
Hexa Consulting
Hexa Consulting is a company dedicated to supporting its partners in their growth by providing IT Consulting and Service Management services. Our mission is to build strong relationships by becoming a trusted partner and offering differentiated technological solutions. We believe that success lies in people – in our team and our partners.
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October 18, 2026
Full-time
Sobre a vaga
We are looking for a Senior AWS Database Administrator to support mission-critical database environments within the financial market infrastructure sector. The role involves operational support, optimization and continuous improvement of AWS database services used in international technology environments.
O que vais fazer
- Support the full database layer across multiple services, technologies and business-critical platforms
- Install, configure and maintain AWS database environments with a focus on reliability, performance and operational continuity
- Analyze and optimize database performance, queries and workloads to support stable and efficient service delivery
- Participate in international projects and contribute to current and future technology decisions
- Work closely with business and technical stakeholders, communicating clearly across different levels of the organization
- Support incident analysis, problem resolution and continuous improvement of database operations
- Share knowledge and experience with the team, contributing to a collaborative and pragmatic working environment
- Participate in shift coverage and on-call rotation according to operational needs
O que é pedido
- At least 5 years of experience as a Database Administrator supporting mission-critical environments
- Professional working proficiency in English, both written and spoken, at B2 level or above
- Experience working independently with minimum supervision, managing priorities and deadlines responsibly
- Strong problem-solving skills and a pragmatic approach to operational challenges
- Ability to communicate effectively with both business and technical stakeholders
- Good team collaboration skills, with willingness to share knowledge and support others
- Motivation to grow within the role and contribute to continuous service improvement
- Master’s degree in Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Engineering or equivalent professional experience
- Availability to work in a 10-hour shift coverage model, 5 days per week, and to participate in on-call rotation approximately one week per month
- AWS RDS
- Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
- Amazon Aurora MySQL
- Amazon Redshift
- Database installation and configuration
- Database performance tuning
- Query optimization
- Workload management
- Mission-critical database operations
- Incident analysis and operational support
Valorizado
- AWS S3
- AWS IAM
- AWS Lambda
- Amazon CloudWatch
- Additional experience with AWS operational monitoring and automation practices
O que é oferecido
- Private health insurance from day one, with no waiting periods and optional family extension
- Confidential and free access to psychological support, content and live sessions through our mental health support partnership
- Continuous learning, training and certification support to strengthen long-term capability development
- Flexibility whenever the role and context allow it, supporting sustainable delivery and daily balance
- Childcare vouchers and practical support measures designed to help balance personal and professional life
- Team moments, shared milestones and leadership presence that strengthen connection across the organization
- Upskilling opportunities in quality management, information security, AI governance or cybersecurity best practices, when relevant to your path
Investimento de tempo
Processo de entrevista
- Primeira Fase: O candidato conhece a empresa, a sua cultura e os valores. É também uma oportunidade para o candidato se apresentar e partilhar a sua experiência e motivações.
- Segunda Fase: Apresentação dos desafios da função e dos processos em curso, bem como a proposta financeira, para garantir que ambos estão alinhados com as expectativas.
- Terceira Fase: Avaliação técnica e das soft skills do candidato, para garantir que possui as competências necessárias para a função.
- Quarta Fase: O candidato tem a oportunidade de conhecer o projeto em que irá trabalhar, sendo validado pelo Team Leader do projeto para garantir que é uma boa adaptação.
- Quinta Fase: Validação do interesse do candidato em integrar a empresa e o projeto. Se ambos os lados estiverem alinhados, procede-se à assinatura do contrato.
- Sexta fase: Após a assinatura do contrato, o candidato inicia o processo de onboarding na empresa, para garantir uma integração suave e eficaz.
Quanto paga este cargo
✸ Benefícios e vantagens
- Apoio educação / infância
- Comida, fruta e bebida
- Flexibilidade de horário
- Plafond certificações e conferências
- Programa de descontos
- Seguro de saúde
✸ Valores e cultura
- Ambiente de start-up
- Crenças e religião
- Híbrido
- Igualdade de género
- Igualdade racial
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Membros impressionantes na equipa