Division: Group Technology Services (GTS)
Responsibilities
- Installing, tuning, and upgrading the infrastructures
- Proactively and regularly making recommendations for database improvements (policies, procedures & standards)
- Monitoring system performance and identifying problems that arise
- Responding in a timely manner to user-reported errors
- Protecting the database against threats or unauthorized access by establishing and maintaining security and integrity controls
- Ensuring that the database is adequately backed up and able to be recovered in the event of disaster
- Reporting on metrics regarding usage and performance
- Suggesting changes and improvements for database maintenance, performance, reliability, and protection
- Regularly liaising with IT project teams including database programmers
- Maintain detailed documentation of database design/architecture & configuration
This position includes participation in the watch duty role (24/7 on call for a total of about 7 to 10 days per month).
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in MongoDB database administration on premise and/or in Microsoft Azure (MongoDB Atlas)
- Hands on experience in the LifeCycle Management of MongoDB (installation, migration, upgrade, patching)
- Hands on experience with building and maintaining MongoDB replica sets and sharded cluster
- Good understanding in Performance Tuning and Query Optimization, using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools
- Experience on MongoDB scaling across data centres with MongoDB HA strategies, including replica sets and sharding
- Experience with backups, restores and recovery models
- Experience in automating database administration tasks
- Hands on experience with hardening a database
- Experience in Privileged Access Management - authentication mechanisms like LDAP, Kerberos, Active Directory and SAML
- Experience in Python, shell scripting, Ansible playbooks and MongoDB tooling like Mongo Shell, Compass and OpsManager
- Experience working with Linux servers, including proper disk configurations
- Analytical mindset in troubleshooting and resolving database problems
- Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
- Good communication and documentation skills in English
- Team player highly organized with a sense of ownership
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to handle complex situations
Nice to have
- Mongo Certified DBA
- Experience with ServiceNow & Azure DevOps
- Experience with Ansible playbooks
- Experience with other database systems like PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server & Oracle will be considered as an asset
ABOUT US
Why join us
Embark on your new adventure at Euroclear, and work at the heart of the global capital markets. We connect over 2,000 financial institutions across the globe. As an open and resilient infrastructure, we contribute to the stability of the financial markets. We help clients cut through complexity, lower costs, and mitigate risks of financial transactions. At Euroclear, we have the clear ambition to use our key role to facilitate and accelerate a sustainable global financial system.
What We Offer
- Work closely with inspiring, supportive and engaged colleagues from more than 80 different countries.
- Practice your talents in a highly professional international environment.
- Join a learning and development environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing and training.
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.
New ways of working
Find your own optimal balance within our hybrid working model, where you can connect at the office and also benefit from remote working.
Great Place to Work for All
We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and strives to be a Great Place to Work for All. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment, regardless of any aspect that makes them unique (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, ...). If you need any specific accommodation due to disability or any other reason, you can let the recruiter know during your application process.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Group Technology Services (GTS) plans, builds and runs the global infrastructure of Euroclear, and is additionally responsible for the IT service management to the operating entities of the various Group markets. Group Technology Services operates its IT systems and IT services in such a way that, at an appropriate and benchmarked cost level, it can deliver the agreed levels of service to support the requirements of the business processes, for both normal operations and during disaster recovery.