Key skills
AWSCloudDjangoMySQLPostgresPythonTerraformAIRDSCloudWatchPostgreSQLDatadogELK Stack
About this role
Role Overview
- Manage core database operations, including user access, instance scaling, and performance tuning
- Lead major and minor database upgrades**Design and test backup strategies to ensure we can restore data quickly with almost no downtime
- Collaborate with developers on schema migrations and query tuning
- Use Datadog/Cloudwatch to monitor system health and set up alerting
- Manage compliance requirements**Participate in on-call rotations to provide 24/7 support for critical systems
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and perform root cause analysis and resolution
- Develop database standards improve site stability and reduce the blast radius of incidents
- Build and maintain self-service tools, such as our Automated Data Model Change approval tooling
- Design Terraform for management of RDS infrastructure and deployment through Atlantis
- Develop automation scripts using Python to assist in Django migration issues and model tuning
Requirements
- You have 3-5 years of experience as a Database Administrator
- You have experience managing databases in a cloud native environment (preferably AWS RDS)
- You have 4+ years of hands-on experience managing production environments with PostgreSQL and/or MySQL
- You have a strong focus on scripting and automation and have proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (eg: Python)
- You are proficient with infrastructure as code (eg: Terraform or CDK)
- Familiarity with monitoring tools like Datadog/Cloudwatch or ELK stack
- Bonus: Having the skill to use AI tools to assist with coding or monitoring is a great advantage
- Bonus: Familiarity with database integration with an ORM, preferably Django
Tech Stack
- AWS
- Cloud
- Django
- MySQL
- Postgres
- Python
- Terraform
Benefits
- Long-term incentive plan with a company performance-based cash payout
- Pension plan
- Private medical insurance
- 25 days PTO
- Meal allowance and flexible compensation plan (transport and nursery)
- Gym membership
- €450 to cover the costs associated with the adoption of a pet
- Annual €150 wellness reimbursement
- Flexible work hours, sometimes you'll need to be in at certain times, but on the whole, we're pretty flexible when it comes to managing workload and time
- Grab snacks, fresh fruit, in our kitchen to keep yourself going
- Regular team activities, events, game nights, and more
- Dog-friendly office