C004969 Database Administrator Platform (NS) BELGIUM - 9 Jul

Deadline Date: Thursday 9 July 2026



Requirement:   Database Administrator Platform



Location: Braine-l'Alleud, BELGIUM



Full Time On-Site: Yes



Time On-Site: 100%



Not to Exceed Rate: 95 EUR



Total Scope of the request (hours): 418



Required Start Date: 10 August 2026



End Contract Date: 31 December 2026



Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET


Please do NOT apply for any NATO contract positions unless you meet ALL the following criteria:

1. Current National or NATO SECRET clearance
2. Nationality of one of the NATO member countries
3. Current work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country position

Any applications that do NOT meet all the above - and do not CLEARLY show these on the CV - will be deleted.



Duties & Role:

• Manage installation, configuration, upgrades, and backups of database systems and related products both on-premises and in the cloud
• Design, develop, and maintain data collection, transformation, and integration processes across multiple on-premises and cloud RDBMS platforms
• Monitor database performance, availability, and capacity, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure optimal service delivery.
• Develop and manage automation tools, scripts, and workflows for database administration, monitoring, maintenance, and operational reporting.
• Produce dynamic reports and standardized templates to support database configuration management, performance monitoring, and lifecycle tracking;
• Support database migrations and modernization initiatives involving Azure and other cloud database services.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and cloud engineering teams to ensure optimal database performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Establish and maintain data governance and quality standards within reporting and integration processes;
• Stay current with database technology roadmaps, contributing to continuous improvement of lifecycle management, security, and data reliability.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, architectural designs, and support runbooks.

Requirements

Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
• Expert-level knowledge and hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration,  development , performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Strong experience designing, implementing, and supporting High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions including Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, Replication, Backup and Recovery strategies
• Experience managing databases across cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure (Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Virtual Machines)
• Experience on administering and supporting open-source database technologies including PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB.
• Experience with NoSQL database technologies, preferably MongoDB
• Proficiency in database automation and scripting using PowerShell, T-SQL, and/or  Python .
• Strong understanding of relational database design, normalization, indexing strategies, query optimization, and capacity planning
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and database deployment automation practices
• Skilled in containerized and virtualized environments.
• Strong understanding of database monitoring, observability, and performance management tools.
• Ensures data quality, consistency, and governance across integrated systems, following organizational data standards and compliance requirements;
• Implements secure database management practices, including access control, encryption, auditing, and vulnerability management.
• Lead technical investigations, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex database incidents and problems.