About the position

As a Senior Database Engineer, you will take technical ownership of a large and complex Azure SQL environment. Your main objective is to move database management from reactive troubleshooting towards structural and proactive optimisation.

This is therefore not a traditional, ticket-driven DBA position. Instead of simply responding when database performance deteriorates, you will analyse the complete environment and identify opportunities to improve performance, scalability, reliability and cost efficiency.

Azure SQL forms a critical part of the SaaS platform and represents a significant part of its hosting infrastructure. At the same time, the organization is modernising a long-established Java and Microsoft SQL platform towards a more cloud-native microservices architecture.

Your database expertise will therefore have a direct impact on both today's production environment and the architecture of the platform for the coming years..

What will you do?

• Take technical ownership of the Azure SQL environment and continuously improve its performance and scalability
• Analyse execution plans, query response times, locking, concurrency and other database performance issues
• Optimise indexes and queries for high-volume API traffic
• Identify inefficient resource usage, noisy neighbours and unnecessary Azure SQL costs
• Improve monitoring and observability to understand which services and customers generate database load and costs
• Manage and validate backup, restore and disaster recovery processes
• Work with Cloud and SRE teams on high availability, security, patching and database lifecycle management
• Advise software engineering teams on database design and help prevent technical debt within new microservices
• Contribute to architectural decisions around multi-tenancy, sharding and event-driven architecture
• Help engineering teams become more independent in managing their data solutions while acting as the internal database specialist

Who are you?

You are a database specialist who enjoys looking beyond individual incidents. You want to understand why performance problems occur, measure their impact and implement structural improvements. Ideally, you bring:

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience as a Database Administrator, Database Engineer or Database Performance Specialist
• Strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server
• Hands-on experience with Azure SQL, preferably Azure SQL Managed Instances
• Experience with database performance tuning, including query optimisation, execution plans and indexing
• Knowledge of locking, concurrency and database performance in production environments
• Experience with resource management and preferably elastic pools or multi-tenant environments
• The ability to advise developers and engineering teams on database-related architecture and design

About the organization

You will join an international software company that develops service management software for organizations across sectors such as government, education, healthcare and industry.

The organization employs more than 700 people across eight international offices, while its software is used by more than 10 million users worldwide.

The working environment is characterized by limited hierarchy, significant individual responsibility and close collaboration between engineering teams. Technology and innovation are central to the organization, with continuous investment in its SaaS platform, automation and the adoption of AI within both its products and engineering processes.

Wat bieden we je

• Salary up to €83.000,-
• 32 to 40-hour working week
• 26 vacation days
• Hybrid working, including a home office allowance
• A pension scheme with employer contribution
• A personal development budget for conferences, certifications, and courses
• A Vitality Budget of €50 per month for sports, gym membership, or other things that contribute to your mental and physical health
• Travel expense reimbursement or an NS Business Card, plus the option to lease a bicycle through the company
• 10% of your working time dedicated to personal development
• A personal development budget equivalent to 10% of your gross annual salary
• A modern laptop and phone

Interested?

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