C004970 Database Administrator (NS) - FRI 9 Oct RELAUNCH

Previously submitted candidates were found not compliant due to the following:
The candidate has developer background. He has MS SharePoint Administration skills. His answers was general however was not comprehensive.
The candidate has Oracle Database expertise not MSSQL. He doesn’t work with MS Azure technologies.
Deadline Date: Friday 9 October 2026
Requirement: Database Administrator
Location: Braine-l'Alleud, BE
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Total Scope of the request (hours): 350
Required Start Date: 16 November 2026
End Contract Date: 31 December 2026
Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
Duties & Role:
Manage installation, configuration, upgrades, and backups of database systems and related products both on-premises and in the cloud
Design, develop, and maintain data collection, transformation, and integration processes across multiple on-premises and cloud RDBMS platforms
Monitor database performance, availability, and capacity, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure optimal service delivery.
Develop and manage automation tools, scripts, and workflows for database administration, monitoring, maintenance, and operational reporting.
Produce dynamic reports and standardized templates to support database configuration management, performance monitoring, and lifecycle tracking;
Support database migrations and modernization initiatives involving Azure and other cloud database services.
Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and cloud engineering teams to ensure optimal database performance, reliability, and scalability.
Establish and maintain data governance and quality standards within reporting and integration processes;
Stay current with database technology roadmaps, contributing to continuous improvement of lifecycle management, security, and data reliability.
Produce and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, architectural designs, and support runbooks.
Requirements
Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
Expert-level knowledge and hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration, development, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimization.
Strong experience designing, implementing, and supporting High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions including: Always On Availability Groups; Failover Clustering; Replication; Backup and Recovery strategies.
Experience managing databases across cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure (Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Virtual Machines)
Experience on administering and supporting open-source database technologies including PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB.
Experience with NoSQL database technologies, preferably MongoDB
Proficiency in database automation and scripting using PowerShell, T-SQL, and/or Python.
Strong understanding of relational database design, normalization, indexing strategies, query optimization, and capacity planning
Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and database deployment automation practices
Skilled in containerized and virtualized environments.
Strong understanding of database monitoring, observability, and performance management tools.
Ensures data quality, consistency, and governance across integrated systems, following organizational data standards and compliance requirements;
Implements secure database management practices, including access control, encryption, auditing, and vulnerability management.
Lead technical investigations, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex database incidents and problems.

Work arrangement
No