Senior Database Administrator

Gerakas, GreecePosted Jul 15, 2026

LMW, on behalf of its client, a leading international technology and digital transformation consulting company, is seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator to join a high-impact project within the banking sector. This is an exciting opportunity to work on mission-critical systems, ensuring the performance, security, and availability of enterprise databases in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.

This role is fully on-site and offers the opportunity to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams delivering innovative solutions for one of the country's leading financial institutions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Administer, maintain, and optimize enterprise database environments.
  • Monitor database performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement performance tuning strategies.
  • Ensure high availability, reliability, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
  • Manage database security, user access, and compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.
  • Install, configure, patch, and upgrade database platforms.
  • Support application deployments and collaborate with development and infrastructure teams.
  • Perform capacity planning and proactively identify opportunities for system improvements.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and database standards.
  • Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and production support activities.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience as a Database Administrator in enterprise environments.
  • Strong experience administering relational database management systems such as OracleMicrosoft SQL ServerPostgreSQL, or similar platforms.
  • Hands-on experience with database backup, recovery, replication, high availability, and performance tuning.
  • Strong knowledge of SQL and database architecture principles.
  • Experience with database monitoring and automation tools.
  • Understanding of security best practices and access management.
  • Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and communicate with both technical and business stakeholders.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred.
  • Relevant database certifications are considered an advantage.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on a strategic, enterprise-scale banking project.
  • Exposure to modern technologies and complex, mission-critical environments.
  • Collaborative and professional working environment.
  • Long-term project with opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Competitive compensation package.

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