Apply for job
View Job
We are the 1st Hub for Developers! Our motto is “From Developers to Developers”! Our vision is to provide real career opportunities for candidates that want to take the next step in their career. Code.Career is the first process that you will speak with developers (only!) and tech (freak) experts!
About the Company
Our client is a leading European IT solutions provider, delivering modern and scalable digital platforms across industries such as healthcare, public services, finance, and more. With a strong culture of collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning, their teams work with cutting-edge cloud and software technologies to build high-impact products that make a difference — with a special focus on quality and long-term software craftsmanship.
About the Role
They are seeking an experienced PostgreSQL DBA with strong automation skills using Ansible. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimizing their PostgreSQL databases, and ensuring efficient and reliable automation for provisioning and maintenance tasks.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer, maintain, and tune PostgreSQL databases in production and non-production environments.
- Set up and maintain replication, backups, and high-availability configurations (e.g., Repmgr, Patroni, pgBackRest, pgbouncer/pgpool ). extra: TimescaleDB, PG vector flavors.
- Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks for PostgreSQL deployments, updates, and configurations.
- Troubleshoot and resolve database-related performance, capacity, and replication issues.
- Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to ensure database reliability and efficiency.
- Perform database upgrades and patching with minimal downtime.
- Implement security best practices and monitor for vulnerabilities.
- Document database environments, processes, and procedures.
Required Skills
- 4+ years of hands-on experience as a PostgreSQL DBA in a production environment.
- Solid experience with PostgreSQL versions 14 and above.
- Proficiency in writing and maintaining Ansible playbooks and roles.
- Experience with PostgreSQL performance tuning and optimization.
- Deep understanding of PostgreSQL internals, WAL, autovacuum, and indexes.
- Experience with backup/recovery tools (e.g., pgBackRest, Barman, Commvault).
- Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Dynatrace, pg_stat_statements).
- Linux system administration experience (preferably Debian/Ubuntu or RHEL/CentOS).
- Scripting experience (Bash, Python) is a must.
- Decent in System administration (OS-DB tuning, VIP strategies, systemd logic)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Kubernetes and PostgreSQL Operators.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
- PostgreSQL certification or relevant coursework.
- Automation mindset. Eye for details, drive to bring structure and improve standards
What They Offer
- 22 annual vacation days, 3 sick days that are not carried to the next year (no medical certificate required)
- A seniority day is added every 3 years in the company
- Private medical insurance
- Monthly meal tickets
- A work culture based on cooperation and development – customized learning paths through external providers as well as special development programs.
- Wellbeing initiatives to encourage a healthy work life balance through webinars, specialized sessions and internal programs, per their colleagues’ input.
- In close cooperation is a value they live by, through moments that matter, like recurring hangout parties, team buildings, team bonding events.
Manage Consent
Functional Always active
We use cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our website, enhance your browsing experience, and provide personalized content. Functional cookies are essential for enabling basic features such as page navigation, secure access to areas of the site, and remembering your preferences. Without these cookies, our website cannot perform optimally.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
