Vivid Resourcing

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