Database Administrator

Mindbox is a tech-driven company connecting top IT talents with technology projects for leading enterprises across Europe.

• Strong hands-on experience with at least one enterprise RDBMS: Oracle (RMAN, RAC, Data Guard, Exadata), or DB2, or PostgreSQL, or SQL Server
• Familiarity or willingness to adopt multi-platform environments including Cloud DB services (such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Ali Cloud)
• Ability to script and automate using Bash, PowerShell, Python, or Ansible
• Experience with enterprise IT operational processes for change, incident, and controlled production environments
• Excellent communication skills; ability to translate technical concepts for varied audiences
• Strong organisational capability; detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple concurrent priorities
• High resilience; comfortable working under pressure, meeting deadlines, and participating in out-of-hours support when needed

• Lead and deliver infrastructure initiatives such as platform evergreening, patching, upgrades, and decommissioning
• Build and manage database environments, optimising server usage and cost performance
• Ensure compliance by deploying patches and security updates within risk and governance frameworks
• Evaluate new database technologies and cloud features, support pilot deployments, and develop proof-of-concepts
• Provide internal consulting on database design, resilience, scalability, performance tuning, and backup/recovery strategies
• Produce clear documentation for standards, implementation guides, and operational handbooks
• Participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis, including on-call support via rota
• Report delivery progress and risks clearly and accurately to management and stakeholders