Database Engineer (511)

We’re looking for a Database Engineer with strong experience in SQL Server and cloud environments (AWS) to support and evolve production database systems.

In this role, you will be part of a lean, high-impact team responsible for maintaining the stability, performance, and reliability of database platforms across production and non-production environments. This is a hands-on role focused on day-to-day operations, incident response, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in high-responsibility production environments. You should be able to handle multiple priorities, act with urgency when issues arise, and take full ownership of database-related problems from identification to resolution.

This role also offers the opportunity to grow into platform engineering and automation, contributing to a more scalable and modern infrastructure over time.

• →Administer and maintain production and non-production database environments across cloud and hybrid infrastructure.
• →Monitor database health, performance, and availability, responding to alerts and incidents in a timely manner.
• →Perform routine maintenance tasks including backups, restores, patching, and index optimization.
• →Troubleshoot database performance issues related to queries, indexing, locking, and resource utilization.
• →Support database provisioning, configuration, and upgrade activities.
• →Manage database access, roles, and permissions following security best practices.
• →Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to support deployments and incident resolution.
• →Use Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for provisioning and configuration.
• →Support CI/CD workflows for database operations using tools like GitLab.
• →Document processes, incidents, and configurations to maintain a reliable knowledge base.
• →Contribute to automation initiatives to reduce manual work and improve consistency across environments.

• 3–6 years of experience in database administration or database engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with SQL Server in production environments.
• Solid understanding of backup and recovery strategies, including validation and testing.
• Experience troubleshooting database performance issues (query tuning, indexing, execution plans).
• Experience supporting live production systems with minimal supervision.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, including services like RDS.
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Experience supporting or integrating with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred).
• Basic scripting skills using PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Understanding of high availability, disaster recovery, and database security best practices.

• Experience with additional databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MariaDB.
• Exposure to MongoDB or Snowflake.
• Experience working in hybrid cloud environments.
• Familiarity with automation and infrastructure standardization practices.
• Experience in high-availability or regulated environments (e.g., SaaS, finance).
• Interest in evolving toward platform engineering or cloud infrastructure roles.

• Small, highly collaborative 2-person infrastructure team.
• Direct interaction with engineering and cross-functional teams.
• Environment focused on production stability, responsiveness, and ownership.
• No regular on-call rotation, but flexibility is required when incidents arise.
• Opportunity to work on modernization and automation initiatives.
• Fast-paced environment requiring adaptability and strong prioritization skills.

• Initial screening - Needs a good listening and understaning in English
• Test assessment - to be defined
• Team panel with people from other team they will interact with.