Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Open Source Databases (all humans)
Site Reliability Engineer at Erste Digital (Erste Group's IT arm) in Bratislava, keeping PostgreSQL database services reliable and scalable across AWS and Google Cloud. Day to day: database administration, patching, backups, monitoring and observability, incident response, and automation via scripting and Infrastructure as Code.
- Compensation
- €2.7K / mo
- Location
- Not listed
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Sre
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 2-4 years recent experience administering PostgreSQL, cloud database services, or infrastructure platforms in production
- Knowledge of PostgreSQL administration, backup and recovery, performance tuning, and database operations
- Experience writing and troubleshooting SQL queries
- Experience with managed database services in AWS and/or Google Cloud
- Understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, storage, security, high availability, and disaster recovery
- Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or similar) plus basic Linux/Unix administration
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code, automation tools, DevOps practices, and CI/CD concepts
- Builds reliable systems and anticipates what can go wrong
- Takes end-to-end ownership and collaborates closely with others
- Keeps things simple and removes unnecessary complexity
- Acts quickly on important work, adapts, and learns from feedback
- Supports others, leads by example, and helps others do their best work
- Learns fast and adjusts easily in a fast-moving environment
- Delivers strong results and helps raise the team's level
- Contributes to a positive, respectful team culture
Nice to have
- Experience with AWS RDS for PostgreSQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, or cloud migration initiatives
Full description
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Make a difference in the financial life of millions of people: At Erste Digital you are co-creating the digital future, in which better financial health is possible. #believeinyourself
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We are part of Erste Group – the largest banking group in Central and Eastern Europe with more than 2,500 branches and over 45,000 employees. Our more than 2,000 IT experts and enthusiasts are the bank's Digital Muscle.
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We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with PostgreSQL and cloud database experience to support reliable, secure, and scalable database services.
In this role, you will work across database administration, cloud operations, and reliability engineering to help maintain PostgreSQL services in AWS and Google Cloud environments. You will contribute to automation, monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement while working with database, platform, and application teams.
What to do:
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Administer PostgreSQL databases across development, testing, and production environments.
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Perform database configuration, patching, upgrades, backups, and recovery activities.
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Monitor database health, availability, performance, capacity, and resource utilization.
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Troubleshoot database issues and support incident resolution, root cause analysis, and problem management.
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Support database security, access management, auditing, and compliance-related tasks.
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Support high availability and disaster recovery solutions for PostgreSQL platforms.
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Create and maintain scripts, automation, and Infrastructure as Code practices to reduce manual work.
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Improve monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability across AWS and Google Cloud environments.
You check these boxes:
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Active experience in recent 2-4 years of administering PostgreSQL databases, cloud database services, or infrastructure platforms in production environments.
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Knowledge of PostgreSQL administration, backup and recovery, performance tuning, and database operations.
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Experience writing and troubleshooting SQL queries.
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Experience with managed database services in AWS and/or Google Cloud.
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Understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, storage, security, high availability, and disaster recovery concepts.