Senior Database Administrator (SQL Server & MongoDB)

**Senior Database Administrator (SQL Server & MongoDB)** We are looking for a **Senior Database Administrator** with strong expertise in **SQL Server and MongoDB** that **speaks Italian and English fluently** , to join our **Data Infrastructure team** . The ideal candidate will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, performance, security, and scalability of our database platforms, working closely with Data, Engineering, and Development teams. **Key Responsibilities** - Design, manage, and maintain **backup and restore strategies** , including retention policies, encryption, restore testing, and auditing. - Lead **database migrations and modernization initiatives** , including assessment, cutover planning, and downtime minimization. - Perform **proactive monitoring and advanced troubleshooting** , conducting root cause analysis and driving continuous improvements. - Drive **performance tuning and optimization** : index management, query optimization, capacity planning, storage management, and growth forecasting. - Define and maintain **ETL and data integration pipelines** , in collaboration with Data and Engineering teams. - Produce and maintain **technical documentation and runbooks** . - Act as a technical reference for development teams, promoting **best practices** in database design, schema modeling, and query optimization. **Technical Requirements – Must Have** **SQL Server** - Strong experience with Always On Availability Groups, transactional replication, and failover clustering. - Deep knowledge of maintenance activities (index and statistics management) and advanced troubleshooting. - Proven experience with backup/restore processes and **Disaster Recovery strategies** . - Solid understanding of **security and permissions management** . - Experience with patching and version upgrades. **MongoDB** - Strong experience with **replica sets and sharding** . - Advanced **performance tuning** skills. - Backup and restore strategies. - Experience with patching and upgrades. - Hands-on experience managing clusters on **MongoDB Atlas** (monitoring, scaling, policies, security). **Nice to Have** - Experience managing **AWS RDS** (parameter tuning, performance optimization, monitoring, backup/snapshots, high availability). - Practical knowledge of **ETL processes and data pipelines** , including scheduling and data quality controls. **For this senior position Italian and English language are mandatory.** **Send your CV at job@albanialab.al.** Burimi: https://al.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-database-administrator-sql-server-mongodb-at-albania-lab-4352649033

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