Azure DBA Engineer

Freelance Project: Azure DBA engineer

Start Date: mid January 2027

Duration: long term

Work setting: Minimum 2 days/week on-site, Monday is the fixed team day. Full-time on-site presence expected initially for start up.

Location: Brussels

Languages: English + Dutch or French

Seniority: Senior, 7+ years

Role Overview

Senior Database Engineer to strengthen a team of 16 DBAs with expertise in SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB and NoSQL . The role is approximately 65% build and 35% expert support & coaching, with a strong focus on knowledge transfer.

Key Responsibilities

✅ Database & Performance

• Data handling, T-SQL, scrambling and SSIS

• Performance analysis, monitoring, locking and query optimization

• Query Store, alerting and metrics

✅ Azure, NoSQL & Automation

• Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB and NoSQL

• PowerShell, Python, Terraform, YAML and CI/CD

• Security, backup/recovery and cost control

• Runbooks, automation and knowledge transfer

✅ Design & Coaching

• Data modelling, governance and lifecycle management

• Design and industrialize platform services

• Coach junior and medior DBAs

Profile & Required Experience

Professional Background

- 7+ years of SQL Server experience

- Proven Azure SQL Database & Cosmos DB experience

• Strong NoSQL expertise is a major plus

• Strong ownership and coaching skills

Technical & Functional Skills

• SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, NoSQL

• T-SQL, SSIS, Query Store

• PowerShell, Python, Terraform, YAML, CI/CD

• Performance tuning & monitoring

Languages

• English: Required

• Dutch or French: required