Ops Engineer - MS SQL Server DB skills

Within the COO Risk/Risk Tribe, the Asset & Liability Management (ALM) team is looking for a senior Ops Engineer to technically manage and support a platform with Microsoft-based applications and IT components. Besides technical management, maintenance and documentation of security control measures are part of the role. Also the engineer needs to be ‘hands-on’ and, very preferable, skilled in MS SQL Server Database (administration).

Your work environment
To enable ING’s monthly financial forecasting processes and to support ING stress tests, the ALM platform has been set up. The platform is used by ING business lines, Financial Risk, Finance and Bank Treasury for replication modelling, risk centralization, stress testing and financial forecasting.

Together with your team, you are responsible for supporting a stable, standardized, and secure ALM platform. And together with all stakeholders, you jointly work towards the combined goal: have all the ING offices worldwide use one ALM standard.

Job description

Main services delivered by you are:

• Responsible for availability, performance, security, monitoring, capacity management and lifecycle management of the applications, Windows Servers, Citrix, and MS SQL databases with SSAS and SSRS components
• Responsible for Incident-, Problem-, Change- and Configuration Management of the ALM applications
• Together with a colleague database administrator, optimize performance of our SQL Server databases and data marts used our department, including troubleshooting, analysis, and advising where needed.
• Translate Security policies into requirements, implement and document security measures keeping ALM applications compliant with IT Risk Policies, Minimum Standards and Process Control Standards
• Coordinate, carry out and document IT security test procedures, e.g. related to SOX/(ITRMP) up-to-date and supporting internal and external auditing
• Responsible for managing and carrying out deployments on the Test and Acceptance environments
• Support (2nd Line support) the monthly business processes of the user groups. To do so, closely cooperate with 1st Line support, end-users and the Business Analysts within ALM value chain. Support analysis of incidents and problems, including root cause analysis and follow-up improvement stories
• Coordinate user access management of the applications
• Providing expertise knowledge and support on MS SQL Server very well (backup/restore, performance tuning, SSIS/SSRS/SSAS, Always On)

Your profile

• Pro-active and hands-on attitude, quick learner
• Analytical mindset, you bring structure in complex situations
• You peel down technical problems, determine root causes, estimate risks, and based on information and analysis you implement the best suitable solution
• Willing to learn and understand business requests. You develop new insights and drive towards results
• Knowledgeable on and experience with Site Reliability Engineering (SLA/SLO/SLI)
• In exceptional occasions if the team request you to, you are willing to work or be stand-by outside business hours
• Understanding of, or at least interest in the following:
  • Standards in IT Security
  • Deployment processes (pipelines) and cloud environments
  • An Agile/Scrum way of working
  • Financial processes.      

Rewards and benefits
We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. https://careers.ing.com/en/benefits-NL

The benefits of working with us at ING include:

• 25-28 vacation days depending on contract
• Pension scheme
• 13th month salary
• 8% Holiday payment
• Hybrid working
• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities
• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

About us
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Questions?
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