Senior Specialist, Database SRE

Senior Database Administrator

Role Profile

We're looking for a Database Administrator with 8+ years of experience on supporting mission critical environments on at least 2 of these 4 RDBMS technologies:

- Mandatory - Oracle 12c, 18c, 19c (RAC, ODG, RMAN, Exadata, perfo&tuning)

- MSSQL 2014 - 2016 (database replica, OS Cluster)

- Postgresql/EDB 9.6, 10, 11 (pg_rman, BART, database replica, OS Clustering)

- MySQL 8.0 (installation, administration, system replica, perfo&tuning)

On both on-premises and in the Cloud (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).

Knowledge of at least 3 of the following languages is also required:

- SQL

- PL/SQL

- psql

- TSQL

- mSQL

- shell scripting

- perl

- powershell

- phyton

The successful candidate needs to have a good knowledge of Linux/Unix and Windows Operative Systems and must be available to work on call (approx. one week per month).

Upper intermediate level (B2) of written and spoken English is a must.

As part of the Team, the new employee will provide assistance for several database services, involving different technologies, participate into international projects and have a chance to influence current and future technology choices.

The ideal candidate is a graduate in Information Technology / Maths / Physics / Statistics / Engineering or has an equivalent working experience.

Required Behavioural Skills

• Strong persuading and influencing skills.
• Excellent verbal and written skills with the ability to communicate effectively at both business and technical levels.
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Able to work independently with the minimum of supervision.
• The ability to liaise with different levels of staff within the organisation.
• Good team player.
• Must be motivated to progress in the role.
• Self-starter with the ability to plan and manage work according to deadlines
• Pragmatic approach.
• Willingness to share experience / knowledge.

We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios. If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career.

We maximize each employee's potential through personal development and through a wide range of learning tools both formal and informal. We believe that remunerating our people with competitive salaries and a range of attractive benefits such as:

25 days' holiday per year
1 additional day off for your Birthday
Annual wellness allowance
Share Purchase Plan
Medical Health Insurance
Medical Subscription (preventive medical services)
Dental Coverage
Life insurance
Pillar 3 Private Pension
Meal Vouchers
Flexible Benefits
Bookster
Volunteering Events
Team Buildings

At LSEG, we believe that creating a diverse and inclusive organisation is fundamental to the way we deliver on our promise of creating essential partnerships and open opportunities. Our open culture is central to how we deliver our purpose - driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth - in everything we do.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 70 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

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