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Kyndryl

Managed IT infrastructure and cloud services

Database Consultant - Database Consulting

Database AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Part-timeMadrid, SpainNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of experience as a database administrator, database consultant, or in a similar role.
  • Experience working in large-scale enterprise environments.
  • Experience managing and supporting large database estates.
  • Hands-on experience with at least one listed database technology and knowledge of other relational database platforms.
  • Experience with one or more of Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or IBM Db2.
  • Experience in several of the following areas: database administration; performance tuning and troubleshooting; backup and recovery; high availability and disaster recovery; monitoring; capacity planning and growth analysis; security; patching and upgrades; migrations and consolidations; configuration analysis; and database lifecycle management.
  • Experience with scripting and automation.
  • Experience with SQL, Transact-SQL, or Procedural Language/Structured Query Language, depending on the platform.
  • Strong analytical skills and problem-solving ability.
  • Ability to work independently and effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and prioritization skills.
  • Customer-focused approach.
  • Ability to mentor and transfer knowledge to less experienced team members.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in the technical assessment of an estate of approximately 1,700 databases.
  • Perform discovery, inventory, and characterization of database platforms.
  • Analyze database versions, configurations, lifecycle status, and operational health.
  • Identify risks and improvement opportunities related to performance, capacity and growth, availability, backup and recovery, high availability and disaster recovery, security, monitoring, versions and obsolescence, configuration, and adherence to best practices.
  • Analyze large volumes of data and identify patterns and trends.
  • Define technical recommendations and action plans.
  • Classify and prioritize databases based on risk, criticality, and remediation requirements.
  • Participate in remediation, modernization, and rationalization initiatives.
  • Perform advanced database administration and troubleshooting activities.
  • Participate in upgrades, migrations, consolidations, and cross-platform database movements.
  • Analyze complex performance and availability issues.
  • Design and develop scripts to automate discovery, assessment, and administration processes.
  • Contribute to the definition of standards and best practices.
  • Prepare technical reports and executive presentations.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, application, cloud, and operations teams.
  • Provide guidance and technical mentoring to junior team members.
  • Transform technical information into clear conclusions, actionable recommendations, and concrete improvement plans.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience across multiple database platforms and heterogeneous environments.
  • Previous experience in database assessment, transformation, or modernization projects.
  • Experience with database discovery, database assessment, health checks, analysis of large database inventories, risk identification and classification, recommendation development, platform rationalization and consolidation, database modernization, and roadmap development.
  • Experience automating inventory, assessment, or database administration activities.
  • Experience with PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
  • Experience with databases deployed on Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

About the Company

Kyndryl

Managed IT infrastructure and cloud services

Kyndryl provides managed IT infrastructure services for large enterprises, helping them run and modernize their technology environments. Its offerings cover cloud adoption, cybersecurity, security operations, and digital workplace services, all delivered under long-term managed-service contracts. The company works by partnering with major technology providers (including Microsoft) to offer integrated, end-to-end solutions, often complemented by a new security operations center (SOC) and other security capabilities. This focus sets it apart from competitors through scale, enterprise-grade governance, and a history rooted in IBM’s infrastructure services, now independent but aligned with large technology partners. The goal is to support digital transformation by providing reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure management that enables enterprises to operate efficiently and securely in a cloud-enabled world.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2021

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