Postgres DB Senior Engineer

Purpose

  We are looking for a Senior Database Engineer who will serve as a technical expert for building, monitoring, optimizing, and maintaining Postgres database environments. 

The role also includes analyzing datasets, identifying opportunities for optimization, improving performance, and validating technical approaches using data-driven methods.

Team description

Join the team at operational services GmbH within Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Slovakia, offering opportunities for German- and English-speaking talents. OS is one of the leading ICT service providers in the German market, delivering modern and secure IT solutions, long-term operational support, and ensuring availability of critical business processes for medium-sized and enterprise customers. 

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Administration, operation, and maintenance of Postgres environments 

• Design, implementation, and optimization of database architectures 

• Planning and executing installations, upgrades, migrations, and patching of Postgres DB 

• Monitoring performance and tuning Postgres databases 

• Implementing backup & recovery strategies 

• Troubleshooting database issues, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions 

• Ensuring availability, reliability, and high performance of database systems 

• Supporting high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) configurations 

• Creating and maintaining system and process documentation 

• Collaboration with development, infrastructure, and operations teams 

• Ensuring adherence to security policies, compliance requirements, and audit standards 

• Contributing to automation initiatives and continuous service improvement