Senior Database Engineer

Job Description

Senior Database Engineer

Our client is a major Swiss infrastructure and services organization operating critical, large-scale systems that require very high availability, strong security standards, and continuous technical excellence. To strengthen its IT operations team, we are looking for a Senior Database Engineer.

This position requires German fluency.

Your responsibilities

• You are responsible for the design, engineering, and operation of central data platforms such as MS SQL Server, MariaDB, and Oracle, including monitoring
  
• You specify system architectures and software solutions and define the technical resources required for them
  
• You lead projects and ongoing developments, including technical lifecycle initiatives, ensuring successful delivery in terms of quality, time, and budget
  
• You advise and support internal stakeholders on technical questions related to the organization's services, particularly on architecture, security, performance, and operational matters
  
• With your open, honest, and empathetic approach, you contribute to the development of the team
  
• As part of the team, you take part in on-call duty for the platforms and, together with external operating partners, ensure quality, security, and availability

Requirements

• A degree (university of applied sciences or higher) in computer science, systems engineering, or an equivalent qualification
  
• Solid expertise in building, operating, and developing highly available MS SQL configurations (AlwaysOn), with experience in performance tuning, security, upgrades, and disaster recovery
  
• Scripting experience with T-SQL and PowerShell; experience with MySQL/MariaDB/Oracle is an advantage
  
• Hands-on experience with Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instances
  
• Openness to also supporting integration topics (streaming with Kafka / IBM webMethods ESB)
  
• Fluent in German
  

Requirements
A degree (university of applied sciences or higher) in computer science, systems engineering, or an equivalent qualification Solid expertise in building, operating, and developing highly available MS SQL configurations (AlwaysOn), with experience in performance tuning, security, upgrades, and disaster recovery Scripting experience with T-SQL and PowerShell; experience with MySQL/MariaDB/Oracle is an advantage Hands-on experience with Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instances Openness to also supporting integration topics (streaming with Kafka / IBM webMethods ESB) Fluent in German