Senior Azure Database Platform Engineer, hibrido

UST
Madrid, Spain
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience required
7 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Microsoft Azure Cloud Database Databases DevOps Identity and Access Management PostgreSQL Microsoft SQL Server SQL Azure Oracle (Applications) Backup and Restore Cloud Platform System
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Data Layers Database Migration Oracledb

Job description

curated Azure DB offerings, automation, and self service capabilities that enable product teams to modernize their data layer while reducing dependency on central DBA operations. Hybrid position in Madrid (3 days at clients office, Sol area, next to the underground). Key Responsibilities: As a Database Platform Engineer, you will work closely with multiple application and platform teams, acting as a technical enabler and migration specialist within a complex enterprise environment. Support multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and product teams in onboarding to Azure database services (Azure SQL, Oracle on Azure, PostgreSQL) Assess existing on premises Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases, analysing migration feasibility, risks, and constraints Define and drive end to end database migration strategies in collaboration with application teams. Execute migrations from on prem environments to Azure, with a strong preference for Azure SQL and Oracle DB services, and support

Requirements

transformation to PostgreSQL where technically and functionally feasible Act as a technical bridge between application teams, Azure platform teams, central DB teams, and Oracle/Microsoft vendors Enable left shifted database operations by introducing automation, self service patterns, and standardized operational models. Design and implement automation for database lifecycle operations such as: - Provisioning - Access management - Backup restore - Monitoring - Patching and basic operations Educate and coach application teams on cloud database concepts, platform standards, and operational responsibilities Contribute to reusable templates, reference architectures, documentation, and onboarding assets to support Azure DB adoption at scale. Mandatory requirements: 5 7+ years of hands on experience as a Database Engineer working with Oracle and/or Microsoft SQL Server in enterprise environments. Proven experience in migrating databases from on premises to Azure database services (Azure SQL, Oracle on Azure, PostgreSQL) Strong understanding of database fundamentals across on prem and cloud environments. Experience designing and implementing automated, self service database capabilities, using Infrastructure as Code or platform tooling. Strong DevOps mindset and familiarity with you build it, you run it operational models. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, comfortable working across application, platform, and vendor teams. Pragmatic, solution oriented approach and ability to operate in complex, regulated enterprise environments. English C1 What can we offer? -23 days of Annual Leave plus the 24th and 31st of December as discretionary days! -Numerous benefits (Heath Care Plan, teleworking compensation, Life and Accident Insurances). - Retribución Flexible Program: (Meals, Kinder Garden, Transport, online English lessons, Heath Care Plan ) -Free access to several training platforms -P

About the company

Senior Azure Database Platform Engineer We are still looking for the very Top Talent and we would be delighted if you were to join our team! More in details, UST is a multinational company based in North America, certified as a Top Employer and Great Place to Work company with over 35.000 employees all over the world and presence in more than 35 countries. We are leaders on digital technology services, and we provide large-scale technologic solutions to big companies. What we look for? We are looking for a Senior Database Platform / Forward Deployed Engineer to play a key role in onboarding application teams to Azure database services, leading database migrations from Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server to Azure, and modernizing workloads towards PostgreSQL where feasible. We are strengthening our cloud database capabilities to support application teams in migrating from on premises databases to secure, scalable Azure database services. As part of our cloud platform evolution, we provide

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