MS-SQL Database Administrator L3 - Madrid

A leading international financial services company is looking for a  MS SQL Database Administrator (L3) to join its IT Platform team in Madrid. The selected candidate will be responsible for administering and supporting large-scale, business-critical MS SQL database environments across Europe, ensuring high availability, performance, stability, and reliability for core banking services.

What will you do in this role?

• Administer and provide L3 support for large-scale MS SQL Server environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and stability.
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize database performance and capacity in production environments.
• Manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes to ensure data integrity.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and incident resolution for critical systems.
• Design, build, and support new database and server architectures.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and global IT teams to support business-critical platforms.
• Work under ITIL methodologies, participating in incident, problem, and change management.
• Contribute to continuous service improvement and knowledge sharing within the team.

What requirements do you need?

• Proven experience in MS SQL Server administration (2008R2 to 2019) in enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in high availability and resilient database architectures.
• Experience providing L3 production support for critical systems.
• Solid background in performance analysis, monitoring, backup, and recovery strategies.
• Experience working in structured, demanding environments with strict service levels.
• Fluent English (B2/C1), spoken and written (mandatory).
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field (preferred, not mandatory).
• ITIL Foundation certification is desirable.

NOTE 

This position is based in Madrid. If you live in another country, you may apply provided you are willing and available to relocate (The company will support you with the required relocation and immigration paperwork)

What will you receive from the company?

• Competitive salary according to experience.
• Opportunity to work in a global, international environment.
• Exposure to large-scale, critical infrastructure projects.
• Professional growth and continuous learning opportunities.
• On-site role in Madrid, with participation in on-call rotations (with compensation)