Database Reliability Engineer - ESK

hiring; Málaga; Presencial; EUR 32.000 - 45.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Hiring is seeking a Junior Database Reliability Engineer to join our IT Operations team in Málaga. You will own the end-to-end lifecycle of NoSQL databases, provisioning, upgrades, monitoring, and optimization across containerized and non-containerized environments.

You will implement monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity planning while contributing to automation scripts and runbooks. English fluency and knowledge of cloud or NoSQL certifications are a plus.

Formación

• 2+ years in IT operations, site reliability, database administration, or a related engineering role.
• Hands-on with at least one NoSQL database (Cassandra, Elasticsearch, MongoDB).
• Strong Linux administration; comfortable in shell-based environments.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Shell, Python, or Ruby).
• Familiarity with Docker and/or Kubernetes for containerized deployments.
• Basic knowledge of SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle).
• Experience with Git and open-source version control workflows.
• Working knowledge of Unix system tuning (kernel parameters, filesystem, memory, CPU).
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsabilidades

• Own the full lifecycle of NoSQL database instances, including provisioning, configuration, upgrades, monitoring, and decommissioning.
• Use Infrastructure-as-Code tools to provision and manage NoSQL clusters in containerized and non-containerized environments.
• Implement monitoring dashboards, alerting, and health checks for distributed NoSQL clusters.
• Profile resource usage and optimize throughput and latency through data models and indexing strategies.
• Plan and model resource requirements and suggest right-sizing or scaling actions.
• Follow change management processes, participate in on-call rotations, and contribute to post-incident reviews.
• Support replication and failover configurations across data centres for high availability.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts (Shell, Python) to reduce manual overhead.
• Prepare documentation covering database architecture, runbooks, and standards.
• Collaborate with SREs, platform engineers, application teams, and stakeholders to deliver reliable DB services.

Conocimientos

NoSQL databases

Linux administration

Shell scripting

Python

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Git

Problem solving

Herramientas

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Docker

Kubernetes

Descripción del empleo

Your mission

We are looking for a motivated Junior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) to join our expanding IT Operations team. The successful candidate will be part of a large global multi-international organization working with an array of NoSQL database platforms and applications. You will own the end-to-end lifecycle of NoSQL database instances.

What You Will Do

• Lifecycle Management: Own the full lifecycle of NoSQL database instances, including provisioning, configuration, upgrades, monitoring, performance tuning, and decommissioning.

• Provisioning & Deployment: Use Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet) to provision and manage NoSQL clusters in a mixture of containerized (Docker/Kubernetes) and non-containerized environments.

• Monitoring & Observability: Implement and maintain monitoring dashboards, alerting, and health checks for distributed NoSQL clusters to enable proactive incident detection and resolution.

• Performance Engineering: Profile server resource usage, analyze query and cluster-level performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement data models, indexing strategies, and configuration changes to optimize throughput and latency.

• Capacity Planning: Plan and model resource requirements based on usage trends, and recommend right-sizing or scaling actions to prevent capacity-related incidents.

• Incident & Change Management: Follow established change management processes, participate in on-call rotations, and contribute to post-incident reviews to drive long-term reliability improvements.

• Cross-Data Centre Replication: Support replication and failover configurations across data centres to ensure high availability and disaster recovery.

• Automation: Develop and maintain automation scripts (Shell, Python) and tooling to reduce manual operational overhead and improve consistency.

• Documentation: Prepare clear, well-structured documentation covering database architecture, runbooks, procedures, and operational standards.

• Collaboration: Work closely with SREs, platform engineers, application teams, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver reliable database services.

What you’ll bring

• 2+ years of experience in IT operations, site reliability, database administration, or a related engineering role.

• Solid understanding of NoSQL databases (e.g., Cassandra, Elasticsearch, MongoDB) — hands-on experience with at least one of these is expected.

• Strong Linux administration skills and comfort working in shell-based environments.

• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet).

• Proficiency in scripting languages (Shell, Python, or Ruby).

• Familiarity with Docker and/or Kubernetes for containerized database deployments.

• Basic knowledge of SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, etc.) is a plus.

• Experience with Git and working in an open-source version control workflow.

• Working knowledge of *nix system tuning (kernel parameters, filesystem, memory, CPU) is a plus.

• Strong interpersonal skills, the ability to work in a team, and a proactive problem-solving mindset.

• Up-to-date knowledge of database reliability best practices and industry standards.

• Ability to plan and model resource requirements from high-level specifications.

• Training or certifications in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) or NoSQL databases is a plus.

• Able to communicate fluently in written and spoken English.