Senior SQL Server & Open Database Architect

Shape resilient database ecosystems — drive performance, innovation, and operational excellence across critical banking technology!

Lisbon-based opportunity with a hybrid work model, including up to 2 remote days per week.

As a Senior SQL Server & Open Database Architect, you will be working for our client, a leading banking group, within its Application Support department and Databases sector. You will join the SQL Server & Open Databases squad and help ensure the reliability, performance, security, and evolution of critical database environments across the organization.

Your main responsibilities:

• Maintain the operational stability of SQL Server and open database environments through effective incident and change management.
• Analyze and optimize database performance while advising IT teams on query efficiency.
• Contribute to business and technical projects, including database architecture definition and technology evolution.
• Manage database version upgrades and obsolescence activities.
• Document security, monitoring, backup, and restoration solutions.
• Support and promote DevOps practices while ensuring compliance with established IT urbanization standards.
• Conduct technology surveillance across database tools and architectures, including Cloud and Big Data solutions.
• Participate in a weekly on-call duty rotation.

You're ideal for this role if you have:

• At least 8 years of experience as a Database Administrator or Database Architect.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server.
• Professional experience with open databases, including MongoDB, SingleStore, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
• Experience validating database architectures.
• Proven ability to analyze and optimize database performance.
• Practical experience with incident, change, backup, restoration, security, and monitoring processes.
• Familiarity with DevOps approaches and enterprise IT architecture standards.
• Experience participating in an on-call duty rotation.

Language Required for the role: Fluent English

Eligibility for the role: Only candidates with an existing legal right to work in the European Union will be considered for this role.

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Interested? Apply now and include your CV (preferably in English) along with a statement confirming your consent to the processing and storage of your personal data.