Senior Database Administrator - Spain

Senior Database Administrator
- Spain (remote work in Spain is possible)

Who is our client?

Our client is a global marketing service provider and they specialize in affiliate marketing & publishing. They are digital natives, data-obsessed, and focused on measurable outcomes. Some of the most talented individuals you’ll ever meet, all with one thing in common: doing great work, and growing as a team.

Their value lies in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging. They strongly believe in equality and stand against all kinds of discrimination.
Come join a team of explorers who are motivated by growth, and driven by results.

What you'll do

The Senior Database Administrator reports to the Database Administrator Team Lead and is responsible for the planning, building and maintenance of robust and reliable database clusters supporting our system infrastructure. The key objective of the Database Administration Team, and thus the Senior Database Administrator, is to ensure that globally deployed database infrastructure is stable, scalable and efficient. To reach this goal, you will collaborate with the Team Lead to define, refine and execute the processes and tasks required. The Senior DBA will help to mentor other team members in their day-to-day tasks. You will also support the Team Lead in planning, technical decisions and collaborating with teams we support for their database needs to develop new insights that could further enhance our platform.

- Guide the Database Administration Team through the creation and execution of our database management
- Define and enforce availability and performance SLAs to maintain our high standards
- Maintain detailed, up-to-date documentation of internal data assets
- Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate creation and destruction of clusters
- Define and enforce monitoring and alarming policies to minimize system downtime or performance degradation
- Ensure systems are patched, secured and backed up to our standards
- Oversee the tuning of database engines for improved efficiency and cost
- Co-ordinate with cross-functional experts throughout the company to validate and develop new insights
- Collaborate with and support development and other teams in delivering on business objectives
- Expert analytical and data-driven decision-making skills
- Creative thinking and motivated self-starter with an ability to quickly grasp complex concepts and technologies
- Comfortable leading projects from start to finish with minimal supervision
- Strong ability to work within aggressive and dynamic timelines
- Excellent team player and positive contributor to the culture of the business
- Participate in On-call rotation for publishing platform

What you'll bring

- University degree or diploma in related field and 5+ years of relevant DBA experience
- Expert in large scale MySQL database cluster administration
- Advanced knowledge of SQL optimization
- Experience implementing and maintaining best practices for database backups
- Basic Linux system administration experience
- Comfortable administering Mongo or a similar document-based database system
- Intermediate understanding of PostgreSQL database systems
- Virtualization experience, specifically AWS cloud computing and clustering
- Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills
- Ability to work within aggressive and dynamic timelines
- Strong communication skills and an ability to interact with all levels of end users and technical resources
- Experience managing infrastructure with code (Terraform, Ansible, etc)
- Sufficient knowledge of scripting languages such as Python or PHP for task automation and monitoring components
- Familiarity with the Atlassian Stack management tools (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket)
- Experience in data warehousing considered an asset

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What’s in it for you

- Paid flight ticket and paid accommodation for the first two months.
The client also has their own broker on site who will help find an apartment.
Alternatively € 3600 will be paid for relocation
- Attractive salary
- Competitive private health & life insurance package
- Flexible working hours and remote-friendly tools and methodologies to stay connected
- Workplace perks such as coffee, fresh fruit, bread, sweets, and drinks are provided daily
- In addition to regular leave yearly, six weeks’ paid leave for every four years of service
- Be part of a multicultural environment (we are made up of over 35 nationalities, speaking almost 30 languages!)
- Wellbeing program
- Different employee events throughout the year and team building activities
- Career Development training and programs to help you grow!

Welcome with your application!