of good behaviour