Database Administrator (DBA) / Platform Engineer

Database Administrator (DBA) / Platform Engineer

Utrecht

Full time (40 hours per week)

Medior

About this job

We are currently looking for a DBA Database Administrator / Platform Engineer to join our client's team in Utrecht .

Our client is a leading organisation working on data-driven solutions that support major societal and environmental challenges across the Netherlands. By providing critical insights into subsurface and infrastructure data, their work contributes to areas such as sustainability, energy, and spatial development.

To support these activities, we are looking for a Database Administrator (DBA) who will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of complex database environments.

In this role, you will work in a hybrid setup (partly remote, partly on-site in the Utrecht area) and be responsible for maintaining and improving a database landscape consisting primarily of PostgreSQL (±70%) and Oracle (±30%) . Your work will directly support business-critical systems and applications.

DBA Database Administrator / Platform Engineer

Main responsibilities

• Manage, maintain, and optimise PostgreSQL and Oracle databases
• Ensure high availability, performance, and security of database environments
• Monitor systems proactively and resolve issues before they impact users
• Perform backups, recovery, upgrades, and migrations
• Analyse and optimise database performance (SQL queries, indexing, storage structures)
• Support developers and users with database-related questions and challenges
• Contribute to the development and improvement of monitoring solutions and reporting
• Participate in infrastructure and data-related projects (e.g. cloud or new database technologies)
• Work within a DevOps environment, contributing to continuous improvement and documentation
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Requirements

• HBO (Bachelor) level working and thinking ability
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL and related tools (e.g. EDB tools such as EFM, PEM, Barman)
• Experience with backup, recovery, upgrades, and migrations in PostgreSQL environments
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL user roles and authentication mechanisms
• Experience with Oracle databases (including security features such as Label Security and VPD)
• Experience with Linux environments (preferably Red Hat) and automation tools such as Puppet or Ansible
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or similar
• Experience working with DevOps methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, CI/CD, GitOps)
• Good command of English (required) and preferably Dutch

Personal profile

• Strong communication skills and able to remain calm under pressure
• Well-organised, with the ability to prioritise effectively
• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset
• Eager to learn and continuously improve
• Team player with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility

What we offer

• The opportunity to work on data-driven solutions with real societal impact
• A role within a technically complex and innovative environment
• Hybrid working setup with flexibility
• Collaboration within a skilled and multidisciplinary team
• A competitive salary and benefits package aligned with your experience

Please note that if you do not hear back from us within 10 days of your application, you may assume that we have selected another candidate we would like to interview for this position. We do our best to get back to you individually; however, due to a high volume of responses, it can be that we have not been able to reject your application in person.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy. We are not seeking assistance and will not be liable for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited CVs or candidate introductions. Any candidates submitted by agencies without prior written agreement will be considered our direct applicants and may be employed without obligation or fee.

Are you enthusiastic about becoming our new DBA Database Administrator / Platform Engineer?

Apply via our application form, or send your CV and motivational letter directly to .

Our story

At S[&]T we contribute to a safer life on earth by translating space data into valuable and actionable insights. We oversee data from instruments to application, and apply our expertise within our software frameworks, information products and consultancy.

Our society relies on space and scientific instruments for climate change monitoring, navigation, defence and national security, and other crucial services we all use in our daily lives. These instruments produce an enormous quantity of complex data, and our goal is to unlock its value.

We have more than 20 years of experience working on instrument calibration, the creation of data quality monitoring tools, the development of real-time data processing frameworks, and the development of application-specific algorithms. With this, we help organisations, governments and industries to strengthen their information position and thereby improve their decision making. We focus on the following domains: Space & Science, Defence & Security, Environment & Sustainability, and High-Tech Consulting.

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