Information Technology

Database Administrator (DBA)

Sucafina

Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon
Full-time, Mid-Senior Level
Remote: No
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Company Description

The Company:

Sucafina is the leading sustainable Farm to Roaster coffee company, with a family tradition in commodities that stretches back to 1905. Today, with more than 1,400 employees in 34 countries, we help stakeholders worldwide to find the perfect coffee solutions. We embed technology, innovation, and sustainability throughout the supply chain, creating shared value for all by Investing in Farmers, Caring for People, and Protecting Our Planet. For more information, visit www.sucafina.com.

What are we looking for:

We are looking for entrepreneurs, techies, passionate, eager to learn, humble, with a positive attitude and a high level of integrity People. Flexible and willing to take challenges, work and live in coffee-producing countries, People who want to build expertise and a career in the coffee business and are ready to go the extra mile.

What we offer:

We offer within our pleasant family environment, great opportunities to learn and grow, we offer challenges and exposure to multicultural environments, on-merit base compensation, and free coffee around the clock!

From our Sucafina Center of Excellence in Beirut you will join colleagues with a shared vision: Helping Beyers Koffie to be the leading, sustainable private label coffee roaster in Europe. The organization has been increasingly internationalizing in recent years.

Today, Beyers - as part of Sucafina Group - has grown into the largest coffee roaster in Belgium and a major player in the European private label coffee market. Here you will have the opportunity to be part of a company that invests in people and where collegiality, flexibility and entrepreneurship are encouraged.

Job Description

Summary of the role

The SQL Server DBA is responsible for the overall health, performance, and security of all Microsoft SQL Server database environments. The core focus is on maintaining high availability (HA), implementing robust disaster recovery (DR) plans, and ensuring optimal database performance to support critical business applications.

Responsibilities of the role:

  • Design, implement, and manage High Availability/Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) solutions, primarily utilizing Always On Availability Groups (AGs), Failover Cluster Instances (FCIs), and Log Shipping.
  • Manage comprehensive backup and recovery operations, including periodic validation through DR drills.
  • Install, configure, and patch SQL Server instances across multiple versions (e.g., 2016, 2019, 2022).
  • Proactively monitor, analyze, and tune SQL Server performance using DMVs and built-in tools.
  • Expertly analyze and optimize complex T-SQL queries, stored procedures, and database objects (indexes, statistics).
  • Maintain strict security models, managing logins, users, roles, and permissions according to the principle of least privilege.
  • Schedule and execute essential maintenance tasks (e.g., DBCC, index rebuilds) using SQL Server Agent.
  • Develop and manage SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages for ETL processes.
  • Collaborate with development teams on schema changes, data modeling, and code deployment.

Job Qualifications

Qualifications and Skills:

    • Experience: 3-6 years of hands-on experience as a SQL Server DBA in a production environment.
    • Core Skills: Deep proficiency in T-SQL, HA/DR setup (Always On AGs), performance tuning, and database security.
    • Tools: Expert use of SSMS and related SQL Server tools.
    • Education/Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. Relevant Microsoft certifications (MCSA or Azure Database Administrator Associate) are highly preferred.
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