Database Architect at Bankgirot
Workplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Expires: July 6, 2025
Join Bankgirot's transformative journey to build Sweden's future payment infrastructure as a Database Architect. You will design, implement, and optimize database solutions ensuring high availability, security, and performance in a fast-growing IT organization.
Main requirements:
- Experience in database development and architecture.
- Proficiency with PostgreSQL and familiarity with MsSQL, DB2, or similar database technologies.
- Ability to design and optimize complex, high availability and high performance databases.
- Strong leadership experience and technical coaching skills.
- Analytical thinking and structured working methods.
- Focus on security and data integrity especially with sensitive financial data.
- Good communication skills in Swedish and English.
- Willingness to work in an agile, collaborative environment.
- Academic education or equivalent experience relevant to the role.
- Ability to pass security clearance according to Swedish security protection act.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement optimized database solutions focusing on high availability and security.
- Continuously monitor database performance and identify bottlenecks to implement improvements.
- Ensure ongoing improvements in database architecture including query tuning and indexing.
- Lead projects and provide technical coaching to strengthen team competence and engagement.
- Documentation and quality assurance for sustainable long-term database strategy.
Required hard skills:
- PostgreSQL
- MsSQL (Microsoft SQL Server)
- DB2 or similar relational database management systems
- Database design and architecture
- Query optimization and indexing
- Technical project leadership and coaching
Recommended hard skills:
- Experience with multiple database technologies
- Security and data integrity best practices
Soft skills:
- Leadership and mentoring
- Analytical skills
- Structured and methodical work approach
- Collaboration and communication
- Innovation mindset
Natural languages:
- Swedish (Proficient)
- English (Proficient)
Cultural skills:
- Agile work methodology
- Collaborative team environment
- Focus on employee well-being and health
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