Database Team Leader at the Information Systems Department

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Database team leader at the Information Systems Department

The Information Systems Department (DSI) of CHUV is looking for a database team leader to manage the DBA team and ensure the performance, security, and optimization of database infrastructures.

Context

Attached to the Information Systems Department (DSI) of CHUV, the infrastructure group is tasked with providing services in four areas: database management, servers, computer network, as well as fixed and mobile telephony.

Join a team of 5 experienced people, with a strong spirit of solidarity and mutual support. They ensure the availability of CHUV databases 24/7, on an Oracle Cloud ExaCC "on premise" infrastructure, with very complex deployment types, such as SQL "Always On" servers.

We are talking about more than 100 MS SQL servers, 6 Oracle clusters on ExaCC, 2000 databases, over 100TB of data, and up to 10,000 simultaneous connections.

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

Mission

• You supervise and manage the DBA engineer team
• You design, deploy, and administer databases (mainly Oracle and MS SQL)
• You ensure the security, integrity, and availability of data
• You implement data protection strategies (replication, snapshots, backups) and high availability, in line with the RPO and RTO of applications
• You optimize performance and ensure scalability
• You collaborate with infrastructure, application, data, and security teams
• You keep up with technological developments and propose improvements.

Profile

• You hold a university degree (EPF/HES) or equivalent in an IT field
• You have demonstrated skills and experience in managing technical teams
• You have proven experience in database administration (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL...) in large and complex environments
• You master monitoring and performance optimization solutions
• You demonstrate analytical thinking, rigor, and the ability to organize the handling and resolution of complex problems
• You show leadership, a good sense of responsibility, and strong decision-making ability
• You have knowledge or initial experience with cloud environments (Oracle, Azure, GCP, AWS.)

We offer

Becoming a collaborator of the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• Top-notch social benefits, 20 days paternity leave, and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Quality company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position:

Mr. Patrice Bonnet, Infrastructure Group Leader, at 021 314 40 17.

Since all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, we invite you to contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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