Database Administrator / Data Engineer

Company Description

Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our key markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK. The Vattenfall Group employs approximately 20,000 people. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and driving innovation for more than 100 years. We now aim to enable fossil free living within one generation and are leading the transition to a sustainable energy system.

Job Description

Would you like to make a difference and join us in achieving our grand aim of becoming fossil free within a generation?

The Database Operations Department, a part of Vattenfall IT, oversees the delivery and operation of the majority of Vattenfall's database solutions. We are currently seeking new Database Administrators (DBA) for our department. If you enjoy challenges, aren't scared to "go the extra mile" and thrive in a fast-paced, international organization, then this might be your opportunity.

Your primary duties as a DBA:

As a Database Administrator, your role consists of delivering database services and its supporting services, in line with the agreed service levels. Our services are principally built on SQL Server and Oracle, including associated complementary services such as HA, DW, replication, and security features. We recently included PostGreSQL as an OpenSource alternative and designated it the official third platform.

Being a DBA entails being involved in both the development and implementation of solutions, as well as managing the operation of these database services through their life cycle (LCM) - with an emphasis on service operations.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Designing and managing projects for new and existing database solutions.
• Installations, upgrades, documentation, testing, commissioning and configurations.
• Providing second-line support and maintenance (on-call duty is occasionally required).
• Actively participating in problem and root cause analysis (incident/problem management).
• Actively participating in project work and if needed, undertaking internal development activities both inside our organization and in projects.
• Proactively working with monitoring/statistics and analyzing the performance/availability of the supplied database solutions, reporting to the customer, management, technicians, or similar.
• Conducting investigative work (both internally and externally in the form of projects).
• Work is conducted both in Agile and DevOps methodologies as well as through our Vattenfall project model (VPMM).

Location:

Gliwice, Katowice, Berlin, Hamburg, or Cottbus.

Qualifications

Who are you?

As our Database Administrator, you possess a strong analytical ability and a flexible mindset. You take responsibility for your own tasks and are solution-oriented. You have the ability to understand and express IT and business needs in a structured way. You are service-oriented, calm, attentive, and accommodating. You have the interest, ability and willingness to assist others and work hard to deliver solutions, being "Customer centric/first".

In addition, you bring:

• Several years of experience in database operations, mainly with SQL Server and Oracle, and have recently worked with Open Source database solutions (PostGreSQL).
• Knowledge of additional features such as security, HA, and monitoring/data analysis is a merit.
• Wide knowledge and experience of the surrounding technical infrastructure (server, storage, network) and security is necessary.
• Basic knowledge and experience in OS administration (Microsoft and Linux/Unix).
• Experience in working with ITIL both theoretically and practically is very important.
• Experience in leading/participating in incident, change, problem, and configuration management.
• Experience in project work; project management skills are also a merit.
• Fluency in English is a must, both verbal and written (Knowledge of Swedish, German, or Dutch is an advantage).

Additional Information

Our offer:
Competitive salary, a challenging, and international work environment, and working with some of the best in the field. You will be working in cross-disciplinary teams and can always count on support from dedicated colleagues. We offer generous employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Our mobile working policy allows you to have a flexible and balanced work life.

Vattenfall IT builds 24/7 solutions based on customer needs and conducts planned service weekends, so you might need to work occasionally during weekends and outside typical business hours.

More Information:
We welcome your application in English, no later than the 30th of November. We kindly request you to apply through our website to ensure your application is properly processed.

For more technical information about this role feel free to contact Robert Lif at + 46 72 2246891 ([email protected]). For information about the recruitment process, contact recruiter Marius Gläßge at +49 30 81822004 or via email at [email protected].

At Vattenfall, we believe diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company, and we aim to be a role model for diversity. We strive to ensure all employees have equal opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, or sexual orientation.

Trade union representatives in Sweden are Silvija Vatkovic (Akademikerna), Inger Strandberg (Unionen), Christer Gustafsson (Ledarna), Lennart Bengtsson (SEKO). To get in contact with them, please dial Vattenfall´s switchboard: +46 8 739 50 00.

Security is of utmost importance for Vattenfall and its employees, so a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. This screening will be carried out based on the role you will perform within Vattenfall. The screening will be conducted by a third party, Validata.

We look forward to receiving your application!