Database Administrator

Title: Database Administrator

Location: Belgium

Languages: English

Job Description

Job Description

Ingestion IT Systems Database Administrator Expert

• Migration of Cellar store (the semantic repository of Publications Office) from AWS Cloud to another Cloud provider involving migration from Oracle to PostgreSQL.
• Migrate existing cloud-based Oracle databases (RDS) to PostgreSQL cloud-based databases (setting, data, procedures).
• Removal of Oracle Spatial.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and performance of cloud-based databases during and after the migration.
• Provide technical expertise and support for database-related issues.
• Develop and maintain database backup and recovery procedures.
• Monitor and optimize database performance, ensuring high availability and scalability.
• Collaborate with other teams and involvement in other IT systems of the OP and the Data Migration leader to ensure database design meets application requirements.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of data modelling and data warehousing.
• Very good knowledge of English (Level C1 – Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

Minimum 7 years of professional experience in IT, of which:

• 5 years of experience as a DBA, with a focus on cloud migration and database administration.
• 5 years of experience with database design and development.
• 5 years of experience of Oracle, Oracle Spatial, RDS, and PostgreSQL.
• 2 years of experience with cloud migration, including data transfer and synchronization.
• 1 year Experience with agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Bachelor or equivalent degree of at least 3 successful years of post-high school education in Information Technology or Computer Science or Computing (EQF level 6), or 2 years of professional experience in addition to experience required in section \"Experience\" below, for each missing year of required years of studies.