SQL Database Administrator - English speaking

In a nutshell

As a Database Administrator you will be responsible for designing installing configuring upgrading and maintaining databases to ensure their smooth operation.

Your role

• Your role will involve optimizing database performance managing security performing regular backups and implementing high availability solutions.
• You will oversee SQL Server databases across multiple environments ensuring scalability reliability and efficiency.
• Managing database replication clustering Always On availability groups and other HA/DR strategies will be a crucial part of your responsibilities.
• Your expertise will be essential in administering SQL Server instances hosted on Azure optimizing cloud database performance and ensuring seamless migrations from onpremises environments.
• You will be responsible for developing and optimizing complex TSQL queries troubleshooting performance issues and designing efficient database schemas.
• Automation is a key aspect of this role requiring you to implement scripts and processes to streamline database maintenance backups and health checks using PowerShell and SQL Server Agent Jobs.
• You will also be responsible for implementing Change Data Capture (CDC job monitoring and alerts to ensure database health.
• Your role will involve configuring SSL/TLS encryption for SQL Server instances and continuously improving performance through indexing and plan analysis.
• Collaboration with development teams and stakeholders will be essential to align database architecture with business goals.
• Additionally you will provide oncall support for production issues and contribute to documentation and process improvement initiatives.

We offer

• We offer an opportunity to develop your expertise in database management within a fastgrowing and international organization.
• You will work with cuttingedge technologies in a collaborative environment with potential career advancement opportunities within Eurofins globally.

Qualifications :

Are you our kind of extraordinary

• To be successful in this role you should have at least three to four years of experience as a SQL Database Administrator with at least one to two years working in Azure Cloud environments.
• A deep understanding of SQL Server architecture high availability and disaster recovery solutions is essential.
• You should have strong experience in TSQL development including writing complex queries stored procedures and functions as well as troubleshooting and performance optimization. Experience with PowerShell scripting to automate DBA tasks such as backups and health checks is highly valued.
• You should be familiar with database monitoring tools such as Grafana SolarWinds and Azure Monitor and have experience setting up Change Data Capture (CDC) for tracking changes. Knowledge of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) is beneficial.
• Strong problemsolving skills the ability to work independently and effective communication skills are required to collaborate with crossfunctional teams and stakeholders.
• Certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Expert are a plus.

If you are passionate about database administration and eager to work with innovative technologies in a dynamic environment we encourage you to apply.

What else should you know 

As the role and Eurofins teams are international please ensure to submit your application in English.

Additional Information :

We support your development! Do you feel you dont match 100 of the requirements Dont hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

Weembracediversity! As an Equal Opportunity Employer the Eurofins network of companies believes in strength and innovation through diversity. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression race nationality age religion sexual orientation disability and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us!We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025 through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level and in addition to their initiatives we count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more on our Careers page: description:Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries to make life and our environment safer healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat to the water you drink to the medicines you rely on Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies believes that it is a global leader in food environment pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology forensics advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics and in the support of clinical studies as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and invitro diagnostic products.

In over 37 years Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes France to ca. 63000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 950 laboratories in over 1000 companies across 60 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety identity composition authenticity origin traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2024 Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.95 billion and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime