Senior Oracle Application Database Administrator

At ING we are looking for a Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Your role and work environment :

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Senior Oracle Database Administrator to join our Platform Automation area within Cloud and Tech Foundations Tribe to provide the organization with an automated foundational layer for present and future Tech Platform

Your key responsibilities :

What you'll be doing as an Oracle Database Administrator :

Ensure automation / removal of manual intervention in all processes related to the IT Assets.

Secure the operational performance of the IT Assets which are delivered and maintained.

Ensure monitoring of infrastructure and development of predictive alert systems to prevent incidents.

Continuously take the initiative to improve the way of work and the collaboration on the squad.

Responsibility for developing, managing, harmonising and phasing out Oracle products and services.

Accountable for maximizing the product's value resulting from squad's work; you support and develop your colleagues through effective knowledge sharing and resource usage and promote the one agile way of working (OAWoW) culture.

Communicate technical issues to a non-technical audience.

What are we looking for?

We work in an Agile & DevOps environment, where Scrum & Kanban are part of our One Agile Way of Working. You would be part of a Scrum Team, working on two-weeks sprints and using Azure as a key-tool for our Software Development Life Cycle and keeping our IT Risk under control.

Want to know if this job is made for you? These are some of the qualities that we value the most for this role. And if the shoe fits… don’t hesitate to apply!

We’re currently looking for someone who :

Good understanding of the Oracle / SQLServer database, related utilities and tools

Installation, configuration and upgrading of database software and related products.

Establish and maintain backup and recovery policies (RMAN-Datapump)

Perform database tuning and performance.

Maintenance and optimization of databases and queries.

Incident resolution and system operation.

Plan growth and changes (capacity planning)

Patch Management (applying patchset and PSU)

Storage knowledge (ASM infrastructure – griddisk - diskgroup)

Replication process

Goldengate

Data Guard (Active) – switchover and failover process.

Always On – switchover and failover process.

Ability to perform both database and operating system (Linux / Windows) performance tuning.

Monitoring (Prometheus-Grafana)

Exadata knowledge

Has experience in backlog management.

Has experience in planning and managing the Life Cycle of applications in production.

Has knowledge of software development lifecycle tools such as Azure DevOps and Ansible.

Can collaborate with SREs to identify root-cause and remediate any issues in production.

Can work in an autonomous way and take initiative.

Makes things happen thanks to his / her ‘can do’ attitude.

Is a team player.

Takes the initiative for improving processes, ensuring creative ideas are implemented.

Is a leader of our Orange Code culture, displaying a positive attitude, commitment towards our goals, accountability, eagerness to learn and not afraid of change.

Nice to have

SQLServer

Exadata knowledge

Public and private cloud experience

What do we offer?

The time you spend at work, the challenges you face or the lessons you get are very important, but… What about your personal life? At ING we want your work to fulfill you in every way, and that is why we take care of even the smallest details.

Check out what is waiting for you!

Be flexible my friend.

Our model is all about flexibility and accountability. Keeping both our customers and our colleagues’ needs in mind, you determine together which days you work at home and which you come to ING MAD to offer your best self. Do your thing.

Restaurant card.

So that thinking about what to have for lunch doesn’t take up your time or your cravings.

Our house will be your home.

In our offices you can find electric mobility solutions, doctor, hairdresser, gym, The Good Service (to help you with your errands) and much more!

Health insurance.

For you and all your family (spouse / partner and children).

Life insurance.

We help you protect what matters most to you.

Flexible remuneration.

In addition, you will enjoy our flexible remuneration model, through a more tax-advantaged way, you will be able to access other services such as nursery, transport card, training aids…

Free company shuttle.

It doesn't matter where you live. We have 6 routes (North, Central, South, A5, A42 and A6) to get you to our ING office in Madrid comfortably.

Banking benefits.

Special loans with more beneficial conditions.

Special mortgage conditions after 6 months working at the bank.

And you can benefit from our pension plan after 1 month with us!

More vitality and more belonging

360º care of the employee (physical, mental, social connection & purpose).

Physiotherapy service on site.

Clinics with professional, world-class athletes.

Gympass service.

Employee Networks : Rainbow Lions (LGBTQI+), Leonas & RIÑG.

International Remote work program.

Get to know Us

We are a team of more than 1700 people sharing one idea : doing our bit in helping our clients create a better future for themselves , by providing them with the tools they need to get where they want to go.

A fully online bank where technology, innovation, simplicity and transparency are the main ingredients, and the first one to work with agile methodologies .

And although we are based in Spain, we are lucky to work in an international bank with presence in more than 40 countries.

We are proud to have a diverse team, and we are committed to continue developing a culture of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging to foster a culture of collaboration and innovation that represents all collectives in the society.

And even though we look orange on the outside, we are green on the inside . Our ambition in Sustainability is Empowering (y)our Sustainability journey . We are embarking on our path, for us, but we are also there for when our clients decide to embark on this journey.

Making things happen, helping others be successful, always being one step ahead—that’s our DNA. If you look at yourself in the mirror and your reflection matches our way of being and working…we are looking forward to meeting you!