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SQL Database Administrator / SQL expert (freelance)

Location: Brussels, Belgium (2 days onsite per week)

Start Date: January 2027

Contract Type: Freelance

Industry: Financial Services

Language Requirement: Fluent French (Mandatory)

Overview

We are seeking an experienced SQL Database Administrator / SQL Expert to support a critical database environment within a leading financial services organisation. This role will focus on ensuring the stability, availability, security, and performance of SQL Server platforms while driving operational excellence and resilience across the organisation's technology landscape.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on SQL Server administration experience and a proven background supporting business-critical systems in enterprise environments. Experience within financial services, insurance, banking, or other highly regulated sectors is highly desirable.

Key responsibilities

Administer, maintain, and optimise Microsoft SQL Server environments
Ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of production database systems
Perform database monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident resolution
Manage backups, restores, patching, upgrades, and disaster recovery processes
Support operational resilience initiatives and ensure business continuity requirements are met
Identify and implement performance improvements across database platforms
Maintain database security, access controls, and compliance standards
Conduct root cause analysis for database-related incidents and implement preventative measures
Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and support teams to deliver operational excellence
Contribute to automation and continuous improvement initiatives within the database estate

Required skills & experience

Strong experience as a SQL Database Administrator, SQL Engineer, or SQL Expert
Extensive hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration
Proven experience supporting complex production environments
Strong knowledge of high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and recovery solutions
Experience with database performance tuning and optimisation
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Fluent French language skills are essential
Ability to work onsite in Brussels two days per week

Desirable experience

Experience within financial services, insurance, banking, or other regulated industries
Knowledge of operational resilience frameworks and best practices
Experience with monitoring and automation tools
Exposure to enterprise-scale database environments