Database Administrator

HRS AS A COMPANY

HRS, a pioneer in business travel, aims to elevate every stay through innovative technology. With over 50 years of experience, their digital platform, driven by Copilot, and Connect transform how companies and travelers Stay, Work, and Pay.

ProcureTech digitally revolutionizes lodging procurement, connecting corporations and suppliers in a cutting-edge ecosystem. This enables seamless efficiency and automation, surpassing travelers' expectations.

TravelTech redefines the online lodging experience, offering personalized content from selection to check-in, ensuring an unparalleled journey for corporate travelers.

In FinTech, HRS introduces advancements like mobile banking and digital payments, turning corporate back offices into touchless lodging enablers, eliminating legacy cost barriers. The innovative 2-click book-to-pay feature streamlines interactions for travelers and hoteliers.

Combining these technology propositions, HRS unlocks exponential catalyst effects. Their data-driven focus delivers value-added services and high-return network effects, creating substantial customer value.

HRS's exponential growth since 1972 serves over 35% of the global Fortune 500 and leading hotel chains.

BUSINESS UNIT

Our Platform Modernization team is driving HRS's transformation journey, migrating legacy systems to modern cloud-native architectures and implementing automated, scalable database solutions. We are responsible for modernizing mission-critical database infrastructure that powers HRS's global platform, ensuring high availability, performance, and security for millions of transactions daily while embracing DevOps practices and cloud technologies.

Join HRS to shape the future of business travel, empowered by a culture of growth and setting new industry standards worldwide.

POSITION

We are looking for an experienced Database Administrator who will be responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of our enterprise database infrastructure. You will work with diverse database technologies including DB2 on AIX, PostgreSQL on AWS RDS, and NoSQL databases such as Amazon DynamoDB, DocumentDB, and AWS ElastiCache with Valkyrie or Redis. This role requires expertise in database automation, CI/CD pipelines, and performance tuning to support HRS's mission-critical applications.

CHALLENGE

• Manage and maintain multi-platform database environments including DB2 on AIX, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, or similar)
• Design and implement database automation solutions using Flyway for schema migrations and deployment pipelines
• Architect and optimize databases on AWS cloud infrastructure, leveraging services like Amazon RDS, Aurora, and DynamoDB
• Integrate database deployments into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring automated, reliable, and repeatable database change management
• Perform advanced query optimization and performance tuning to ensure optimal database response times
• Implement database security best practices including authentication, encryption, and access control
• Monitor database health, capacity planning, and proactive issue resolution
• Develop and maintain database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures
• Collaborate with development teams to support application database requirements
• Document database architectures, procedures, and operational runbooks

FOR THIS EXCITING MISSION YOU ARE EQUIPPED WITH...

• 3+ years of hands-on experience as a Database Administrator
• Strong expertise with IBM DB2 database administration on AIX/Power platforms
• Proficiency in PostgreSQL administration, tuning, and optimization
• Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra, or similar)
• Proven experience with AWS database services (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift)
• Hands-on experience with Redgate Flyway for database migration automation and version control
• Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and experience integrating database deployments into automated pipelines
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
• Demonstrated expertise in SQL query optimization and performance tuning
• Experience with database monitoring tools and performance analysis
• AWS certification (AWS Certified Database Specialty or Solutions Architect) and/or IBM DB2 certification
• Experience with database migration projects (on-premises to cloud)
• Knowledge of database code analysis and testing frameworks
• Experience with Secrets Manager or similar credential management systems
• Understanding of Multi-AZ deployments and disaster recovery strategies
• Understanding of indexing strategies, execution plans, and query profiling
• Proficiency in SQL, PL/SQL, and database scripting languages
• Experience with database security implementations including IAM database authentication
• Knowledge of database replication, clustering, and high availability configurations
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) for database deployments
• Experience with version control systems (Git, GitHub, GitLab)
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

PERSPECTIVE

LOCATION, MOBILITY, INCENTIVE

The attractive remuneration is in line with the market and, in addition to a fixed monthly salary, all necessary work equipment and mobility, will also include an annual or multi-year bonus.