Senior Database Administrator (SQL Server & Azure)

A senior SQL Server DBA role with strong ownership of production database operations, deeply integrated with Azure cloud services. The role requires solid technical autonomy, cloud-native expertise and the ability to operate independently across the full DBA lifecycle — from performance tuning to incident resolution and release management. Infrastructure partners provide support but the DBA maintains direct operational responsibility.

What You'll Do

• Administer Microsoft SQL Server databases in production, integrated with Azure cloud services, with strong operational ownership;
• Manage Always-On Availability Groups, Failover Cluster Instances and storage account operations;
• Lead technical resolution of SQL Server incidents: diagnose, remediate and produce structured root cause analysis independently;
• Execute and validate production releases using Azure DevOps and UrbanCode Deploy (UCD);
• Perform query tuning, T-SQL optimization and execution plan analysis;
• Administer and optimize Azure SQL, Azure Pipelines, Azure Monitor and Azure Event Hub;
• Enforce security, permissions management and audit-quality documentation;
• Collaborate with application teams, infrastructure partners and release management;
• Contribute to runbook quality and continuous improvement of database operations.
  
  

Qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science, Engineering or comparable technical field;
• 5-10 years of hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server in production environments;
• Proven track record in incident management, production support and performance tuning;

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• Strong Azure platform experience is mandatory.
  
  

Technical Skills

• SQL Server installation and configuration; Always-On Availability Groups (must); FCI; T-SQL scripting (must);
• PowerShell automation (must); execution plan analysis; storage account management;
• Azure SQL, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Azure Alerts, Azure Event Hub, Azure Monitor (must);
• PostgreSQL, PowerShell, SQL;
• Azure Database Administrator certification is a plus; Microsoft SQL Server certifications valued;
• Tools: MS SQL Server, UrbanCode Deploy, Jira, DBeaver.
  
  

Profile & Other Requirements

• Professional English C1 (spoken and written) — mandatory;
• Strong ownership and accountability; comfortable operating with autonomy in complex production environments;
• Structured troubleshooting mindset; clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders;
• Generalizing-specialist profile — open to working across multiple database technologies;

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• Experience in regulated environments (e.g., financial services) is a strong plus;
• Must own a valid work permit or EU/Schengen Space nationality to legally work in Portugal;
• Lisbon/Portugal-based — hybrid working model.
  
  

What can you expect from us?

Mind-blowing workplace culture. You will be integrated in a professional, dynamic and collaborative team.

100% Remote opportunities

We want you to have the flexibility to work where you feel most comfortable and productive.

International Career

• You can expect professional growth and to be connect with the world.
• We are represented in Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Denmark.
• And with projects in many other countries: Netherlands, Luxembourg, Singapore and in the United States of America (and a lot more is coming…)
  
  

Extra Benefits & Perks

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As a plus, we provide Health and Life Insurance.