Senior Database Engineer – MS SQL – Zurich hybrid, Permanent – Full Time. We partnered with a leading Swiss organisation to hire a Senior MS SQL Database Engineer. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys designing and operating highly available database platforms while driving technical improvements across a complex enterprise environment.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and maintain highly available MS SQL Server environments, with exposure to other databases
- Lead database engineering, upgrade, and lifecycle projects
- Optimise performance, security, monitoring, and disaster recovery
- Advise internal stakeholders on database architecture and best practices
- Support application integration and participate in an on‑call rotation
What you'll bring
- Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Several years (5+) of strong experience with MS SQL Server, performance tuning, security, upgrades, and disaster recovery
- Proficiency in T‑SQL and PowerShell
- Experience with Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance
- Exposure to MariaDB, Oracle, Kafka, or enterprise integration technologies is a plus
- Fluent German and English
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