Database Reliability Engineer

Join Nordcloud and make your mark on the European IT industry. Help our clients thrive on their cloud journey in solution areas such as infrastructure, migration, data, and security.

Currently, we are looking for a  Database Reliability Engineer – MS SQL Server  for our team in Finland.

Your  daily responsibilities:

• Collaborative Platform Setup:  Working alongside our cloud architects and developers, as well as our customers' teams, to establish reliable data platforms in the public cloud. This involves utilizing common, repeatable tools and processes to ensure efficient delivery.
• Understanding Data Architecture:  Gaining a thorough understanding of our customers' data architectures, including rational databases, data analytics, and data warehousing. Using this knowledge to accurately define their data infrastructure requirements.
• Infrastructure Design and Development:  Responding to identified needs by designing and developing appropriate tools and processes that will enhance data infrastructure efficiency and effectiveness.
• Performance and Availability Management:  Defining key performance metrics and availability targets for our customers' live data platforms. Ensuring the health of databases by implementing strategies for data recovery, deployment, security, visibility, capacity planning, and performance tuning.
• Cloud DBA Services:  Providing expert Cloud Database Administration (DBA) services to customers, assisting with debugging queries and optimizing database operations.
• Occasional travelling in Finland or Europe may be an option, depending on the assignment and your preferences.
  

Your key skills:

• Demonstrated expertise in MS SQL Server and comprehensive understanding of its ecosystem
• Proven experience in liaising with external customers, especially within the public sector
• Fluent communication skills in  English  and  Finnish

What sets you apart (we'd consider it a big plus):

• Ability to design and implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions for MS SQL Server databases
• Experience in high-security and/or classified data environments
• Proficiency with database technologies, such as PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, NoSQL databases, Oracle, Sybase ASE, or IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
• Programming and scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash, Python
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or Ansible
• Familiarity with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
• Hands-on experience with Data Warehouses and columnar databases

The successful candidate is expected to go through a security clearance .

We encourage you to  apply , even if you don't meet all of the requirements. We value your growth potential and enthusiasm!

What do we offer in return?

• Individual  training budget  and  exam fees  for partner certifications
• Flexible working hours and a remote working model
• Laptop and equipment of your choice
• Local package such as extensive private health care and wellness benefits

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About Nordcloud

Nordcloud, an IBM company, is a European leader in cloud advisory, implementation, application development, managed services, and training. We are triple-certified across Microsoft Azure ( Google Cloud ( and Amazon Web Services ( and we are recognized as a 'Visionary' by Gartner for Public Cloud IT Services. With 10 European hubs and over 1300 employees, we are known for our innovative cloud-native solutions and we have delivered over 1000 successful cloud projects (

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