Database Administrator (Oracle/SQL Server)

Location: Poing, Germany; hybrid working model with approximately one office day per week

Company

hirify.global Business Services GmbH provides services for the hirify.global Group in EMEA. hirify.global distributes semiconductor products and related services through brands including EBV Elektronik, hirify.global Silica, hirify.global Abacus, hirify.global Embedded, and Farnell, and operates across 70 countries.

What you will do

• Define, create, install, maintain, and upgrade enterprise databases across varied computing environments.
• Design and implement physical and logical database architectures, including access methods, validation, protection, reorganization, and capacity planning.
• Administer Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases across multiple platforms and environments.
• Maintain database support tools, tables, dictionaries, backup and recovery procedures, including RMAN and Data Pump.
• Review SQL coding and perform database monitoring, troubleshooting, tuning, and performance reviews.
• Ensure data recovery, integrity, availability, security, and operational support for business-critical applications.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of hands-on Oracle Database Administration experience, including enterprise Oracle environments.
• Strong experience administering Microsoft SQL Server on Azure.
• Knowledge of Azure SQL security features and Microsoft Defender for SQL.
• Experience with backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Experience troubleshooting complex database performance issues and supporting mission-critical production systems.
• Strong understanding of database security, compliance, and operational best practices.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Fluent English and German, written and spoken, are required.
• Self-motivated, proactive, able to work independently with minimal supervision, and comfortable in a fast-paced global enterprise environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with Oracle Exadata and Oracle Database in Azure environments.
• Experience with MySQL on Azure.
• Experience with Azure cloud services and automation.
• Experience in a global support organization.
• Knowledge of database monitoring and observability platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Flat hierarchies, short decision-making paths, and broad personal responsibility.
• Structured onboarding, induction, and training through the NEO program.
• Flexible working hours based on a 38.5-hour week and hybrid work with approximately one office day per week.
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to 10 days per year.
• 30 days of vacation plus additional special leave days.
• Accident and supplementary health insurance, company pension scheme, capital-forming benefits, Wellpass membership, JobBike leasing, subsidized childcare, and company canteen.