Senior Database Administrator
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Job Description
Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.
We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.
Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO UN EU and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services specialised aerospace and defence sales delivery and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.
Who we are supporting
The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATOs member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels Belgium.
The NCIA provides a wide range of services including:
- Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATOs communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
- Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATOs military commanders to plan and execute operations.
- Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
- Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATOs mission to detect deny and defeat threats to its communication networks.
- Information Management: The NCIA manages NATOs information technology infrastructure including its databases applications and servers.
Overall the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATOs communication and information technology capabilities.
The program
Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATOs principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV and when required stand together in the face of attack under Article V.
To provide these critical services in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categorises: NATO International Civilians (NIC)s Military (Mil) and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)s. The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce.
Role ID C004313
Role Duties and Responsibilities
- Monitoring the performance of assigned systems and the definition and implementation of adequate measures ensuring an optimal performance and high availability of the DB services;
- Defining DB backup strategies and ensuring a valid and maintained recovery plan is in place;
- Defining and implementing an upgrade strategy to keep the DB environment current;
- Management/Upgrade/Patching of BI stack composed of Oracle Analytics Weblogic Apache Tomcat Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) and Oracle Analytics Server (OAS).
- Selecting and implementing appropriate DB infrastructure configurations in support of business/technology architectures;
- Performs routine installation re-configuration backups of database and related products on on-premises and cloud environments.
- Develops and configures tools to enable automation of database administration tasks.
- Defining and implementing an upgrade strategy to keep the DB platforms up to date;
- Keeping up to date Software Lifecycle (roadmap) management of database products ;
- Monitors performance statistics and create reports.
Essential Skills Experience and Certifications
- Strong knowledge the DBMS technologies (Oracle MySQL Server and PostgreSQL) and sound experience on at least two;
- Good understanding of MySQL High Availability/Disaster Recovery solutions (MySQL InnoDB Cluster MySQL InnoDB Replicaset MySQL InnoDB ClusterSet MySQL Replication)
- Good understanding of ORDS Apache HTTP and Tomcat administration
- Current and in-depth knowledge and practical working experience of latest version of the operating systems (Linux/ UNIX and MS Windows Server );
- A good understanding of more advanced architectures on High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions like server clustering and virtual infrastructures;
Working Location
- Braine-lAlleud Belgium
Working Policy
- Onsite
Travel
- Some travel to other NATO sites may be required
Security Clearance
- Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance
We never know what new opportunities might be just over the horizon. If this opportunity isnt for you please feel free to send us your resume anyway and be the first to know if something suitable for your skills and experience comes up.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
