About us:
Flutter, the world’s largest online sports betting and iGaming group listed on the London and New York stock exchanges, is home to the Southern Europe & Africa (SEA) region, featuring iconic brands like Sisal and PokerStars, a globally loved brand that embodies innovation and ambition, with significant growth potential in a dynamic market
We are looking for a Database Administrator Senior Specialist to join our IT Operations Delivery & Governance Department . In this role, you will be responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimizing critical database environments that support our business operations. You will work with modern database technologies across on-premises and cloud platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and reliability.
What you'll do:
- Database Administration: Manage, monitor, and maintain enterprise database environments, ensuring availability, performance, security, and operational stability.
- Oracle Database Management: Administer and support Oracle database environments across multiple versions, including mission-critical production systems.
- High Availability & Disaster Recovery: Manage and support solutions such as Oracle RAC , Data Guard , and GoldenGate to ensure business continuity and data protection.
- Performance Tuning & Optimization: Analyze and improve database performance through proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, capacity planning, and SQL optimization.
- Cloud Database Operations: Support and administer database services in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and collaborate on cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
- Infrastructure & Platform Support: Work across Linux, Unix, and Windows environments to ensure efficient database operations and infrastructure integration.
- Incident & Problem Management: Troubleshoot complex database issues, identify root causes, and implement sustainable solutions to minimize service disruptions.
- Collaboration: Partner closely with infrastructure, application, and DevOps teams to support business-critical systems and technology projects.
- Continuous Improvement: Contribute to automation, process optimization, operational efficiency, and the adoption of database management best practices.
- On-Call Support: Participate in the on-call rotation to support critical production environments when required.
What you'll bring:
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Informatics, Electronics, Telecommunications, or a related field.
- Master's degree is considered an advantage.
- At least 3-4 years of experience in database administration.
- Experience working in mission-critical production environments.
Technical Skills
- Strong experience in Oracle Database Administration (mandatory).
- Experience with MySQL administration is considered a strong advantage.
- Excellent knowledge of Oracle Database versions from 11g to 23ai .
- Hands-on experience with: Oracle RAC Oracle Data Guard Oracle GoldenGate Oracle Exadata Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Database Performance Tuning
- Good knowledge of SQL Server and SQL language.
- Strong knowledge of Linux, Unix, and Windows operating systems.
- Experience with scripting and automation.
- Good understanding of networking fundamentals related to database infrastructure.
- Knowledge of backup, recovery, security, and database lifecycle management best practices.
What makes you a great fit
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage priorities and work independently.
- Proactive, flexible, and solution-oriented mindset.
- Strong ownership and accountability for critical systems.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Fluent in English & Italian , both written and spoken.
- Availability to participate in on-call support activities.
Nice to have
- Oracle certifications (OCP, OCM, OCI certifications).
- Experience with cloud providers beyond OCI (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
- Experience with infrastructure automation and DevOps practices.
- Knowledge of containerized environments and Kubernetes.
- Experience with monitoring and observability platforms.
Why choose us:
- Permanent contract;
- Food Allowance;
- Pension Fund;
- Company Owned Devices (laptop and business mobile phone);
- Flexible working hours and the possibility of smart-working (according to the company's internal policy);
- 24 Extra Hours Paid Leave;
- Preferential treatment on products offered by Intesa Sanpaolo bank;
- Supplementary Private Health Insurance and consultation with the company doctor;
- Flutter Sharesave Plan.
Choose us also for:
- An inclusive work environment and participate in all our initiatives focused on Diversity & Inclusion;
- Psychological well-being: online meditation courses, medical online service, and counseling service thanks to the support of certified psychologists and coaches;
- Continuous learning for soft and hard skills (es. Learn / Platform, Training);
- Support for parents and children and new mothers’ contributions.
- Volunteering during your working hours.
Much more about us:
Equal Opportunity
Flutter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity and Inclusion are fundamental values for us. We welcome any candidate without a distinction of age, culture, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.
Location: Tirana, Albania
