Database Administrator

Deutsche Telekom; India; Remote; INR 2,024,000 - 3,470,000; Full time

Job summary

Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to ensure reliable operation of IT service databases. The role focuses on operational, not product databases, and supports ITSM tooling with monitoring, backup, and recovery.

The candidate will implement and maintain performance controls, incident support, and adherence to operational standards. English is required; German is a plus. Remote work within Hungary is available due to tax regulations.

Qualifications

• Hands-on database administration for IT service operations and ITSM tooling.
• Stability, performance, security, and compliance of operational databases.
• Experience with monitoring, alerting, and recovery in DB environments.
• Knowledge of backup, restore, and disaster recovery procedures.

Responsibilities

• Operational Database Setup & Maintenance for ITSM tooling.
• Ensures stable day-to-day database operations across services.
• Implements monitoring and performance analysis for operation-relevant databases.
• Provides hands-on support for incidents and recovery activities.

Skills

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL HA Setup

PostgreSQL Replication

SQL

SQL Performance Analysis

PgBouncer

Enterprise DB

Oracle

ITIL / IT Service Management

Job description

Job Description

As Hungary's most attractive employer in 2025 (according to Randstad's representative survey), Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions is a subsidiary of the Deutsche Telekom Group. The company provides a wide portfolio of IT and telecommunications services with more than 5300 employees. We have hundreds of large customers, corporations in Germany and in other European countries.

Please be informed that our remote working possibility is only available within Hungary due to European taxation regulation.

Main tasks:

The Operating Office - Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for the setup, operation, maintenance, and reliability of databases used for IT service operations and ITSM processes. This role focuses exclusively on operation-relevant databases supporting service management, monitoring, reporting, and operational tooling. The DBA ensures that these databases are stable, performant, secure, and compliant with operational standards, enabling reliable service operations across the IT service management and operations landscape. The role is hands-on and operational and does not cover product or application databases, nor advisory activities for product teams.

Job Description

Your tasks will include:

• Operational Database Setup & Maintenance: Designs, installs, configures, and maintains databases required for IT service operations and ITSM tooling
• Database Operations & Stability: Ensures stable day-to-day database operations, including availability, performance, and data integrity
• Monitoring & Performance Control: Implements and maintains monitoring, alerting, and performance analysis for operations-relevant databases, in alignment with central monitoring standards
• Incident & Recovery Support: Provides hands-on support for database-related operational incidents and recovery activities
• Backup, Restore & Continuity: Maintains backup, restore, and recovery mechanisms for ITSM and operations databases
• Operational Standards & Compliance: Applies defined operational standards, procedures, and documentation for database operations

Qualifications

Required deep knowledge:

• PostgreSQL
• PostgreSQL HA Setup
• PostgreSQL Replication in other regions
• SQL
• SQL Performance Analysis and Optimization
• PgBouncer
• Enterprise DB
• Oracle
• ITIL / IT Service Management

Basic knowledge:

• ISO/IEC 20000
• ISO 27001
• Trend & Root Cause Interpretation
• Enterprise Architecture
• IT Architecture

Additional Information

• High level of English knowledge
• German knowledge is nice to have

Personality:

• Cross-team collaboration
• Creative problem solving
• Critical thinking
• Proactive personality
• Openness to change and continuous learning
• Accountability & ownership mindset