Database Operations Lead PO

WERE HIRING: DATABASE OPERATIONS LEAD IN POLAND!

Excis is a global IT services leader driven by innovation collaboration and a commitment to delivering secure and resilient technology solutions.

We are seeking a proactive detail-oriented and technically skilled Database Operations Lead to oversee the stability performance and security of our enterprise database environments across global operations. This role requires strong operational expertise problem-solving ability and a hands-on approach to managing complex database systems in a fast-paced environment.

Join us for a rewarding career in a supportive growth-oriented environment where people and performance go hand in hand.

• Client presence in 190 countries
  
• 6000 engineers globally
  
• 200 enterprise clients
  

We foster an open friendly and collaborative culture where individual achievements contribute to overall team success. From solving complex security challenges to celebrating milestones we put our people first

Key Responsibilities:

• "Lead the management deployment configuration and optimisation of enterprise database instances (DB technologies used: MS SQL MySQL Progress MongoDB Oracle DB2).
  
• Perform advanced database backup recovery and disaster recovery procedures; ensure validated DR (BackUp Restore) plans.
  
• Conduct performance tuning: execution plans indexing strategy query analysis wait events resource bottlenecks.
  
• Stay Up to Date with database high availability solutions (clustering replication log shipping AlwaysOn Data Guard) although these are rarely used if at all in the moment.
  
• Drive version upgrades patching vulnerability remediation and database platform lifecycle management.
  
• Ensure data integrity security and compliance across all database environments.
  
• Oversee encryption (TLS TDE) secure driver configurations and secure connectivity.
  
• Lead incident response and deep troubleshooting of database service outages and performance degradations.
  
• Collaborate with application infrastructure storage and cloud teams to ensure seamless data availability.
  
• Maintain documentation of database architectures operational procedures and support models.
  
• Conduct regular database capacity utilisation and health reviews; propose optimisation initiatives.
  
• Support and remediate findings from audits compliance checks and license reviews.
  
• Participate in governance reporting service reviews and operational improvement initiatives.
  
• Provide technical leadership mentoring and guidance to L2 Database Analysts. Organize an On-Call rota for this area.
  
• Manage vendor escalations and coordinate with thirdparty support.
  
• Lead database migration and consolidation activities (onprem cloud or cross-platform).
  
• Support business continuity planning DR test (BackUp Restoration) execution and post-test reporting.
  
• Oversee secure decommissioning of end-of-life database hardware and data sanitisation processes.
  

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Expert-level knowledge of MS SQL MySQL Progress MongoDB Oracle DB2 (administration backup patching).
  
• Strong performance tuning experience (execution plans indexing wait events AWR/ASH engine metrics).
  
• Deep understanding of HA/DR architectures (AlwaysOn Data Guard log shipping replication).
  
• Expertise with TLS certificates and driver configuration for secure DB endpoints.
  
• Skills in capacity planning forecasting and data growth modelling.
  
• Knowledge of backup technologies snapshot-based recovery and cross-site failover.
  
• Understanding of data security encryption auditing masking and privilege management.
  
• Familiarity with cloud-managed database services (Azure/GCP/AWS equivalents if applicable).
  
• Observability/monitoring expertise for DB performance alerting and telemetry.
  
• Experience with license compliance and vendor-specific entitlement rules.
  
• Expertise in migration planning version upgrades and platform consolidation.
  
• Ability to mentor and develop L2 database analysts; strong technical leadership.
  
• Scripting capabilities (PowerShell Python Bash) for automation of routine DB operations.
  
• People management skills for leading the DB admin L2 analysts.
  

Why Join Us

At Excis your work has a direct impact. Youll be part of a dynamic and hands-on team where your technical expertise drives user satisfaction and operational success.

We offer:

• A collaborative and supportive work environment
  
• Opportunities for continuous learning and career growth
  
• Exposure to diverse technologies and global clients