Senior Database Specialist - APAC DBA Operations

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.

We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

You will join the APAC DBA Operations Team, part of Avaloq's global Data Platform organization. The team is responsible for the reliability, security, performance, and operational excellence of mission-critical database platforms supporting Avaloq banking services across the APAC region. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Administer and support enterprise database platforms across production and non-production environments. 
• Execute database installations, upgrades, migrations, patching, cloning and lifecycle activities. 
• Ensure database availability, performance, security, and resilience. 
• Perform backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and business continuity activities. 
• Troubleshoot complex databases, infrastructure, and cloud-related issues. 

Oracle Technologies 

• Oracle Database 19c / 23ai 
• Oracle RAC 
• Oracle Data Guard 
• Oracle ASM 
• Oracle RMAN 
• Oracle GoldenGate 
• Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) 
• Oracle Exadata 
• Oracle Linux 

Cloud Platforms 

• OCI Base DB Service, Exadata Cloud Service, Autonomous Database 
• AWS RDS for Oracle and PostgreSQL 
• Amazon Aurora 
• Cloud monitoring, backup and disaster recovery services 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years as Oracle DBA, Database Specialist or Database Engineer. 
• Strong expertise in RAC, Data Guard, ASM, RMAN, GoldenGate and Exadata. 
• Experience supporting OCI and AWS database workloads. 
• Strong Linux/Unix administration skills. 
• Experience with mission-critical environments and strict SLA requirements. 

Preferred Experience 

• Avaloq Core Banking platforms 
• Banking or Financial Services industry 
• PostgreSQL administration 
• ITIL-based operations 

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices. 

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self. 

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way. 

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.  

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