Senior SQL Server DBA

📈 At Finsolutia we keep expanding!📈

For this reason, we are looking for a Senior SQL Server DBA with at least 4-5 years of experience performing similar duties to join our Data Team in Lisbon. Thus, we encourage you to apply and become part of this great team.💪💪

💻 What will you do on a day-to-day basis?💻

• Installing, Configuring and Patching SQL Server instances both single instances as well as instances in High Availability (Availability Groups), ensuring the defined versions and patches of the product.

• Monitoring CQ & PROD environments and implementing improvements for the monitoring system.

• Maintaining the environments secure by implementing the principle of the least privileges.

• Ensuring each environment’s performance through regular maintenance for indexes and statistics.

• Troubleshooting performance problems by collaborating with the developer teams and solving the problems through right configurations and correct indexing.

• Working with multiple environnements (DEV, CQ, Production) accros multiple domains.

• Prioritizing the requests through ADO (Azure DevOps) and by using source control (ADO) for registering modifications.

• Helping developer teams to develop T-SQL scripts needed for the operational procedures.

• Accompanying product deployment procedures for every sprint and ensuring that environment safety and performance. 

🔎 What knowledge and skills will you need to have to succeed in the position?🔍

• Proven experience with SQL Server 2019+ multi-instance and high availability environments. Expertise with Installation, Configuration, Patching, Backups/Restores, Snapshots, Rollbacks are required.

• Very solid security knowledge and creativity for ensuring data safety.

• Strong expertise with SQL Server performance optimization on index level (rowstore, columnstore, fulltext, in-memory) as well as deep understanding of the statistics. Experience with partitioning is a bonus point.

• Great observability knowledge (starting with the knowledge of the relevant SQL Server DMVs).

• Outstanding T-SQL knowledge with SQL Server 2019+. Experience with PaaS is greatly appreciated.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and DevOps practices is not required but preferred.

• Good knowledge and experience with PostgreSQL and Power BI are strong differentiation points but are not required.

• Public Cloud experience (great understanding of Compute, Storage, Networking, Identity, etc) is a differentiation point.

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in an Enterprise environment OR 7 years in any industry sector.

• At least a secondary school qualification (A-Levels or equivalent).

• Fluency in English and Portuguese. Spanish language knowledge is a big plus.

🏆 What Will Make You Stand Out (Soft Skills) 🏆

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions and companies.
  Self-motivated, proactive, and autonomous.

• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.

• A commitment to quality and testing excellence.

• A team player, focused on achieving results.

🔝 What can we offer you?🔝

• To be part of a dynamic and constantly growing company.

• To be in an excellent work environment that will favor your professional development.

• You will have a competitive and flexible remuneration.

• Flexibility in and out of the office.

• You will have a package of social benefits.

• The offer includes a competitive salary.

Come and join our team!

At Finsolutia, we evaluate all candidates fairly and equitably, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants based solely on the skills, experience, and competencies required for the role. No candidate in this process will be discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, or any other personal characteristic. Our commitment is to ensure an inclusive environment and equal opportunities for all candidates.

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