MSSQL Database Administrator

Of course as an employer, we also have a lot to offer you. This is what you get from us: 

• A gross monthly salary of at least €4,658 and at most €6,814 depending on your work experience, based on 40 hours 

• Fixed 13th month, part of which is paid out monthly and part in January of the following year. Or, you can put it towards a FLEX & BOOST goal of your choice! Click here to read more about it 

• Annual individual and collective increases in accordance with our CAO 

• € 1500 per year in availability budget that you may use at your own discretion for, for example, training, coaching, and courses 

• Flexible days off: our colleagues may decide for themselves (in consultation with the manager) how they manage their leave 

• A good work-life balance (such as 2 days in the office, 3 days at home, transition leave, exchanging a public holiday for a holiday of your religious or cultural preference) 

• Home office workshop to optimally set up your workspace at home, naturally including a mobile phone & laptop 

• 50% discount on our products and services, so you can browse the internet, call, and stream affordably 

• Good travel allowance: you will receive full reimbursement for your public transport costs or € 0.23 per kilometer if you travel by car. Prefer to come by bike? Then you can claim our bicycle allowance of € 0.40 per kilometer 

• Possibility to purchase a lease bike that KPN contributes to monthly (with an indefinite contract): from city bike to e-bike and from racing bike to speed-pedelec; you choose what you ride 

• Excellent pension conditions: a total contribution of 25% of your pensionable salary, of which KPN contributes 17.5% and you 7.5% 

Within Private Cloud Application Optimisation at KPN, we are looking for an experienced MSSQL Database Administrator who gets energy from complex database environments, innovation, and automation. In this role, you are an important link in continuously improving and future-proofing our database services for internal and external customers.

As an MSSQL Database Administrator, you will work closely within the Database domain with the Product Owner, architects, fellow administrators, and line management. You move smoothly between operational and tactical activities and actively contribute to the development of our database services.

Your responsibilities:

• Managing, optimizing, and renewing complex MSSQL database environments
• Collaborating on technical innovation and the further development of the Database portfolio
• Actively contributing to and driving automation within the database service
• Acting as a point of contact for customers and stakeholders
• Advising at various organizational levels on database solutions
• Translating customers' business objectives into concrete technical actions
• Collaborating with colleagues within the SQL domain and Tooling & Automation to continuously increase the level of automation
• You are visible, take ownership, and represent the database service with conviction and craftsmanship.

You are an experienced database professional who enjoys collaborating, thinking ahead, and taking initiative. Additionally, you recognize yourself in the following profile:

• HBO education or HBO working and thinking level
• Extensive experience in setting up, configuring, and managing complex database environments
• Specialist and multi-year experience with MSSQL databases
• Demonstrable knowledge of and experience with automation
• Strong communication skills and a proactive attitude
• Team player with ownership and a sense of responsibility
• Innovative, curious, and market-aware
• Good command of the Dutch language is required for this function/ Proficiency in Dutch (spoken and written) is required for this role. 

Our belief in technology is great. This becomes even more powerful together with human contact, which is why we would love to meet you!       

Want to know more? Contact our recruiter ... via ...@kpn.com