Database Specialist

About the role

Reneco International Wildlife Consultants is seeking a Database Specialist with a background in biology, ecology, agronomy, or breeding. Reporting to the Senior Database Manager, you will support line‑of‑business applications across breeding, veterinary, ecology, laboratory and other operational areas.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse business needs and prepare functional specifications for breeding, veterinary, ecology and laboratory activities.
• Support optimisation of intranet applications, including term dictionaries, input forms, back‑office configuration and SQL Server tasks.
• Perform ETL activities, data consolidation and contribute to BI/dashboarding using Tableau.
• Assist in the implementation of AI‑based solutions such as automated recognition and generative AI.
• Prepare user documentation, training materials and activity reports; provide user training and technical follow‑up with external providers.
• Participate in international missions and travel when required.

Required profile

• Master’s degree (or Bachelor’s with relevant experience) in Agronomy, Ecology, Biology, Breeding or a related field.
• First professional experience in data management and processing, beyond pure database administration.
• Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills with attention to detail.
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Required skills

• Good knowledge of T‑SQL and SQL Server (or another RDBMS).
• Experience with Tableau for BI and dashboarding.
• Basic knowledge of Python, R, Active Directory, IP and DNS.