Data & Analytics

Database Administrator

Guard the data everything runs on

€45k-€90k Medium demand

DBAs keep the databases behind everything fast, safe and recoverable. When they do their job well, nobody notices - which is exactly the point.

1Tuning a query from 40 seconds to 40 milliseconds

2Testing that last night's backup actually restores

3Planning a version upgrade with zero downtime

4Reviewing who has access to what, and why

SQL mastery

Beyond queries: indexes, plans, locks.

SQL (expert)PostgreSQL/MySQL adminBackup & recoveryPerformance tuning

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SQL (expert)

PostgreSQL/MySQL admin

Backup & recovery

Performance tuning

Security & access

Scripting

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