SICPA

Database Administrator

SICPA  •  Tirana, AL (Onsite)  •  6 hours ago
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Job Description

Database Administrator (DBA)

We are looking for an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) with strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server and the on-premises Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) stack. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the performance, availability, security, and reliability of our database and BI platforms while supporting business-critical analytics and reporting solutions.

ROLE

  • Administer, maintain, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environments
  • Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and recovery strategies
  • Monitor and troubleshoot database performance, capacity, and security issues
  • Design and implement database maintenance and automation processes
  • Develop and support BI solutions using the Microsoft on-premises BI stack:
  • SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
  • SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
  • SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
  • Power BI Report Server
  • Support data warehouse and data integration initiatives
  • Collaborate with data engineers, architects, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable data solutions
  • Define and enforce database governance, security, and operational best practices
  • Participate in infrastructure modernization

PROFILE

  • 5+ years of experience as a SQL Server DBA
  • Strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server administration, performance tuning, security, backup and recovery
  • Hands-on experience with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), and Power BI Report Server
  • Strong knowledge of data warehousing, ETL processes, and BI architectures
  • Experience supporting enterprise-scale production environments with high availability requirements
  • Proven experience leading or contributing to technical migration projects, including database upgrades, platform migrations, infrastructure modernization, and BI platform transformations
  • Experience migrating SQL Server, data warehouse, and reporting solutions across environments while minimizing operational disruption
  • Proven experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe), participating in sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives
  • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities
  • Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Data Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, or Power BI is an advantage
  • Strong analytical mindset
  • Customer-oriented and service-focused
  • Proactive and autonomous
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to work across infrastructure, data, and business teams

Nice to Have

  • Experience with migration from traditional Microsoft BI platforms to Microsoft Fabric
  • Experience with Azure Data Services and hybrid data architectures
  • Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation
  • PowerShell scripting and SQL automation expertise

JOIN US

  • Our success comes from our highly skilled and talented employees
  • Respectful entrepreneurship and a long-term vision are key for success
  • Our people contribute to a more secure world
  • Diversity at all levels of an organization is a strength
  • We offer an exciting and challenging role, with great potential for personal development within a unique organization in a fascinating industry

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SICPA

About SICPA

SICPA is a Swiss technology company that supports the effective governance and long-term prosperity of nations. Our platform of sovereignty enables our customers to authenticate and secure their vital assets, through custom solutions based on a century of combined cutting-edge innovations in material, digital and data science domains. At the center of every SICPA solution is a custom crafted molecule, unique to each nation. Acting as a single source of truth, these unique markers are deployed across the full value chain to generate actionable and trustworthy insights in real time.

Established in 1927 and headquartered in Switzerland, SICPA is best known for safeguarding the majority of the world's banknotes. With operations across five continents, today our platform delivers sovereignty solutions mainly across revenue mobilisation, identity verification, healthcare security, and brand protection.

SICPA’s technological leadership and successful development and implementation of these solutions is the result of the expertise and dedication of our 3,000 employees worldwide from more than 80 nationalities. Our staff includes high-level experts in numerous technical and scientific disciplines, such as chemistry, physics, optics, cryptology, engineering or computer science. With strong innovation capabilities, we hold more than 6,000 patents.

Industry
Chemicals & Materials
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Lausanne, CH
Year Founded
1927
Website
sicpa.com
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