Microsoft Database Administrator (MSDBA) (Warsaw, 70% remote) – EU Public Institutions

The White Team•Capon Bridge, WV

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Microsoft Database Administrator (MSDBA) will be part of the Collaboration Services Team, supporting EU Public Institutions. The role requires a high level of expertise in Microsoft SQL Server and related technologies, with a significant portion of the work being remote. The position is based in Warsaw, with 30% on-site presence required at Frontex Headquarters. The mission duration is 48 months, and a CONFIDENTIAL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL security clearance is mandatory from day 45 of the assignment.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of IT relevant experience.
Minimum 3 years of experience in relevant roles.
Experienced in administration of complex MS SQL based systems deployed in distributed environments.
Expert in optimizing, tuning and planning capacity of databases.
Experience in scripting MS SQL databases, data transformations and ETL tools including cloud services.
Experience in design, implementation and maintenance Microsoft Business Intelligence on-premises tools and services.
Experience in design, implementation and maintenance Microsoft Fabric tools and services.
Hands-on Experience in monitoring systems.
Hands-on Experience in administering virtual infrastructure.
Basic Knowledge in administering other Microsoft systems.
A proactive attitude, team-work spirit, being self-motivated with a strong user orientation.
Able to cope with the fast-changing technologies.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technologies, technical and business concepts to multiple audiences.
Experience in working in Restricted environments.
Active EU security clearance at Confidential level (or higher).
Knowledge of DBPlus Performance Monitor application.
Creating and managing Always On deployments.
Mastery of recovery models (Full, Simple, Bulk-Logged) and disaster recovery methodologies.
Expertise in using tools like SQL Profiler, Execution Plans, and Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) to diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks.
Minimum English language skills: B2.

Nice To Haves

Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate.
Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate.

Responsibilities

Administration and monitoring MS SQL based database services.
Providing 2nd line support to database management.
Update the technical documentation and operating procedures.
Troubleshooting databases.
Deploying databases.
Extracting, transforming and loading data.
Planning capacity and availability of databases, tuning and optimizing databases.
Implementing changes according to ICT change management procedures.
Database monitoring and tuning.
Database incident management.
Reporting on activities.
Other specific duties as assigned by supervisor.