DBA Senior Specialist

About us:

Flutter, the world’s largest online sports betting and iGaming group listed on the London and New York stock exchanges, is home to the Southern Europe & Africa (SEA) region, featuring iconic brands like Sisal and PokerStars, a globally loved brand that embodies innovation and ambition, with significant growth potential in a dynamic market

We are looking for a Database Administrator Senior Specialist to join our IT Operations Delivery & Governance Department. In this role, you will be responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimizing critical database environments that support our business operations. You will work with modern database technologies across on-premises and cloud platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and reliability.

What you'll do:

• Database Administration: Manage, monitor, and maintain enterprise database environments, ensuring availability, performance, security, and operational stability.
• Oracle Database Management: Administer and support Oracle database environments across multiple versions, including mission-critical production systems.
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery: Manage and support solutions such as Oracle RAC, Data Guard, and GoldenGate to ensure business continuity and data protection.
• Performance Tuning & Optimization: Analyze and improve database performance through proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, capacity planning, and SQL optimization.
• Cloud Database Operations: Support and administer database services in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and collaborate on cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• Infrastructure & Platform Support: Work across Linux, Unix, and Windows environments to ensure efficient database operations and infrastructure integration.
• Incident & Problem Management: Troubleshoot complex database issues, identify root causes, and implement sustainable solutions to minimize service disruptions.
• Collaboration: Partner closely with infrastructure, application, and DevOps teams to support business-critical systems and technology projects.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to automation, process optimization, operational efficiency, and the adoption of database management best practices.
• On-Call Support: Participate in the on-call rotation to support critical production environments when required.

What you'll bring:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Informatics, Electronics, Telecommunications, or a related field.
• Master's degree is considered an advantage.
• At least 3-4 years of experience in database administration.
• Experience working in mission-critical production environments.

Technical Skills

• Strong experience in Oracle Database Administration (mandatory).
• Experience with MySQL administration is considered a strong advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of Oracle Database versions from 11g to 23ai.
• Hands-on experience with: Oracle RAC Oracle Data Guard Oracle GoldenGate Oracle Exadata Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Database Performance Tuning
• Good knowledge of SQL Server and SQL language.
• Strong knowledge of Linux, Unix, and Windows operating systems.
• Experience with scripting and automation.
• Good understanding of networking fundamentals related to database infrastructure.
• Knowledge of backup, recovery, security, and database lifecycle management best practices.

What makes you a great fit

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage priorities and work independently.
• Proactive, flexible, and solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong ownership and accountability for critical systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Fluent in English & Italian, both written and spoken.
• Availability to participate in on-call support activities.

Nice to have

• Oracle certifications (OCP, OCM, OCI certifications).
• Experience with cloud providers beyond OCI (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Experience with infrastructure automation and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of containerized environments and Kubernetes.
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms.

Why choose us:

• Permanent contract;
• Food Allowance;
• Pension Fund;
• Company Owned Devices (laptop and business mobile phone);
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of smart-working (according to the company's internal policy);
• 24 Extra Hours Paid Leave;
• Preferential treatment on products offered by Intesa Sanpaolo bank;
• Supplementary Private Health Insurance and consultation with the company doctor;
• Flutter Sharesave Plan.

Choose us also for:

• An inclusive work environment and participate in all our initiatives focused on Diversity & Inclusion;
• Psychological well-being: online meditation courses, medical online service, and counseling service thanks to the support of certified psychologists and coaches;
• Continuous learning for soft and hard skills (es. Learn / Platform, Training);
• Support for parents and children and new mothers’ contributions.
• Volunteering during your working hours.

Much more about us:

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Equal Opportunity Flutter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity and Inclusion are fundamental values for us. We welcome any candidate without a distinction of age, culture, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

Location: Tirana, Albania