Database Administrator

The Opportunity

Our purpose is clear: to create meaningful moments between people and the brands they love. We empower brands to expand their global reach to over 260 countries, ensuring simple and seamless e-commerce experiences for consumers worldwide. Through our comprehensive integration solutions, we provide a complete international checkout experience, covering local duties, taxes, fulfillment, delivery management, global returns, and payment processing.

We are looking for an experienced Database Administrator for our DBA team. You are passionate about technology and eager to learn and keen to stay challenged. You will be working with the latest Microsoft and Azure Technologies in a fast paced environment releasing to production several times per day.

This is a hybrid role, joining a distributed team, supporting multiple high availability SQL Server instances, Azure SQL databases, Cosmos databases across multiple environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain database systems of high availability and quality.
• Manage and maintain backups of databases.
• Ensure databases are at optimal performance.
• Continuous review of queries from applications with a view to optimising.
• Continuous review of indexing and statistics on key production databases.
• Continuous review and planning of data archiving strategies.
• Provide proactive and reactive data management support and training to development teams accessing databases.
• Determine, enforce and document database policies, procedures and standards.
• Perform regular tests to ensure data security, privacy and integrity.
• Monitor database performance, changes and patching.
  
  
  

Requirements

• Proven experience in a similar role, ideally 5 years.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in IT or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of SQL DB data backup, recovery and security.
• Strong track record of database design, documentation and coding.
• Familiarity with entity framework generated queries and advantage.
• Partner with development team and provide guidance/patterns/practices on how to construct data access queries from application code.
• Experience of SSIS, CDC and reporting tools such as SharePoint/Looker and working with BI/Reporting teams to control access to data.
• Proven problem solving skills.
• Outstanding communication skills
  
  
  

Please note - This role will entail out of hours support responsibilities, shifts and weekend cover.

What's on offer?

• Competitive salary and benefits: Your financial well being is important to us. Join ESW and experience the satisfaction of being rewarded for your hard work, dedication and commitment.
• Professional and personal development: Find your spark and leave your mark. We will ensure your talent is nurtured and cultivated for growth and success throughout your career with ESW.
• Hybrid Working: Our Hybrid Working Model empowers you to embrace the flexibility of hybrid working and enjoy the best of office and remote work.
• Diversity, Belonging & Inclusion: When we win, we win together. You'll be part of a culture that values every individual for who they are, fostering an environment where uniqueness is encouraged.
  
  
  

ESW is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity, equity, & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment and employees at ESW are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you require any reasonable accommodations or adjustments throughout the hiring process, please let us know. We are dedicated to ensuring equal access and opportunity for all candidates.

About us:

ESW is the leading global and domestic direct-to-consumer (DTC) ecommerce company, empowering the world's best-loved brands to create safer, simpler and faster shopping experiences for consumers all around the globe. ESW acquired Scalefast in June 2022, and the combined 1,300 person organization offers brands and retailers a complete portfolio of technology and services that cost-effectively support any stage of company's development.

From compliance, data security, fraud protection, taxes and tariffs to demand generation, checkout, delivery, returns and customer service, our powerful combination of technology and human ingenuity covers the entire shopper journey across 200 markets, with 100% carbon neutral shipping to consumers. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, ESW has global offices in the US, UK, Spain, France, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. ESW is an Asendia Group company, a joint venture between La Poste and Swiss Post.