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Senior DBA MySQL / Percona / PostgreSQL / Oracle

Hybrid in Madrid·Added 3 months ago

This job was published 3 months ago

Still open when we checked on 26 Sept

Overview

Job details

  • Hybrid

    Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

  • Have the right to work in Spain

    Tecdata Engineering doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.

  • Be near Madrid for hybrid days

    No relocation package mentioned.

  • Have 5+ years of experience

    Senior-level role.

Skills

This job was automatically translated to English.

Requirements

What we're looking for

Demonstrable experience in the design and implementation of high availability MySQL clusters:

  • MySQL 8.x

  • Percona Server for MySQL

  • Percona XtraDB Cluster (PXC)

  • Galera Cluster

  • ProxySQL

  • Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM)

Experience in:

  • Load balancing

  • Virtual IP (VIP) configuration

  • Read/write traffic separation

  • SSL/TLS and encryption between nodes

Experience in high availability PostgreSQL platforms:

  • PostgreSQL 13 or higher

  • Patroni

  • Etcd

  • HAProxy

  • Watchdog / Fencing

- Solid knowledge of:

  • Oracle Database

  • Oracle Data Guard

  • Physical and logical replication

  • Switchover and Failover

  • Disaster Recovery and High Availability strategies

  • More than 5 years of experience as a DBA.

  • Experience in critical and high availability environments.

  • Ability to analyze and resolve complex problems.

  • Orientation towards service quality and business continuity.

  • Good documentation and teamwork skills.

Nice to have

  • Percona, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle certifications.

  • Experience in banking, insurance, or financial environments.

  • Kubernetes or OpenShift.

  • Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

  • Observability and advanced monitoring.

The role

We are looking for a Senior DBA specializing in High Availability environments to join a strategic project for the implementation of a new Factoring platform.

What you'll do

You will participate in the design, deployment, and administration of critical database infrastructures, guaranteeing availability, performance, scalability, and business continuity.

  • Design and deployment of HA architectures for MySQL and PostgreSQL.

  • Installation, configuration, and maintenance of clusters.

  • Management of updates, patches, and migrations.

  • Proactive monitoring using PMM and similar tools.

  • Performance and capacity optimization.

  • Definition and execution of backup and recovery procedures.

  • Resolution of critical incidents.

  • Preparation of technical documentation and operating procedures.

How you'll work

Modality: Hybrid (2 days a week)

About Tecdata Engineering

Tecdata Engineering (TECDATA ENGINEERING) is a technology consulting and services provider specialized in global technology projects, with a portfolio covering custom software development, legacy modernization, managed services, cloud infrastructure, Salesforce, cybersecurity (including SOC, pentesting and NIS2 compliance), and data & AI services, alongside IT talent services such as headhunting and staff augmentation. The company reports being founded in 2012 with around 500 employees ("Compañeros 500") and 5M in billing, and forms part of a broader technology consulting group with more than 550 consultants across 5 countries. It states it is present in major economic sectors including banking, telecommunications, and insurance.

In Spain, Tecdata Engineering hires across multiple locations including Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao, with a significant share of openings marked "Completamente remoto" (fully remote) or hybrid. Its careers portal organizes vacancies into departments such as Desarrollo y QA, Ciberseguridad, Cloud, DevOps, Sistemas y Producción, Gestión de Proyectos, Comercial, and RRHH, and current openings range from COBOL and mainframe-adjacent banking roles to data engineering, Salesforce, SAP, cybersecurity, and air traffic management QA. For international professionals considering a move to Spain, the volume of remote-eligible roles across the country is notable, though the company's careers and website content is published in Spanish.

Industry
IT Services
Founded
2012
Employees
500
Website
tecdata.es

Good to know if you are moving

  • Many openings are advertised as fully remote within Spain, e.g. "Senior Data Scientist – GCP Madrid · Completamente remoto" and "ML ENGINEER Madrid · Completamente remoto".
  • Hiring activity in Spain includes Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao, with hybrid and on-site arrangements depending on the role.
  • The company reports around 500 employees ("Compañeros 500") and was founded in 2012.
  • It is part of a technology consulting group with more than 550 consultants operating in 5 countries.
  • Its client sectors include banking, telecommunications, and insurance, so many roles involve regulated, enterprise-grade environments.
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