Database Administrator

About the project

You will work across multiple database technologies (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cloud DB services) to support business-critical applications and drive strategic initiatives such as platform upgrades, migrations, and standardisation. This is a hands-on, high-responsibility role, enabling you to deliver impactful solutions across global infrastructure.

Sounds like your kind of challenge?

This is how we organize our work

This is how we work

• at the client's site
• agile
• scrum

Your responsibilities

• Lead and deliver infrastructure initiatives such as platform evergreening, patching, upgrades, and decommissioning
• Build and manage database environments, optimising server usage and cost performance
• Ensure compliance by deploying patches and security updates within risk and governance frameworks
• Evaluate new database technologies and cloud features, support pilot deployments, and develop proof-of-concepts
• Provide internal consulting on database design, resilience, scalability, performance tuning, and backup/recovery strategies
• Produce clear documentation for standards, implementation guides, and operational handbooks
• Participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis, including on-call support via rota
• Report delivery progress and risks clearly and accurately to management and stakeholders
• Note: Detailed project information will be shared during the recruitment process.

Our requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with at least one enterprise RDBMS: Oracle (RMAN, RAC, Data Guard, Exadata), OR; DB2, OR; PostgreSQL, OR; SQL Server
• Familiarity or willingness to adopt multi-platform environments including Cloud DB services (AWS, Azure, GCP, Ali Cloud)
• Ability to script and automate using Bash, PowerShell, Python, or Ansible
• Experience with enterprise IT operational processes for change, incident, and controlled production environments
• Excellent communication skills; ability to translate technical concepts for varied audiences
• Strong organisational capability—detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple concurrent priorities
• High resilience; comfortable working under pressure, meeting deadlines, and participating in out-of-hours support when needed

What we offer

• Flexible cooperation model – choose the form that suits you best (B2B, employment contract, etc.)
• Hybrid work setup – 6x/month from the office in Kraków
• Collaborative team culture – work alongside experienced professionals eager to share knowledge
• Continuous development – access to training platforms and growth opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits – including Interpolska Health Care, Multisport card, Warta Insurance, and more
• High quality equipment – laptop and essential software provided

This is how we work on a project

• Continuous Deployment
• Continuous Integration
• DevOps
• issue tracking tools
• testing environments

Benefits

• sharing the costs of sports activities
• private medical care
• sharing the costs of professional training & courses
• life insurance

Joining this project you’ll become part of Mindbox – a tech-driven company where consulting, engineering, and talent meet to build meaningful digital solutions. We’ll back you up every step of the way, accelerate your development, and ensure your skills make a difference.

Mindbox Sp. z o.o.

At Mindbox, we connect top IT talents with technology projects for leading enterprises across Europe.

Our focus is on matching your skills with work that matters – projects that use modern tech stacks, solve real business challenges, and give you space to grow. By joining us, you’ll deliver technology solutions for well-known brands, supported by the Mindbox team that values knowledge-sharing and continuous development. We make sure you have the tools, flexibility, and guidance to do your best work – and to keep moving forward in your career.