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≈ $54k – $150k per year (Estimated)
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Hybrid (Brussels, Belgium)
Employment
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Specialist recruitment across Technology, Engineering, Public Sector and Professional Services. 9 offices across the UK, US, Benelux and DACH. Get in touch.

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

 

Profile

  • 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

 

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

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