Solution Architect (m/f/d) Conception and Development of Managed Database Solutions - Remote 95%

Requirements

We look forward to your application, stating your availability and hourly rate for 100% on-site in Munich.

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• Language Skills: Business fluent German and good English skills
• Certificate: Manufacturer-specific certifications for IBM Db2 (e.g., System Administration, Database Administration)
• Network environments (e.g., management tools, network planning, firewall rules)
• Linux and UNIX Enterprise operating systems (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SLES, AIX)
• ITIL-based IT Operations processes (Incident, Change, and Release Management, CMDBs, Service Management)
• Planning, conception, setup, and introduction of data center services and execution of service transitions
• Planning and conception of Database as a Service (DBaaS) and container platforms in private/hybrid cloud contexts (especially IBM Cloud Pak for Data on Red Hat OpenShift)
• Planning and execution of complex database migrations (heterogeneous/homogeneous) and integration of Enterprise ETL tools (at least Information Server as part of CP4D)
• Automation of database and system engineering tasks using Ansible (automated compliance audits, remediation, hardening according to CIS Benchmarks)
• Area of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management using Ansible (e.g., for creating playbooks for automated audits, CIS benchmark checks, or configuration hardening)
• Scripting-based automation of database and administration tasks in the enterprise environment using Shell Scripting (Bash/KSH), Python, and the use of version control systems (Git, SVN)
• Conception, planning, and architecture of modern analytics and data warehouse landscapes. This includes concepts around Data Lake, Data Lakehouse, in-memory, and MPP databases, as well as their integration into existing Enterprise ETL/ELT pipeline structures (IBM Information Server / DataStage)
• Creation of technical, operational, and strategic concepts in the database and infrastructure environment (architecture concepts, information security & compliance concepts, hardening & audit guidelines, design specifications, PoC evaluations/results documents, operations manuals / Technical
• Mission-Critical Workloads & Performance Engineering, conception and implementation of High Availability & Disaster Recovery, Security, Hardening & Enterprise Compliance, Data Protection & Encryption
• Integration, evaluation, and handling of other Enterprise & Open Source RDBMS (at least PostgreSQL and MariaDB / MySQL) within hybrid database landscapes or migration considerations.
• Experience in large and complex enterprise environments in planning, conception, evaluation, hardening, and implementation of Informix infrastructures.
• Agile methods based on Jira and documentation in Atlassian Confluence
• Tools: Maximo (Change Management); ARIS; Alfabet (Portfolio Management), Compliance Issue Management Tool

Project details

01.01.2027

End: 31.12.2030

Remote (95%), Bonn

Service Description:

Support in the conception, evaluation, and further development of database architectures as well as the automation and integration of managed database solutions into existing IT infrastructures and operational processes.

Service Package A: Service Modules, Automation, and Transition

Service Package B: Documentation

Service Package C: Analysis and Evaluation

• Elaboration of architecture and process-relevant service modules
• Identification of automation potential and implementation of automation for the Managed Database service (e.g., update, deployment, and key figure recording)
• Introduction of new solutions into regular operations or further development of existing solutions.
• Documentation of work results
• Documentation of newly developed or further developed architecture modules
• Creation or adaptation of the provided handover documents (Service Description Managed Database and Operations Manual Managed Database) for operations
• Modeling of technical and process-related changes of the Managed Database service in ARIS. Also, updating in Alfabet.
• Analysis of Managed Database-specific processes and workflows regarding efficiency and technical feasibility, including the creation of change proposals
• New products in the Managed Database environment must be evaluated before future use at BWI.
• Start: 2027-01
• Duration: 48 Monate
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: bonn, Deutschland, DE
• Rate: 84-84 EUR/h
• Languages: German