Purpose of the role

The Database Administrator will assist the database operations team in the implementation, configuration, security, maintenance, and performance tuning/monitoring of the Amadeus database tier as assigned.

The focus of this role is to ensure the availability and performance of existing and future enterprise applications using Oracle, MySQL, Mongo, Microsoft SQL Server, Postgres and other emerging database technologies. You will partner closely with cross functional teams that include Development, Product and Architecture to ensure delivery of our applications at the highest level of quality and performance.

In this role you'll:

• Plan, document, allocate, install, and configure database servers (with appropriate patch level and within current security standards) with a strong emphasis on high availability and fault tolerance and disaster recovery including multi-site high-availability as required.                              

• Plan, create, implement, monitor, and maintain backup solutions via automation, as well as perform backup restore validation tasks.                 

• Design, build, maintain database monitoring solutions for 100's of databases in the multiple terabyte range across data platforms.                   

• Manage databases through phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), from development through critical Production systems. Manage and create standards, procedures, and policies for governing database environments                                         

• Provide escalation support, troubleshooting and resolution assistance, and performance tuning aid for the platform and operational database teams.

• May perform other duties as requested or assigned.

About the ideal candidate:

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Business. Will accept equivalent related work experience for the right candidate.

• 2-4 years’ experience working with Oracle database technologies, such as Oracle 12c/19c, GoldenGate, and Exadata, in a critical, highly available enterprise operation.

• Experience working with Microsoft SQL Server (2016, 2017, 2019) is a plus.

• Experience/ knowledge in MySQL, Mongo, and/or Postgres is a plus.

• Understanding the impact that critical systems have on the overall business of a company.  Specific knowledge of hospitality and travel business a plus.

• Certification in one or more database platforms is preferred.

• Able to troubleshoot complex database engine performance or technical issues.

• Collaborate with and understand the infrastructure team dependencies on the database environment.

• Ability to plan and execute tasks related to maintenance, upgrades, failovers and other database system sustaining activities as required.

• Fluent in English required

• Knowledge of HW, OS, and storage technologies

• Proficient with RDBMS memory architecture and associated tuning techniques

• Proficiency in various scripting languages

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in abstract situations

• Understanding of capacity management concepts and techniques

• Demonstrable knowledge on DB tuning tools

• Other industry certifications such as SAFe or ITIL a plus

• Ability to balance multiple tasks.

• Ability to work independently.

• Must be willing to work in a 24x7x365 rotational environment. This may include a 24/7 shared on-call schedule.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and seek to hire the best candidate regardless of age, beliefs, disability, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.

The Contract Manager will be joining the Procurement Operations team under the centralized Vendor Management function that ensures Avaloq has the necessary externally provided services to succeed in our client engagements. The Procurement Operations team consists of diverse professionals with responsibilities in contracting, procure-to-pay, and system/tool administration.

This role will work closely with legal, other teams from Vendor Management, and global stakeholders including project managers and PMOs to ensure that contracts and documents are aligned in compliance to recent processes and policy.  A core result of this position is to gain an understanding of Avaloq’s contracting process, with the goal of developing into a procurement operation professional who can manage contracts and external resource-related processes efficiently and be able to support the team confidently.

Your key tasks

• Create contracts and other necessary document for external resources in coordination with stakeholders from Region Europe, Business Area Banking Operations, and other areas as needed.
• Take end-to-end responsibility for the onboarding, extension, and leaves of external resources in the system.
• Build a good relationship with suppliers and serve as point of contact for matters concerning contracts in responsible areas.
• Maintain files for correspondence and documentation in relation to established contracts and those in progress. Ensuring that it is accurate, up-to-date, and easily accessible.
• Monitor contracts and proper managing of dismissal, extensions, or renewal.
• Ensure that suppliers receive contracts and purchase order documents in a timely and accurate manner.
• Assist with process improvements and testing of new systems.
• Provide administrative support to line manager.

Key Responsibilities

·       Supports application development projects by leading in the creation of standards and procedures related to database management systems.

·       Plan and manage capacity of database management systems.

·       Maintain the systems that are instrumental in our business functions.

·       Manage a team of Database Admins, builds confidence and respect of others.

·       Maintaining detailed technical documentation.

·       Provide day-to-day end-user support.

·       Own, initiate and involve in various major tasks and projects.

·       Perform technical support, troubleshoot, and provide Root Cause Analysis on complex issues effectively and efficiently in line with the SLA required by the business.

·       Provide emergency on-site support and coordination, and on-call support as required.

·       Resolve and manage complex service requests in adherence with service level agreements.

·       Review and Assess environments using tools, logs, and log analysis and respond to alerts by following procedures or escalating them.

·       Assess existing document procedures, records and inventory.

