Database Administrator Platform

Job Overview

This is a contract position for a Database Administrator Platform role based in Braine-l'Alleud, Wallonia, Belgium. The role requires on-site presence with a NATO SECRET security clearance. The contract is scheduled to start on 10 August 2026 and end on 31 December 2026, with a total scope of 418 hours.

The Database Administrator will be responsible for managing installation, configuration, upgrades, and backups of database systems both on-premises and in the cloud. They will also design, develop, and maintain data collection, transformation, and integration processes across multiple on-premises and cloud RDBMS platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• 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

Required Qualifications

The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance and possess 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 is required. Experience managing databases across cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure (Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Virtual Machines), is also necessary. Additionally, experience administering and supporting open-source database technologies including PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB and NoSQL database technologies, preferably MongoDB, is expected. Proficiency in database automation and scripting using PowerShell, T-SQL, and/or Python is required. Strong understanding of relational database design, normalization, indexing strategies, query optimization, and capacity planning is essential. Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and database deployment automation practices is also necessary. Skilled in containerized and virtualized environments. Strong understanding of database monitoring, observability, and performance management tools is required. The candidate must ensure data quality, consistency, and governance across integrated systems, following organizational data standards and compliance requirements. They must also implement secure database management practices, including access control, encryption, auditing, and vulnerability management. The ability to lead technical investigations, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex database incidents and problems is essential.