Database Administrator (DBA)
Position Summary
Italia Gas e Luce is seeking a highly skilled Database Administrator with extensive experience managing enterprise-level databases. This role is critical to ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of our data infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of collaborating across IT and business teams to support mission‑critical applications.
Key Responsibilities
Database Management
* Install, configure, and upgrade database systems (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
* Monitor performance and optimize queries, indexes, and configurations.
* Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies to prevent data loss and ensure business continuity.
Security & Compliance
* Manage user roles, permissions, and access controls.
* Ensure compliance with industry standards and data protection regulations, specifically GDPR.
* Conduct regular audits and vulnerability assessments to safeguard sensitive information.
Performance & Reliability
* Perform capacity planning and forecast future database needs.
* Maintain high availability through clustering, replication, and failover solutions.
* Perform routine maintenance tasks, diagnose and resolve database errors in real-time to ensure continuous operation.
Collaboration & Support
* Collaborate with developers and analysts to optimize database schema design and queries.
* Provide technical support for application teams and end-users.
* Document processes, policies, and procedures for database operations.
Innovation & Automation
* Automate routine tasks such as monitoring, backups, and deployments.
* Stay current with emerging database technologies and recommend improvements.
Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (Master’s preferred).
* 5+ years of professional experience as a Database Administrator.
* Expertise in RDBMS platforms (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
* Proficiency in scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Bash).
* Experience with cloud-based databases (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, Google Cloud SQL).
* Strong knowledge of database architecture, replication, clustering, high availability, data modeling, data warehousing, and ETL (extract, transform, load) processes.
* Excellent analytical, complex problem-solving, and communication skills to interact with technical and non-technical colleagues.
* Knowledge of operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and UNIX
* Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
* Knowledge of data warehousing and BI tools.
* Understanding of data governance and lifecycle management.
* Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities
This opportinuty is open to both candidates looking for an employee contract and those available for a temporary freelance/outcoursing collaboration.