·       Assess and define operating procedures used for day-to-day support, installation guides, housekeeping procedures, etc.

·       Perform complex ad-hoc requests.

·       Provides recommendations regarding new technologies to keep infrastructure up to date.

·       Provides disaster recovery and high availability solution.

·       Provide expertise in complex database software installation and configuration.

·       Provide expertise in complex database administration and monitoring.

·       Provide expertise and leads in major tasks activities including disaster recovery.

·       Provide strategic infrastructure improvement, planning, design, and deployment.

·       Provide expertise in tuning to improve efficiency and to maximize the availability of

·       databases and process automation of software environments and the like.

·       Create scripts for monitoring and to automate administrative tasks.

·       Provide data protection and enforce security standard procedures.

·       Ensure that information security policy is considered and always followed,

·       recommends any changes to policy and approved policy changes are documented.

·       Assist superiors and other engineers on other tasks and projects as needed.

·       Train, KT and delegate tasks to trainees and associates.

·       Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or other related fields.

·       Minimum of 7 years' IT experience.

·       Highly experienced in Microsoft SQL Server, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2022

·       Highly experienced in Always On Availability Group, Failover Clustering, Database

·       Mirroring, Backup and Restore, Optimizing Performance and T-SQL.

·       Experience in Azure Cloud, SQLMI and SQL Database

·       Experience in Oracle, Postgres, NoSQL and MYSQL

·       Good Communication and Team skills with the ability to cooperate, present to and participate with peers/team members.

·       Good problem solving, analytical and critical thinking skills.

Nice to Have Skills

·       Knowledge in MongoDB, Cassandra, GCP

The Corporate IT Digital Workplaces is a group of clustered teams working together to deliver optimum day-to-day operations performance of the Corporate Workplace and its surrounding infrastructure. We exist to provide our colleagues and stakeholders with a productive environment where you can forget about IT as we take care of the rest.
 

Your key tasks

• Subject Matter Expert - you will be part of the Diverse Services team which work closely with the Service Desk team acting as an L2/L3 escalation. You will be supporting our end-users and stakeholders also via various channels (phone, email, tickets, and remote/on-site support) using advanced incident analysis and resolution techniques
• Proactive - Monitoring, maintaining, implementing changes, and improving various IT processes and services that is being handled within the Diverse Services team
• Courageous - Quick to adapt in a fast-paced working environment and be flexible enough to handle new tasks beyond your comfort zone
• Document master - Document systems, processes, and procedures you have responsibility for and keeping them up to date
• Task Finisher - Complete tasks and/or projects on time and within budget
• Have fun while doing all of the above!

It provides users technology with support and services. Your main duties are to address all customer or user issues, along with common technological problems. You monitor the help desk email, inbox and answer questions over the phone using HaloPSA.

We are seeking a highly motivated and organized individual to join our growing team as a Business Administration Back Office professional. This is a critical role that plays a vital role in the smooth operation of our client’s business.

Your attention to detail and organizational skills will be instrumental in ensuring the business functions flawlessly, handling administration, supporting multiple departments, and maintaining efficient procedures.

• Bachelor's degree or qualification in Business Administration or a related field.
• Minimum of 3+ in a business administration role
• Proficiency in office software and applications (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, etc.).
• Demonstrates familiarity with customer relationship management (CRM) software or database management systems (DBMS)
• Meticulous and detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.            
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles is a plus.

Standard Job Benefits:

• HMO on Day 1
• Work from Home Set Up
• Paid Time-Off
• Quarterly Sick-Leave conversion
• Paid Government-Mandated Benefits (SSS, PHIC, Pag-IBIG)
• Equipment provided.

Standard Job Highlights:

• Work-life balance
• Career growth and development opportunities
• Stable organization and industry leader
• Collaborative and fruitful company culture

DISCLAIMER: This job posting is intended for active pooling of candidates who will become part of our talent pool. Your qualifications will be assessed against both current and future job openings. Should your application align with a role that corresponds to your skills and experience, and an opportunity arises, our recruitment team will reach out to you immediately. Please note that this does not guarantee immediate placement or contact. Additionally, we exclusively consider applications from individuals who are Philippine citizens and currently reside in the Philippines during their application process.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain databases for our clients in the marketing and advertising industry.
• Ensure client's databases are secure at all times
• Create and execute database backup and recovery plans
• Monitor and optimize database performance
• Troubleshoot and fix any database-related errors
• Work with clients and technical team members to ensure the database is meeting their needs
• Prepare documentation for database policies, procedures, and standards

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• At least 1 year of proven experience as a Database Manager/Administrator
• Strong knowledge of database management systems such as MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server
• Excellent understanding of database architecture, security, backup, and recovery procedures
• Solid experience in database optimization, performance tuning, and capacity planning
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills