Database Administrator

📍 Client & contract: lead international bank | B2B 🗣️ Recruitment: phone screen with our recruiter + two on-line meetings with hiring managers 🗺️ Hybrid work: 6 days per month from the office in Cracow

Verita HR is an international company providing recruitment support within #Fintech, #Finance and #Banking market in EMEA. We connect the most innovative organizations with the best people in the market. We conduct systematic market research, which allows our Digital Teams to be a step ahead of the competition. What's in it for you?

Prestigious position at one of the world's largest banks

Stable, long-term projects

Hybrid work (6 days per month from the office in Cracow)

Working with modern IT technologies

Growth and development opportunities with the possibility to move between projects

Private healthcare coverage and multisport card

Referral program, free parking and company events

Daily tasks

• Lead and deliver infrastructure initiatives such as platform upgrades, standardisation and decommissioning
• Build and manage database environments, supporting reduced physical server deployments and optimised cost
• Assess and deploy security patches and critical updates, ensuring compliance with internal controls
• Evaluate new database technologies, produce proof-of-concepts and support safe adoption across the estate
• Provide internal consultancy to project teams on database design, resilience and backup/recovery
• Produce clear documentation for internal publication, including standards, procedures and runbooks
• Report progress and risks to management with concise updates on status, issues and dependencies
• Support change and incident activities, including troubleshooting and root cause analysis, via an on-call / rota model

Requirements

Join a database infrastructure team responsible for the design, build, and support of database systems supporting business-critical applications and infrastructure services. You will become part of a collaborative team of technical specialists working across multiple database management systems, including Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, PostgreSQL and Cloud DB platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, Ali Cloud). This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role within a high-performing infrastructure team, covering everything from small changes to large complex migrations that support the organization’s strategic goals. About you: Strong hands-on experience with at least one enterprise RDBMS, such as Oracle (RMAN, Data Guard, RAC, Exadata), DB2, PostgreSQL or SQL Server Ability to learn and adopt new database technologies quickly Experience with shell scripting and automation, such as Bash, PowerShell, Python or Ansible, depending on platform Strong understanding of IT operations, including incident/change management and controlled production practices Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical topics clearly to varied audiences Strong organisational skills, methodical and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple priorities

Must have: Database Administration, RHEL, Oracle DB, Oracle, RMAN, Data Guard, RAC, DB2, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Bash