Bechtle Suisse SA
Geneva
Senior Database Administrator (f/m/d)
- 12 November 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- French (Fluent), English (Fluent)
- Geneva
About the job
Be your best with Bechtle
With more than 16,000 employees, we are one of the most successful IT companies and market leaders in our sector.The combination of direct sales of IT products and a comprehensive range of services offered by various IT service companies makes us a strong and future-proof IT partner ("zukunftsstark") for medium-sized businesses, large groups, and the public sector. We are at home throughout Europe and always close to you.
Senior Database Administrator (f/m/d)
Be your best with bechtle
Our client, a major player in the banking sector based in Geneva, is looking for a Senior Database Administrator to strengthen their team of specialists. You will work on critical database environments, with particular expertise expected in PostgreSQL, while also contributing to the administration and development of Oracle and SQL Server platforms.
Your mission- Administer, maintain, and develop PostgreSQL, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server database environments, ensuring their availability, stability, and security.
- Ensure performance tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting, diagnosing and resolving complex incidents across different platforms.
- Manage high availability, clustering, and replication mechanisms, notably PostgreSQL with Patroni, as well as Oracle Data Guard and SQL Server environments.
- Carry out maintenance operations, patching, upgrades, backups, and restorations, while developing scripts to automate and secure administrative tasks.
- Participate in infrastructure development projects, collaborate with technical teams, share expertise, and contribute to on-call rotation.
Your profile
- Higher education in computer science or equivalent, with at least 7 years of experience in relational database administration in a production environment.
- Confirmed expertise in PostgreSQL is essential, particularly in administration, performance optimisation, replication, and high availability, with experience in Patroni highly valued.
- Strong skills in Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server administration, ideally with experience of Oracle on IBM AIX, Data Guard, and SQL Server high availability mechanisms.
- Good command of Linux/Unix environments, security principles, and scripting and automation tools (Bash, Python, PowerShell or equivalents). AWS experience is an asset.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, autonomy, rigour, and team spirit. Fluent in French and English.
- Residence in Switzerland or willingness to relocate.
Our offer
- Attractive working conditions: 6 weeks of holiday per year and an appealing pension plan
- Development and enhancement of potential: a wide range of professional and personal training offered by the Bechtle Academy
- Diversity: interesting and varied tasks in a forward-looking sector
Job number: QDEWY112
Kevin Brosse | +41 22 308 85 00 |
Bechtle Switzerland Ltd
Bechtle Switzerland Ltd has certified expertise in strategic areas: IT Infrastructure, Virtualisation, Information Management, Managed Services, Skills Management, Data & Analytics, Printing Solutions, and E-Commerce. Thanks to these skills and strong, sustainable partnerships with key market players, we offer a modular and perfectly coherent range of products and services to cover all our clients' needs.
Our proximity, our global vision of infrastructure and project management make us a key market player. Our 1000 motivated employees are our best assets to ensure speed, flexibility, and expertise.
Our proximity, our global vision of infrastructure and project management make us a key market player. Our 1000 motivated employees are our best assets to ensure speed, flexibility, and expertise.
