SQL Server DBA | Database Admin - Leuven

Contracts IT
Leuven, Belgium
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English, Dutch

Job location

Leuven, Belgium

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
JIRA
Azure
Databases
Monitoring of Systems
PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server
SQL Azure
Windows Server
MySQL
Performance Tuning
Powershell
Runbook
SQL Stored Procedures
SQL Databases
SQL Server Reporting Services
SQL Server Integration Services
T-SQL
Grafana
Information Technology
Terraform
Dynatrace

Job description

A well-established Belgian financial services organisation based in Leuven is looking for an experienced SQL Server DBA to join their infrastructure team on a freelance basis. The position has opened due to an internal team change and represents a genuine operational need - not a pipeline exercise., * Own the full SQL Server infrastructure - installation, configuration, management, security and lifecycle

  • Monitor the environment daily, proactively detecting and resolving issues before they impact business continuity
  • Analyse complex incidents and lead Root Cause Analysis
  • Design and implement structural improvements to performance, stability and security
  • Manage upgrades, migrations and decommissions across SQL systems
  • Serve as the technical escalation point for colleagues on database incidents
  • Maintain and improve the team's knowledge base - runbooks, documentation and training materials

Must haves

  • Hands-on SQL Server DBA experience (2019/2022/2025)
  • T-SQL: queries, stored procedures, DDL
  • Performance tuning at infrastructure level
  • Always On Availability Groups in production
  • SQL Server Replication
  • Windows Server environment knowledge
  • ITIL process awareness: incident, problem, change management
  • Dutch working language (daily team communication)

Nice to haves

  • PostgreSQL or MySQL experience
  • Azure SQL / Azure cloud exposure
  • SSIS / SSRS
  • PowerShell scripting or Terraform
  • Monitoring tools: Grafana, SentryOne, Dynatrace
  • Agile/SAFe experience (Jira, sprints)

Requirements

You'll be joining a mature, collaborative IT infrastructure team of around 15-20 people, working alongside highly experienced database professionals. The environment is primarily on-premises Microsoft SQL Server, with a roadmap toward Azure SQL in the coming years., You'll be working in a multi-cluster infrastructure team with deep collective expertise. The team has a fixed collaboration day on Wednesday. Strong medior profiles are welcome - years of experience matter less than the depth and relevance of your SQL Server skillset.

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