Senior Database Engineer

Description

Please note: this position was originally posted on 14 April 2026 and has since been reposted.

We are looking for a passionate and inspiring database engineer for the tribe of Cross Product Services with extensive experience in Oracle database.

The Team

As an Oracle expert, you'll become part of the Oracle Expert Team within WB Tech.

You will work in close collaboration with internationally diversified squads in ING's Agile organization to achieve the commitments.

The Oracle Expert Team is a specialized group of professionals with deep expertise in Oracle technologies, responsible for the design, implementation, management, optimization, and support of Oracle-based systems within an organization. The team's primary objective is to ensure that Oracle databases and related applications perform at their best, remain secure, and align with the organization’s business and technical goals.

In collaboration with your team, you will play a key role in keeping ING at the forefront of IT standards while continuously driving improvements.

The chapter is responsible for consulting squads to help them manage their systems according to best practices.

We support Oracle consumers by proactively identifying potential risks before they become issues, assisting them with performance improvements, keeping blocking database issues on track, and enhancing database reliability .

We support squads to embrace a proactive approach to reduce incidents and outages, ultimately improving the overall customer experience.

Roles and responsibilities

In this role, you will:

Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an agile environment

Lead the design and implementation of database configurations

Drive automation initiatives using modern scripting and programming techniques

Manage and expand robust database solutions that power ING's databases

Ensure the database security and performance of critical banking systems

Pioneer innovative solutions for complex database challenges

Identify and mitigate risks to minimize incidents, and outages, and enhance the customer experience

Advise squads on efficient resource usage, lifecycle management, and capacity planning

Assist squads with performance optimization and SQL tuning

Organizing knowledge-sharing and awareness sessions for Oracle consumers across the company

Conducting reliability interviews with Asset Owners to enhance database reliability

Establish standards based on industry best practices

Lead and coordinate strategic projects, collaborating with other IT teams as needed

Bring senior-level expertise to the team, sharing knowledge and best practices with the ING Oracle community

Stay updated with the latest technologies and database solutions, always seeking opportunities for innovation

How to succeed

You are a skilled and experienced Oracle database engineer. You are substantively strong and focused on achieving the best and most concrete results in your work. Also, you are a real team player. The complex and versatile operational working environment requires you to be able to switch quickly. You have a strong interest in the latest trends.

You'll thrive in this role if you have:

A bachelor’s or master’s degree or equivalent in computer science

Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience in a complex IT environment and extensive knowledge of Oracle Database Architecture, Performance Tuning, Data Management (OCP-OCM experience or equivalent)

Experience with Oracle Exadata and Multitenant Architecture

PL/SQL knowledge

Knowledge of, and experience with ELK stack and other monitoring and alerting solutions like Grafana and Prometheus

Scripting experience with one or more scripting languages or automation solutions (Ansible, Korn/Bash Shell, Python) to automate routine database task

Knowledge of and experience with continuous delivery tools like GIT, Azure DevOps, and Azure pipeline

Knowledge of, and experience with troubleshooting: diagnose and resolve complex database issues promptly

Experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies and an understanding of system reliability, scalability, and fault tolerance

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

A positive mindset and good social and communication skills

Rewards and benefits

We want you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions at Benefits in the Netherlands

The benefits of working with us at ING include:

A salary tailored to your qualities and experience

24-27 vacation days depending on the contract

Pension scheme

13th-month salary

Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary

8% Holiday payment

Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation

Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities

An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

Stand-by shifts

If you are designated by your lead for stand-by shifts to be available for incidents outside of your regular working hours, a Stand-by compensation is awarded.

With 60,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer’s interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues? Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us. Apply today.

Questions?

Contact the recruiter attached to the advertisement for more information. Want to apply directly? Please upload your CV and motivation letter by clicking the “Apply” button.

Please note, multiple interview steps involving various business stakeholders will be part of the selection process.