Senior SQL Server DBA

Role description and responsibilitiesA senior SQL Server DBA role with strong ownership of production database operations, deeply integrated with Azure cloud services. The role requires solid technical autonomy, cloud-native expertise and the ability to operate independently across the full DBA lifecycle — from performance tuning to incident resolution and release management. Infrastructure partners provide support but the DBA maintains direct operational responsibility.

• Administer Microsoft SQL Server databases in production, integrated with Azure cloud services, with strong operational ownership
• Manage Always-On Availability Groups, Failover Cluster Instances and storage account operations
• Lead technical resolution of SQL Server incidents: diagnose, remediate and produce structured root cause analysis independently
• Execute and validate production releases using Azure DevOps and UrbanCode Deploy (UCD)
• Perform query tuning, T-SQL optimisation and execution plan analysis
• Administer and optimise Azure SQL, Azure Pipelines, Azure Monitor and Azure Event Hub
• Enforce security, permissions management and audit-quality documentation
• Collaborate with application teams, infrastructure partners and release management
• Contribute to runbook quality and continuous improvement of database operations

Requirements

• University degree in Computer Science, Engineering or comparable technical field
• 5–10 years of hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server in production environments
• Proven track record in incident management, production support and performance tuning
• Strong Azure platform experience is mandatory
• SQL Server installation and configuration
• Always-On Availability Groups (must)
• Failover Cluster Instances (FCI)
• T-SQL scripting (must)
• PowerShell automation (must)
• Execution plan analysis
• Storage account management
• Azure SQL, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Azure Alerts, Azure Event Hub, Azure Monitor (must)
• PostgreSQL, PowerShell, SQL
• Tools: MS SQL Server, UrbanCode Deploy, Jira, DBeaver
• Professional English C1 (spoken and written) — mandatory
• Strong ownership and accountability; comfortable operating with autonomy in complex production environments
• Structured troubleshooting mindset; clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Generalizing-specialist profile — open to working across multiple database technologies
• Must own a valid work permit or EU/Schengen Space nationality to legally work in Portugal
• Lisbon/Portugal-based — hybrid working model

Nice to have

• Azure Database Administrator certification is a plus
• Microsoft SQL Server certifications valued
• French and/or Dutch is a plus
• Experience in regulated environments (e.g., financial services) is a strong plus

• Company Car (level 9 and above);
• 3000€ expenses (level 7 - Manager)
• Annual bonus (level 9 - 5% / level 8 - 6% / level 7 - 23%)
• +12 vacation days (compensation days)
• Health insurance;
• Life Insurance and Pension Plan Programs;
• Free medical services at the office (Physician, Nutritionist, Psychologist);
• Wellness programs;
• Flexben Program (Support for Education, Kindergarden, Training, Technology, Health);
• Employee Share Purchase Plan;
• Personalized training paths and access to Udemy and Plurisight Plataforms;
• Flex-ability program (financial and flexible support for people with disabilities);
• Special banking conditions;
• Hybrid working model.