DBA Senior Specialist (Oracle)

Location: Tirana, Albania; flexible working hours and the possibility of smart-working according to company policy.

Company

hirify.global is a global online sports betting and iGaming group with brands including Sisal and PokerStars.

What you will do

• Manage, monitor, maintain, and optimize enterprise database environments for availability, performance, security, and operational stability.
• Administer mission-critical Oracle environments across multiple versions, including Oracle RAC, Data Guard, GoldenGate, and Exadata.
• Support Oracle Cloud Infrastructure database services and cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• Perform performance tuning, SQL optimization, capacity planning, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Support database infrastructure across Linux, Unix, and Windows and collaborate with infrastructure, application, and DevOps teams.
• Contribute to automation and operational improvement and participate in the on-call rotation for critical production environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Informatics, Electronics, Telecommunications, or a related field; a Master’s degree is an advantage.
• At least 3–4 years of database administration experience, including work in mission-critical production environments.
• Strong Oracle Database Administration experience is mandatory.
• Excellent knowledge of Oracle Database versions 11g through 23ai and hands-on experience with Oracle RAC, Data Guard, GoldenGate, Exadata, OCI, and database performance tuning.
• Good knowledge of SQL Server and SQL, plus strong knowledge of Linux, Unix, and Windows operating systems.
• Experience with scripting and automation, networking fundamentals for database infrastructure, backup, recovery, security, and database lifecycle management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to prioritize and work independently, and a proactive, flexible, solution-oriented approach.
• Strong ownership and accountability for critical systems, with excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Fluent English and Italian, written and spoken, and availability for on-call support.

Nice to have

• Oracle certifications such as OCP, OCM, or OCI certifications.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, infrastructure automation, and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of containerized environments, Kubernetes, monitoring, and observability platforms.
• MySQL administration experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent employment contract with flexible working hours and smart-working according to internal policy.
• Food allowance, pension fund, private health insurance, company doctor consultations, and 24 extra hours of paid leave.
• Company-provided laptop and business mobile phone, plus participation in the Flutter Sharesave Plan.
• Inclusive workplace with diversity and inclusion initiatives, psychological well-being services, and support for parents and children.
• Continuous learning opportunities, volunteering during working hours, and preferential treatment on selected bank products.