DevOps Database Administrator | Contract | Prague | 7-9000 CZK/MD rate

ABOUT POSITION:
We are looking for a dedicated Database Administrator with DevOps experience to contribute to the development and operations of critical infrastructure for 24/7 services in agile working environment.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY WILL INCLUDE:

• Creating, tuning, and managing databases running on a variety of engines (MySQL, MariaDB, PSSQL).
• Working within the Engineering team to create and improve automation processes with Ansible for database administration.
• Ensuring secure, performant, and resilient database systems for 24/7 productive ecosystems.
• Designing migration strategies for databases for critical tech migration and datacenter migration projects.
• Daily operation of mission critical database infrastructure Implementing security baselines and proactively looking to strengthen security posture on database systems.
• Proposing new methods for operations whilst demonstrating new technological advancements and their benefits.
• Collaborating with technical teams on delivery chain(e.g., development, application operations, networks, datacenter, san, global security).
• Automating infrastructure delivery using industry standard tools.
• Creation of procedural documentation (Operational handbook).
• Active participation in agile team ceremonies.
• Participation in On-Call rotation.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years of experience in designing and administering MySQL, MariaDB and PostgreSQL database engines for mission critical environments including HA and DR aspects and troubleshooting.
• 3+ years of experience in Linux system administration including LVM, IAM, RBAC.
• A history of success collaborating with operations teams, network engineers, and developers.
• 5+ years of experience with automating DBA tasks (preferably via Ansible).
• Cohesive and clear active communication skills

NICE TO HAVE:

• History of success in datacenter or technology migration projects.
• Substantial experience with Everything as Code approach.
• Profound architectural understanding on database design in mission critical and regulated environments.
• Familiarity with virtual and bare metal, self-hosted Linux ecosystems.
• Familiarity with the containerization concept (K8S is a plus).
• Hands-on experience with monitoring/logging/alerting for databases.
• Familiarity with SAN/NAS/DAS/S3 storage systems.
• Work experience with Agile frameworks (KanBan/Scrum).

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?

• Work in international teams performing challenging and diversified tasks.
• Long-term cooperation.
• Room for personal initiative and improvement ideas.
• Inspirational working environment.