Database Platform Expert
Sanofi
Database Platform Expert
Sanofi
Global pharma company; vaccines and R&D
Job Description : Database Platform Expert
About the Team
We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. We're also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible.
Our mission is to enable Sanofi's Digital Transformation through becoming an AI-first organization. We are a globally distributed team, comprising skilled architects and database experts located in Europe (Germany), India (Hyderabad), and the United States (Boston and New Jersey). Our team manages and oversees more than 10,000 database instances across four major technologies at Sanofi.
About the Job
Role Summary
As a Database Platform Expert, you will be responsible for architecting database solutions across diverse platforms, utilizing a range of technologies — primarily SQL Server, MySQL, and Cloud databases. This is an individual contributor role focused on the planning, design, implementation, and management of complex database platforms. You will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our database infrastructure while staying at the forefront of industry best practices and emerging technologies.
This role is highly visible. You will be a key contributor to how we modernize our platforms and change how we think about the solutions we apply. To be successful, you must have a deep understanding of various database technology capabilities and enterprise data and application patterns and principles. You must be comfortable driving technical ideas and communicating with both technical and non-technical individuals across the organization.
Main Responsibilities
🔒 Security and Compliance
• Implement robust security measures and access controls to safeguard sensitive data.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
• Actively participate in security audits and assessments.
📈 Scalability and Availability
• Design and implement strategies for database scalability, replication, and clustering to support growing data volumes and high availability requirements.
• Develop disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
⚙️ Automation and DevOps
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate database provisioning, configuration, and maintenance tasks.
• Promote the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and containerization technologies for database deployments.
🔍 Monitoring and Troubleshooting
• Implement comprehensive monitoring and alerting solutions to proactively identify and address database issues.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts during incidents to minimize downtime and data loss.
📄 Documentation and Knowledge Sharing
• Maintain detailed documentation of database configurations, procedures, and best practices.
• Share knowledge and provide mentorship to junior team members.
🚀 Stay Current
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging database technologies, and best practices.
• Evaluate and recommend new tools or technologies that can enhance the database platform's capabilities.
About You
Education / Work Experience
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Extensive Certification on Microsoft SQL Server is mandatory; certification on other database technologies is preferred (e.g., MySQL and cloud-based databases).
• Certification in DevOps coding: Terraform, Ansible, and experience with GitHub.
• 7+ years of extensive experience in database administration, with expertise in multiple database technologies (e.g., Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and cloud-based databases).
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with cloud-based database services (e.g., AWS, Azure SQL/MySQL Databases).
Required Skills
• Languages : Fluency in English is mandatory.
•Proficiency in database design, performance tuning, and security.
• Strong scripting and automation coding skills (e.g., SQL, Python, PowerShell).
• Significant experience with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work well under pressure.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with change control, incident/problem management, CMDB configuration, validation and qualification process (GxP), troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
Minimum Preferred Skills
• Strong regulatory experience (GxP, Sarbanes-Oxley, French Data Protection Act (FDPA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)).
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, engaging peers and other departments to accomplish assigned goals and effectively manage projects in a cross-functional environment.
Development Opportunities
Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science — where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what's never been done before. You'll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve.
Sanofi is committed to personal development based on experience, exposure, and education, enabling you to enrich your knowledge and expertise and build a meaningful career path.
Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.
Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science — where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what's never been done before. You'll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people's lives? Let's Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary — together.
At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.
At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.
Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!
Sanofi is a global pharmaceutical and biotechnology company that develops, manufactures, and sells prescription medicines, over-the-counter products, and vaccines. Its products span immunology, oncology, rare diseases, and vaccines, addressing unmet medical needs through a strong focus on research and development. Sanofi's core product model relies on large-scale R&D, strategic partnerships, and licensing to bring new therapies to markets, with revenue generated from product sales and collaborations. The company differentiates itself by leveraging its global reach, diverse portfolio, and emphasis on patient-centric solutions, safety, and quality to navigate regulatory environments in developed and emerging markets. The company’s goal is to improve health outcomes and quality of life for people worldwide by delivering innovative treatments and vaccines that meet unmet medical needs.
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