About this job

Sapienza Consulting, a tpgroup company, is recruiting a Database Admin to join NATO – NCIA in Mons, Wallonia, Belgium.

Responsibilities

• Provide On Call (7*24) support to customers for High Priority incidents as part of Database Team
• Working closely with Agency Coherence sections to ensure appropriate security measures are implemented and systems are developed adhering to business continuity standards
• Installing and upgrading the database server and application tool
• Monitoring and optimizing performance of database
• Applying database backup strategies and ensuring a valid and maintained recovery plan is in place
• Allocating system storage and planning storage requirements for database system
• Modifying database structure, as necessary, from information given by application developers
• Enrolling users and maintaining system security
• Ensuring compliance with database vendor license agreement
• Controlling and monitoring user access to the database
• Maintaining archived data
• Contacting database vendor for technical support
• Generating various reports by querying from database as per need
• Managing and monitoring data replication

Profile

• Required Security Clearance: NATO Secret

Experience Required

• You need to demonstrate at least 5 years of recent relevant years’ experience
• Systems requirement analysis for database design and complete installation according to high-performance data throughput systems
• Administering, maintaining and securing database servers and provide Level 2/3 support according to SLA KPI metrics
• Upgrade from earlier Microsoft SQL and Oracle Database versions based running on on-premise and/or cloud
• Re-platforming Microsoft SQL and Oracle Database servers, which the lift and shift process whereby servers are simply carried over from current Data Centre to new environment.
• High Availability implementation of Microsoft SQL and Oracle Databases, troubleshooting replication problems and identifying appropriate replication strategy
• Disaster Recovery Solutions use RDBMS HA (Clustering and Always On Availability Groups) and participating in Disaster Recovery Planning analysis and tests
• Provision and maintenance of database support documentation in line with Quality Standards, knowledge base documentation
• Configuration/monitoring of Microsoft SQL and Oracle Database backups and restore databases
• Perform routine database maintenance activities and able to check daily routine tasks on MSSQL Systems including reorganization of databases to maintain performance levels
• Resolution of Database performance issues, writing, debugging and optimizing complex queries and providing troubleshooting support
• Performing simple tasks on Windows and Linux Operating Systems as a Database Administrator
• Knowledge of Virtualization and Platform services

Experience Desired:

• Experience in provisioning of Platform as a Service
• Knowledge of SharePoint, WebLogic and Apache platform
• Experience in the provisioning of application maintenance and support services
• Investigates and resolves application and system support problems and provides information about the systems, utilizing management tools
• Knowledge of working within an ITSM framework (ITIL etc.) and perform Service Operation activities in ITIL Service Lifecycle
• Holding ITIL v3 Foundation certification
• Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements

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