Application Database Specialist at Keylane

At Keylane, we are looking for an experienced Application Database Specialist to bridge the gap between application and framework development and database design and operation. As part of our SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), you will ensure that non-functional requirements related to performance, database footprint, security, and operation are aligned with business needs and implemented through close collaboration with development teams and operations. You will play a key role in designing our Life & Pension application (Plexus) with a competitive TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) offered through our SaaS services.

As the Application Database Specialist, you will be the go-to person for database performance, footprint, scalability, and security design. You will drive technical strategies and algorithms for integrating the database, object-relational mapper (Hibernate), and Plexus in collaboration with the framework team, application teams, and operations. You will engage in scalability and performance optimization projects and help analyze operational issues. The key technologies are the Java ecosystem, Hibernate, and Microsoft SQL (MS SQL).

You likely have a senior developer profile supplemented with database specialist experience. The role goes beyond a traditional Database Administrator (DBA). You must understand the design and code structures in Plexus and the use of Hibernate to fully explore the potential to optimize how Plexus integrates with MS SQL. You will build recommendations on how Plexus, database, and infrastructure should be configured to achieve performance, scalability, security, and not least an acceptable cost. You also engage with customers on the recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Data model design including tables, relationships, indexing, partitioning, stored procedures, and general MS SQL optimization.
• Techniques for data lifecycle, e.g., archiving and clean-up.
• Database operation and monitoring in context of Plexus.
• Application and database tuning based on execution plans, capacity, caching and scaling.
• Use of middleware and object relation mapper (Hibernate) and how to use database optimally.
• Database security, e.g., roles, access, encryption, and compliance.
• Database specific input on application algorithmic design, e.g., how to do massive inserts, deletes, updates and maybe how to avoid doing it at all.
• Documented recommendations on how to configure application and database.
• Internal and external communication on recommendations and problem solving.
• Problem analysis and problem suggestion to be implemented in frameworks and application code.
• Recommendations on database maintenance, e.g., statistics and index maintenance.
• Database hardware sizing.

Key Competencies

• Application and framework development experience.
• Proficiency in database technology, preferably Microsoft SQL.
• Proficiency in middleware, preferably Hibernate.
• Programming experience with programming languages, e.g., Java and SQL.
• Structured and analytic approach to problem solving.
• Collaboration skills to bridge functional areas in a development organization, e.g., developers, database operators and product owners.
• External communication skills in English, both written and spoken.
• Experience of managing and optimizing large-scale applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science
• Database certifications, e.g., Microsoft SQL certified.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a dynamic, innovative company at the forefront of technology.
• Work in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.
• Take on a leadership role and drive impactful improvements in testing strategies and processes.
• Opportunity to develop and grow within a leading company in the software industry.

If above fits your profile and you feel inspired filling the gap between application development and efficient database management, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join the Keylane team.

We offer a job in a dynamic, tech-savvy organization that continues to grow in Europe. You are going to be part of a dynamic and highly energetic team. Our office is a 10-minute walk from Islands Brygge Metro station. Out of the total 750 employees in the Keylane group, we are approximately 140 employees working in the Danish office. Keylane is a flat, informal, and highly tolerant organization. We have a canteen that serves a delicious lunch every day, with the option of takeaway dinner for you and your family. We also have a lot of flexibility, and the number of voluntary social events and activities you can join will quickly fill up your social calendar.

Each employee within Keylane must follow training on information security, and irrespective of the role, basic information security responsibilities apply. And please be aware that as part of our pre-employment screening, we may request, among other things, a criminal record, references, and proof of education.

Please send your application with CV via our website. Applications are evaluated continuously.

If you have any questions about the job, you are very welcome to contact Manager Niels Hallenberg on +45 2811 0606 or [email protected].

 If you have any other questions, please send an email to Talent Acquisition Specialist, Thomas Thomsen at [email protected].

Keylane is a leading SaaS platform provider for the insurance and pension industry. Keylane empowers the insurance and pension industry to transform and achieve their goals through innovative solutions that redefine how insurance software works.

At Keylane, we are ALL equal. A core belief we take to heart and put into practice with a ‘flat hierarchy’ approach to management. We don’t believe that nurturing a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion is a choice, but a social responsibility that enriches us all and helps create a healthy and inspiring workplace. It is our differences that make us stronger, and together we work hard to create and encourage a community built upon trust, openness and knowledge sharing. Read more at careers.keylane.com