Database Administrator

Role

Database Administrator



Profile

C002096 Database Administrator

Duties:

Supporting overall operations and maintenance of various DB services used at Data Centres in NATO;
Provide On Call (7*24) support to the customers for High Priority incidents as part of Database Team
Working closely with Agency Coherence sections to ensure appropriate security measures are implemented and systems are developed adhering to business continuity standards;
Installing and upgrading the database server and application tool
Monitoring and optimizing the performance of the database
Applying database backup strategies and ensuring a valid and maintained recovery plan is in place;
Allocating system storage and planning storage requirements for the database system
Modifying the database structure, as necessary, from information given by application developers
Enrolling users and maintaining system security
Ensuring compliance with database vendor license agreement
Controlling and monitoring user access to the database
Maintaining archived data
Contacting database vendor for technical support
Generating various reports by querying from database as per need
Managing and monitoring data replication


Requirements:

You need to demonstrate at least 5 years of recent relevant years' experience. You must be able to prove:
Systems requirement analysis for database design and complete installation according to high-performance data throughput systems
Administering, maintaining and securing the database servers and provide Level 2/3 support according to SLA KPI metrics
Upgrade from earlier Microsoft SQL and Oracle Database versions based running on on-premise and/or cloud
Re-platforming Microsoft SQL and Oracle Database servers, which the lift and shift process whereby servers are simply carried over from the current Data Centre to the new environment.
High Availability implementation of Microsoft SQL and Oracle Databases, troubleshooting replication problems and identify appropriate replication strategy
Disaster Recovery Solutions use RDBMS HA (Clustering and Always On Availability Groups) and participating in Disaster Recovery Planning analysis and tests
Provision and maintenance of database support documentation in line with Quality Standards, knowledge base documentation
Configuration/monitoring of Microsoft SQL and Oracle Database backups and restore databases
Perform routine database maintenance activities and able to check daily routine tasks on MSSQL Systems including reorganization of databases to maintain performance levels
Resolution of Database performance issues, writing, debugging and optimizing complex queries and provide troubleshooting support
Performing simple tasks on Windows and Linux Operating Systems as an Database Administrator
Knowledge of Virtualization and Platform services.
Desirables:

Experience in provisioning of Platform as a Service;
Knowledge of SharePoint, WebLogic and Apache platform
Experience in the provisioning of application maintenance and support services.
Investigates and resolves application and system support problems and provides information about the systems, utilizing management tools;
Knowledge of working within an ITSM framework (ITIL etc.) and perform Service Operation activities in ITIL Service Lifecycle
Holding ITIL v3 Foundation certification
Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;


Location

Mons

Start date

06/06/2022



Contract length

418 hours



Application closes

28/04/2022

Max hourly rate (€)



Lowest Price Technically Compliant

Remarks



NATO SECRET

Security clearance

A security clearance is required