Database Administrator

pSpektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects. /p h3Who we are supporting /h3 pThe NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. /p pThe NCIA provides a wide range of services, including: /p ul liCyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO’s communication networks and information systems against cyber threats. /li liCommand and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO’s military commanders to plan and execute operations. /li liSatellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces. /li liElectronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO’s mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks. /li liInformation Management: The NCIA manages NATO’s information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers. /li /ul pOverall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO’s communication and information technology capabilities. /p h3The program /h3 h3Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS) /h3 pThe NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO’s principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V. /p pTo provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categories: NATO International Civilians (NIC's), Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC's). The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce. /p h3Role ID – C /h3 h3Role Duties and Responsibilities /h3 ul liManage installation, configuration, upgrades, and backups of database systems and related products both on-premises and in the cloud /li liDesign, develop, and maintain data collection, transformation, and integration processes across multiple on-premises and cloud RDBMS platforms /li liMonitor database performance, availability, and capacity, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure optimal service delivery. /li liDevelop and manage automation tools, scripts, and workflows for database administration, monitoring, maintenance, and operational reporting. /li liProduce dynamic reports and standardized templates to support database configuration management, performance monitoring, and lifecycle tracking; /li liSupport database migrations and modernization initiatives involving Azure and other cloud database services. /li liCollaborate with application, infrastructure, and cloud engineering teams to ensure optimal database performance, reliability, and scalability. /li liEstablish and maintain data governance and quality standards within reporting and integration processes; /li liStay current with database technology roadmaps, contributing to continuous improvement of lifecycle management, security, and data reliability. /li liProduce and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, architectural designs, and support runbooks /li /ul h3Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications /h3 ul liExpert-level knowledge and hands‑on experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration, development, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimization. /li liStrong experience designing, implementing, and supporting High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions including: ul liAlways On Availability Groups /li liFailover Clustering /li liReplication /li liBackup and Recovery strategies /li /ul /li liExperience managing databases across cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure (Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Virtual Machines) /li liExperience on administering and supporting open-source database technologies including PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB. /li liExperience with NoSQL database technologies, preferably MongoDB /li liProficiency in database automation and scripting using PowerShell, T‑SQL, and/or Python. /li liStrong understanding of relational database design, nor