RFQ C004677 - Database Administrator; PaaS

Nivelles, Belgium | Posted on 18/02/2026

McBride, based in McLean, VA, USA, and with offices in Brussels, BEL and Bucharest; ROU through its wholly owned subsidiary McBride International, is a Prime Contractor on the NCIA Advisory and Assistance Services Plus (AAS+) Framework.

We are a management and IT consulting firm with significant professional services experience that includes IT transformation, project management, digital transformation, strategic planning, business process improvement, change management, human capital management, systems engineering, and operations. Due to our excellent relationship with NATO and the first-class, security cleared candidates that we source and supply from all 32 NATO nations, we are extremely privileged to ask you to review this role to assess your suitability of skills.

You will be working as a contractor for our client the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA)
NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA)
NCIA was established on 1 July 2012 from a merger of several NATO entities. It has a 65-year legacy of supporting NATO operations, missions, and exercises and is on the front lines against cyber threats, protecting NATO's networks 24/7. NCIA provides expertise and services that are critical to NATO's ability to fulfill its core tasks of consultation, collective defence, and crisis management.

• Design, develop, and maintain data collection, transformation, and integration processes across multiple on-premises and cloud RDBMS platforms;
• Create, optimize, and maintain analytical and monitoring dashboards in Power BI, Grafana, and SSRS;
• Implement and manage automation tools and scripts for routine database administration, data extraction, and reporting;
• Produce dynamic reports and standardized templates to support database configuration management, performance monitoring, and lifecycle tracking;
• Manage installation, configuration, upgrades, and backups of database systems and related products both on-premises and in the cloud;
• Establish and maintain data governance and quality standards within reporting and integration processes;
• Stay current with database technology roadmaps, contributing to continuous improvement of lifecycle management, security, and data reliability.

Essential education, experience, and training:

• Extensive experience in data engineering, with a focus on designing, developing, and maintaining robust data pipelines;
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server and other relational database management systems (RDBMS), including cloud-based platforms;
• Solid understanding of high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) architectures, such as server clustering and virtualized infrastructures;
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft data and reporting technologies (Power BI, SSRS, SSIS) and familiarity with Grafana;
• Experience in automation for database and data pipeline management tasks;
• Skilled in developing automation scripts using Power Shell/TSQL or Python to enhance data collection, transformation, and reporting workflows;
• Ensures data quality, consistency, and governance across integrated systems, following organizational data standards and compliance requirements; and
• Implements secure data handling practices including access control, encryption, and audit logging.

A valid Personnel Security Clearance (PSC) at level NATO Secret is required