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# Database Engineer - Deployment and Support

- **Company:** Sanofi
- **Location:** Barcelona, Spain
- **Salary:** €43,600.0 - €65,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management Databases, Databases, Data Masking, Database Development, Database Security, Oracle Data Guard, Disaster Recovery, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Liquibase, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Query Optimization, Ansible, PL-SQL, Transact-SQL, Datadog, Scripting, Google Cloud, System Availability, Indexer, Core Api, Terraform, Splunk, GXP, Servicenow
- **Published:** October 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://sanofi.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SanofiCareers/details/Barcelona/Database-Engineer---Deployment-and-Support_R2873783-1

## About the Role

* Experience: Proven track record deploying and supporting enterprise databases (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySQL) in large-scale, global environments; regulated industry experience is a plus
 * Technical skills: Hands-on expertise in database deployment, high availability (Always On, RAC, replication), backup/recovery, performance tuning, and security; proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred), schema migration tools, and scripting (PowerShell, Python, T-SQL, PL/SQL); working knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and managed database services
 * ITSM & observability: Strong working knowledge of ServiceNow (Incident, Change, CMDB) and ITIL practices; experience with monitoring platforms (Datadog, Splunk) and alert design
 * Soft skills: Strong ownership mindset and calm under pressure during incidents; rigorous attention to detail in change control and documentation; clear communicator who translates technical risk into business terms; collaborative team player with an automation-first, continuous-improvement instinct
 * Languages: Fluent English (written and verbal)

## Description

* Deploy databases as code using Terraform, Ansible, and migration tooling (Liquibase, Flyway, DACPAC), with CI/CD pipelines that validate, test, and promote changes from Dev to Production
 * Design and operate high availability and disaster recovery - Always On availability groups, Oracle Data Guard, PostgreSQL replication, and cloud-native failover - with regular testing to prove recovery commitments
 * Provide L2/L3 operational support and participate in on-call rotation, diagnosing and resolving incidents including replication failures, performance degradation, backup issues, and corruption scenarios
 * Optimize performance and capacity using execution plans, wait statistics, and platform-native tools (Query Store, AWR, pg_stat_statements), partnering with application teams on indexing and query tuning
 * Execute patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management, meeting compliance SLAs and driving end-of-life remediation across the estate
 * Implement database security and compliance - encryption, auditing, privileged access control, and data masking - maintaining validation documentation for GxP-regulated systems
 * Automate repetitive tasks with PowerShell, Python, and platform APIs, building reusable, production-grade automation that eliminates manual toil
 * Onboard databases into monitoring and observability platforms (Datadog, Splunk), defining meaningful alerts and dashboards that drive proactive operations