Senior DBA/SRE Specialist
Skills
Location
You must be live (or willing to live) in: Spain
Languages
Advanced EnglishIntermediate Spanish
Job Description
We're looking for a highly skilled Senior DBA/SRE Specialist with deep expertise in Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Server, and Azure Managed Instance. This role focuses on performance tuning, architecture, and enterprise-level database management across on-premises and cloud environments.
🎯 Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and manage Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases for high-performance applications
- Perform database performance tuning, query optimization, and index management for SQL Server
- Administer and support Azure SQL Server and Azure Managed Instance, ensuring security, high availability, and scalability
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve database performance issues, replication failures, and security vulnerabilities
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and database structures
- Manage backup and disaster recovery strategies, including replication, mirroring, and failover clustering
- Implement database security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards
- Contribute to database migrations, upgrades, and cloud adoption strategies
- Mentor junior database engineers and support knowledge sharing within the team
🛠️ Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in database engineering, administration, and performance tuning
- Strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server (T-SQL, stored procedures, indexing)
- Hands-on experience with Azure SQL Server, Azure Managed Instance, and cloud-based database solutions
- Advanced skills in SQL query optimization, execution plan analysis, and performance tuning
- Experience with high-availability configurations (Always On, clustering, replication, log shipping)
- Knowledge of database security, auditing, and compliance
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in complex database environments
- Strong communication skills and experience in stakeholder collaboration
- Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate)
➕ Nice to have
- Experience with cloud-native database solutions and automation
- Expertise in Oracle (PL/SQL, indexing, partitioning)
- Experience developing and maintaining SSRS and SSIS solutions
- Familiarity with DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD pipelines for database deployments
- Understanding of NoSQL databases and hybrid cloud environments
🤗 We offer
- 23 days of annual leave plus December 24th and 31st as discretionary days
- Comprehensive benefits including health care plan, internet connectivity support, life and accident insurance
- Flexible benefits program covering meals, kindergarten, transportation, online English lessons, and additional healthcare options
- Free access to multiple training platforms
- Professional stability and clear career development plans
- Referral bonuses for bringing in new professionals
- Option to choose between 12 or 14 salary payments per year
- Strong work-life balance measures, including flexibility, remote work, and compacted hours in summer
- Discounts through club platform and gym memberships
Required skills: SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle
Benefits and perks
Work from home
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Gym discount
- +23 days of Annual Leave plus the 24th and 31st of December as discretionary days
- +Internet Connectivity, Life and Accident Insurances
- +`Retribución Flexible´ Program: you will benefit from a flexible salary package that allows to optimise your income
Location
Calle Santa Leonor, 65, Madrid, Spain
