Senior Database Specialist

Bioggio , Ticino, Switzerland

Type: n/a

Category: IT & Internet & Media

Requirements: English
Company: Avaloq
Region: Bioggio , Ticino

Company Description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research-led approach and continual innovation are powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.

We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the worlds leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive, and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Job Description

The Database Competence Center covers all DBA technologies and is responsible for 24/7 operations for major regional and global banks.

Your key tasks

1. Create and maintain all databases required for development, testing, education, and production on different Unix and Linux platforms.
2. Perform capacity planning to create and maintain databases.
3. Ongoing tuning of database instances.
4. Install and evaluate new versions of Oracle RDBMS and related tools.
5. Plan and implement backup and recovery strategies for Oracle databases.
6. Manage migrations of programs, database changes, reference data, and menu changes through the development lifecycle.
7. Implement and enforce security measures for all Oracle Databases.
8. Perform database re-organizations to optimize performance and uptime.
9. Establish standards for application design and coding to ensure integrity, security, and performance.
10. Support and execute migration to Oracle Cloud or other cloud providers.
11. Provide technical support to application development teams.
12. Assist with impact analysis of database object changes.
13. Troubleshoot database, application, and development tool issues.
14. Maintain up-to-date support documentation for review and audit purposes.
15. Declare infrastructure components in Terraform for Oracle OCI, GPC, AWS, MS Azure, and private clouds.
16. Utilize current technologies and tools to improve and automate system operations and processes.
17. Set up, operate, monitor, and maintain systems to deliver services effectively.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of solid Oracle DBA experience.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud (OCI).
• Experience operating Oracle databases on Unix systems (AIX, Linux).
• Proficiency in shell scripting.
• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Ansible, Terraform, git).
• Strong experience with CI/CD processes.

It would be a real bonus if you have

• MSSQL DBA experience.
• PostgreSQL DBA experience.
• Experience with Exadata and RAC.
• Oracle APEX experience.
• Proven coding skills.

Additional Information

We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer hybrid and flexible working options to support our colleagues in maintaining this balance while fostering our inclusive culture.

At Avaloq, we embrace diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone can be their authentic selves. We hire, compensate, and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other traits that make us unique.

Please note, we do not accept speculative CV submissions from recruitment agencies, and unsolicited submissions are exempt from payment expectations.

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