Database Administrator, SQL Server – VMware, Azure

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🇵🇹 Portugal – Remote

💵 €2.3k - €3k / month

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📀 Database Administrator

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HumanIT Digital Consulting

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2020

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Logistics • Marketing

HumanIT Digital Consulting is a human-centered digital consulting and talent services firm that helps organizations find, onboard and grow people while delivering digital transformation and IT-related consulting. The company emphasizes people-first values and offers services to both jobseekers and hiring companies across offices in Portugal and Switzerland. HumanIT positions itself as a partner for businesses seeking human talent and for professionals seeking career opportunities in digital and IT roles.

📋 Description

• Administer, configure, maintain and tune SQL Server environments hosted across VMware and Microsoft Azure • Perform installation, patching, monitoring, backup and restore, security and access management • Ensure high availability and disaster recovery across the database estate • Reduce operational toil through monitoring, automation and reliable operational processes • Conduct root-cause analysis, post-incident reviews and incident learning • Use PowerShell/dbatools, T-SQL, SQL Agent, Elastic Jobs and Azure DevOps pipelines to automate recurring tasks • Contribute to projects involving Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, ETL and Dynamics-related data flows • Contribute to database CI/CD practices • Support workloads moving from VMware to Azure, considering reliability, security and cost optimisation • Work closely with infrastructure, development and business teams while supporting day-to-day operations and the technology roadmap

🎯 Requirements

• Solid hands-on experience as a SQL Server DBA, covering administration, configuration, maintenance and performance tuning • Practical SQL Server experience across both VMware/on-premises and Microsoft Azure environments, including Azure SQL and/or SQL Server on Azure VMs • Experience with HA/DR, including Always On Availability Groups, FCIs, log shipping, geo-replication and backup/restore testing • Good understanding of reliability engineering principles, including SLIs/SLOs, toil reduction, RCA and post-incident reviews • Strong T-SQL skills, including writing, troubleshooting and optimising queries and stored procedures • Scripting and automation experience using PowerShell/dbatools, T-SQL and/or Python • Experience with ITSM processes, including incident, service request and change management • Experience working with Change Advisory Boards (CAB) • Experience using Azure DevOps (ADO) boards for task tracking and delivery • Ability to create and maintain technical documentation, procedures and runbooks • Experience handling sensitive or PII data and following data protection controls such as GDPR and DPIA processes • Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills, particularly during incidents and technical changes • Professional working proficiency in English • Availability to work UK hours from Portugal, according to an agreed schedule

🏖️ Benefits

• 15th month salary • Health insurance covering your family • Birthday off • Mobility program for digital nomads • Real work-life balance