Database Reliability Engineer — PostgreSQL/MySQL, Hybrid

theory

Genf

Hybrid

CHF 94,000 - 112,000

Full time

31 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package
Health insurance
Pension plan
30 days leave

Job summary

CERN invites applications for a Database Infrastructure Engineer to join the Databases and Analytics Group. You will manage PostgreSQL and MySQL databases, design highly available setups, automate provisioning, and support developers with database issues.

The role emphasizes troubleshooting, performance tuning, and collaboration across infrastructure and application teams, with hybrid work and a competitive tax-free salary.

Qualifications

  • Master's degree or equivalent in Computing Science or related field.

Responsibilities

  • Operate and improve production PostgreSQL and MySQL databases.

Skills

Troubleshooting
SQL
Python
Linux
Automation
High availability
Documentation
Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Computing Science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL
MySQL
Patroni
Consul
HAProxy
PgBouncer
Kubernetes

Job description

CERN invites applications for a Database Infrastructure Engineer to join the Databases and Analytics Group. You will manage PostgreSQL and MySQL databases, design highly available setups, automate provisioning, and support developers with database issues.

The role emphasizes troubleshooting, performance tuning, and collaboration across infrastructure and application teams, with hybrid work and a competitive tax-free salary.

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