Database Administrator

Verita HR is an international company providing recruitment support within the fintech, finance, and banking market in EMEA. The position involves joining a database infrastructure team responsible for the design, build, and support of database systems for business-critical applications and infrastructure services at a leading international bank. The role covers multiple database management systems including Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and cloud DB platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, Ali Cloud).

• Strong hands-on experience with at least one enterprise RDBMS such as Oracle (RMAN, Data Guard, RAC, Exadata), DB2, PostgreSQL or SQL Server
• Ability to learn and adopt new database technologies quickly
• Experience with shell scripting and automation such as Bash, PowerShell, Python or Ansible depending on platform
• Strong understanding of IT operations including incident/change management and controlled production practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical topics clearly to varied audiences
• Strong organisational skills, methodical and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple priorities

• Lead and deliver infrastructure initiatives such as platform upgrades, standardisation, and decommissioning
• Build and manage database environments to support reduced physical server deployments and optimized cost
• Assess and deploy security patches and critical updates ensuring compliance with internal controls
• Evaluate new database technologies, produce proof-of-concepts, and support safe adoption across the estate
• Provide internal consultancy to project teams on database design, resilience, and backup/recovery
• Produce clear documentation including standards, procedures, and runbooks
• Report progress and risks to management with concise updates on status, issues, and dependencies
• Support change and incident activities including troubleshooting and root cause analysis via an on-call/rota model

Client & contract: lead international bank | B2B. Recruitment includes phone screen with recruiter and two online meetings with hiring managers. Hybrid work: 6 days per month in the office in Cracow.