Senior Database Administrator

ABOUT US

We’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy.

We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem.

We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.

Are you a leader who strives to constantly improve teams and processes? Do you thrive in production support environment working with mission critical applications?

Platform Services Operations is looking for a motivated and solution focused, hand‑on Senior Database Administrator to join us to boost effectiveness and accelerate delivery flow. Based in Manassas, VA, you will be working alongside a dynamic team of Oracle DBA experts. Your team is fully responsible for the design, optimization and operations of the database environment. This Dev Ops team engages in the product evolution;

covering software architecture, development, quality assurance, security, operations and IT infrastructure aspects.

You will work in a truly international environment with main hubs across three continents. We have global reach and impact but operate fast as we are a relatively small company.

As a driving force of technological change, we operate in a true agile way. You will have a unique opportunity to expand your reach in terms of knowledge, network and build your expertise through SWIFT’s global platform. We want the right people. If you’ve got what it takes we will have a role for your level of expertise.

• Organize and control day‑to‑day database administration/ management activities to include:
  Database health data collection and analysis, database access and performance analysis.
• Resolve complex problems by investigating and devising solutions for database operations. May include installations, configuration, tuning and maintenance of database management.
• Interact with network services, database/software systems engineering and /or applications development in order to restore availability of services and/or identify root cause of complex problems.
• Define and implement recommendations for complex issues in the area of database management systems.
• Opportunity to develop yourself and others in a true Dev Ops agile environment.

Professional skills & competencies

• Autonomous, driven, with strong ability to quickly adapt and respond to change.
• Customer oriented and quality mindset – we continually strive to deliver true customer value.
• Open‑minded, solutions oriented, and a true team player – gaining energy through collaboration with others.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Requires 5-7 years of experience in a technical operational support area

• Experience working with the following:
  • Worked on Oracle Database Enterprise Edition 12.1, 12.2 and 19c. Partitioning and multi‑tenancy options
  • Exadata engineered systems and DBs hosted on RHEL systems
  • Data Guard for Disaster Recovery (DR)
  • Golden Gate for data replication
  • Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
  • Database Vault for stricter access control
  • Advanced analytics including Oracle R
• Knowledge of any of these CICD technology:
  Jenkins, Ansible, Docker
• Good knowledge of IT security, mainly in the DBA area

University degree in computer science or related field. Or equivalent work experience.

We put you in control of career

We give you a competitive package

We help you perform at your best

We help you make a difference

We give you the freedom to be yourself

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us to request accommodation.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.