Database Expert

Location: Le Brassus / Switzerland

Reporting to the Head of Core Infrastructure, you will join the infrastructure team in a period of technological transformation. As a Database Expert, you will be the technical reference for enterprise database platforms and will actively contribute to their development, performance, and security. You will support strategic projects for modernizing architectures, automating operations, and implementing cloud technologies, ensuring the reliability of the services provided to the business.

In this role, you will specifically:

• Define and develop database architectures to ensure their performance, availability, and scalability
• Administer and optimize Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB environments
• Lead modernization, automation, and rationalization initiatives in the database domain
• Identify obsolescence risks and implement related remediation plans
• Support business, data, and application projects by providing high-level technical expertise
• Define and promote best practices in database management, security, and operations
• Ensure communication and coordination with infrastructure, data, application teams, and international partners
• Participate in managing complex incidents, on-call duties, and continuous service improvement

Profile sought

• Higher education in IT or equivalent experience
• 5-10 years of significant experience in database administration and architecture
• Excellent command of Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL; experience with MongoDB is a plus
• Proven experience in transformation, modernization, or migration projects for database environments
• Good understanding of cloud environments and an interest in "Infrastructure as Code" and automation approaches
• Ability to engage in dialogue with technical and business contacts and simplify complex topics
• Excellent communication skills, a collaborative spirit, and an assertive stance as a technical expert
• Professional proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

What we offer:

• Coverage of health insurance costs (basic and supplementary)
• 5 weeks of annual leave and 2 additional weeks between Christmas and New Year thanks to the daily accumulation of additional minutes
• Contribution to your sports or cultural activities
• Possibility of remote work depending on the position
• Company canteen
• LPP preferential scheme

Want to showcase your expertise at Audemars Piguet? Don't hesitate and apply online! We will be pleased to discuss opportunities that may align with your next professional adventure.

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