Database Administrator (m/f/d)

Avnet Business Services GmbH

Avnet Business Services GmbH is the service provider of the Avnet Group in EMEA, founded in 2020. With its brands EBV Elektronik, Avnet Silica, Avnet Abacus, Avnet Embedded and Farnell, Avnet is one of the world's most successful distributors of semiconductor products and related services. Avnet is also an S&P 500 listed group. Employees in 70 countries set new standards every day in terms of innovation and quality, for which Avnet has been known in the market for 100 years.

Database Administrator (m/f/d)

Job Summary:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a global and innovative Database Administration team, playing a key role in designing, implementing, securing, and supporting enterprise database platforms. The successful candidate will provide expert database administration across Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server environments, ensuring high availability, security, performance, and operational excellence.

The role requires a highly experienced DBA with strong Oracle expertise and hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server on Azure, including database security and Microsoft Defender capabilities. Experience with MySQL on Azure is highly desirable.

You will work closely with application owners, infrastructure teams, cloud engineers, and development teams to deliver secure, resilient, and high-performing database services that support critical business operations worldwide.

What you will be doing:

• Define, create and install, maintain and upgrade department and or enterprise databases within a variety of computing environments.
• Design, implement, and maintain databases, including job control language, access methods, access time, device allocation, validation checks, reorganization, protection, and statistical methods and size estimates of databases.
• Analyses, tests, and implements physical and logical database design supporting various business applications.
• Ensures that data recovery, maintenance, data integrity, and space requirements for physical database are met and plans and procedures are developed and followed.
• Reviews SQL coding for reusability, performance and stability within application design and support phase of projects.
• Administers databases across multiple platforms and computing environments at the business unit/group level.
• Maintains database support tools, database tables and dictionaries, recovery and backup procedures (RMAN, datapump).
• Analyses and resolves issues related to information flow and content.
• Performs database monitoring and tuning, completes performance and tuning reviews.

What we are looking for:

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on Oracle Database Administration experience.
• Strong experience administering enterprise Oracle environments.
• Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server on Azure.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Azure SQL security features and Microsoft Defender for SQL.
• Experience with backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Experience troubleshooting complex database performance issues.
• Strong understanding of database security, compliance, and operational best practices.
• Experience supporting mission-critical production systems.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Fluent English and German, both written and spoken.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle Exadata.
• Experience with Oracle Database running in Azure environments.
• Experience with MySQL on Azure.
• Experience with Azure cloud services and automation.
• Experience working within a global support organization.
• Knowledge of database monitoring and observability platforms.

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Strong ownership mindset.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, global enterprise environment.

Focused on delivering secure, stable, and highly available database services.

What We Offer

• Flat hierarchies, short decision-making paths, and a high degree of personal responsibility with a wide scope for decision-making.

• Structured onboarding as part of our NEO program, combined with qualified induction and training.

• Flexible working hours based on a 38.5-hour week.

• Hybrid working model with approximately one office day per week.

• The opportunity to work abroad for up to 10 days per year.

• 30 days of vacation plus additional special leave days for private matters.

• Comprehensive group accident insurance, including coverage outside working hours.

• Supplementary health insurance with Allianz, including subsidized preventive check-ups, dental coverage, and other benefits.

• Subsidized company pension scheme.

• Additional capital-forming benefits (VWL).

• Wellpass membership for fitness and health.

• JobBike leasing.

• Subsidized childcare facilities and company canteen.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills.

Avnet is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you are interested in applying for employment with Avnet and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position contact our Human Resources Service Center in your region: Americas applicants – hrnow@avnet.com, Asia applicants -hrnow.asia@avnet.com, EMEA applicants - hrnow.EMEA@avnet.eu.

Job Applicant EMEA Imprints

About us

As a leading global technology distributor and solutions provider, Avnet has served customers’ evolving needs for more than a century. Through regional and specialized businesses around the world, we support customers and suppliers at every stage of the product lifecycle.

We help companies adapt to change and accelerate the design and supply stages of product development. With a unique viewpoint from the center of the technology value chain, Avnet is a trusted partner that solves complex design and supply chain issues so customers can realize revenue faster.

Avnet companies:

• Avnet Abacus

• Avnet Embedded Solutions

• Avnet Integrated Solutions

• Avnet Silica

• EBV Elektronik

• element14

• Farnell

• Hackster.io

• Newark

• Softweb Solutions

• Tria

• Witekio