Database Administrator (DBA)

Job Description:

NN Digital Hub is a subsidiary company of Nationale Nederlanden Group located in Madrid, Spain. We deliver IT services and solutions for the different international Business Units from Nationale Nederlanden Group.

Database Administrator (DBA) - Oracle on AWS RDS

Your Impact as Database Administrator (DBA): What are you going to do
The Database Administrator will be responsible for the administration, performance, security, and availability of Oracle databases hosted on AWS RDS. The role will combine strong Oracle DBA expertise with cloud, automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices.

This role is important to support critical business platforms, cloud modernization, infrastructure automation, and secure database operations in a regulated environment.

Key responsibilities include:

* Administer, monitor, and maintain Oracle databases hosted on AWS RDS, ensuring high availability, optimal performance, and data integrity.
* Manage database provisioning, patching, backups, restores, and disaster recovery procedures within the AWS environment.
* Configure and manage database connectivity and network access controls, including VPCs, subnets, and security groups.
* Provision and maintain database infrastructure using Terraform, following infrastructure-as-code best practices.
* Monitor database performance, conduct query and instance tuning, and proactively identify and resolve issues.
* Implement and enforce database security best practices, including encryption, access management, and audit logging.
* Maintain accurate documentation of database architecture, configurations, standards, and operational procedures.
* Support production incidents and participate in the relevant support model when required.
* Collaborate with development, security, cloud, and infrastructure teams to support business and technical initiatives.
* Partner with DevOps and platform engineering teams to support database connectivity for applications running on Kubernetes

The team you'll join:
You will work with a multifunctional, crossdisciplinary team focused on delivering excellence and real value to our customers.

What do we offer?
As part of our Employee Experience, we offer you a range of competitive benefits that are available to you in order to improve the physical, mental, and professional wellbeing of our workers. Among the benefits are:
* We work with a hybrid model
* Starting financial aid so you can equip your workspace at home
* Allowance and telework subventions
* Flexible working hours and 2 months of intensive working hours in summer so you can fully take advantage of your time
* We hire a life insurance and a pension plan for all our employees
* We establish objectives bonus as a performance reward
* You can get to the office as you please. We have a free parking lot for cars, motorbikes, electric cars with chargers, and bikes.
* Get to know our flexible retribution facilities such as transport card, nursery checks, health insurance with Sanitas, trainings…
* We care about people. That is why we are involved in society by facilitating volunteer actions and time to all our employees.
* We care about your wellbeing. We have a Wellness Program available.
* We are digital and we love technology. Also, every team works under agile methodology.

Who You Are:
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
* Proven experience as an Oracle Database Administrator, including administration, configuration, performance tuning, backup, restore, and recovery.
* Hands-on experience managing Oracle databases on AWS RDS.
* Good knowledge of AWS networking components, including VPCs, subnets, routing, and security groups.
* Practical experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management.
* Working knowledge of Kubernetes from an application-to-database connectivity perspective.
* Strong understanding of database security principles, including encryption at rest and in transit, identity and access management, least-privilege access, and audit logging.
* Experience working in regulated environments, preferably financial services or insurance.
* Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
* Clear communication skills and ability to collaborate with technical and business stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience supporting mission-critical platforms in financial services or insurance.
* Experience with monitoring and alerting tools such as Amazon CloudWatch, Datadog, Grafana, Dynatrace, or similar.
* Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment practices.
* Oracle certification, such as Oracle Certified Professional.
* AWS certification, such as AWS Certified Database or AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
* Experience with additional AWS-managed database services, such as Amazon Aurora or PostgreSQL on RDS.

If you are a passionate and experienced Database Administrator (DBA) - Oracle on AWS RDS looking for an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and challenging environment, we encourage you to apply for this position. We are waiting for you!

Please send your CVs in English language.

In Nationale-Nederlanden we are committed with diversity. We are proud to be an inclusive organization and we offer equal opportunities, regardless of race, cultural background, gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, and sexual orientation. One of our core values is taking care of our employees so they can give their best within a respectful environment