Database DevOps Engineer - work for an award-winning Forex company in Cyprus!
- 3 days from office in Larnaca / 2 days from home
Tasks
- Lead the planning, management, and scaling of datastores to meet complex data requirements.
- Protect databases through rigorous testing of backup and recovery processes and perform regular security audits.
- Use software and tooling to automate manual tasks, enabling engineers to innovate without risking data integrity.
- Conduct risk analysis to determine which database challenges to address and which to automate or optimise.
- Work closely with DevOps and team leaders to ensure high levels of standardisation, reliability, testability, maintainability, and system availability.
- Educate and support developers, building necessary guardrails to empower them in their database management efforts.
- Ensure database integrity by reducing complexity and validating job definitions to maintain accuracy.
Requirements
- BSc/BA in any engineering major.
- Strong foundation in database design, implementation, and maintenance, with deep understanding of DBMSs and SQL.
- Ability to guide software engineers in optimising SQL performance for applications.
- Experience with database automation tools such as Saltstack, Puppet, or Chef.
- Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Graphite, and Grafana.
- Expertise in preventing database failures and handling failure recovery scenarios.
- Familiarity with version control systems like Git for managing code changes and collaborating with team members.
- Experience with Docker and container-based infrastructure.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts across teams effectively.
- Skilled in documenting and presenting best practices for data storage systems to internal and external teams.
- EU/EFTA citizens OR holders of a Cyprus work permit OR foreign nationals married to an EU citizen
Benefits
- Attractive remuneration package
- 22 days of Annual Leave (reaching up to 30 days per year based on years’ service)
- Hybrid Work Mode
- Friday afternoons off in Summer (July & August)
- Birthdays are always a day off!
- Referral Bonus – refer a candidate we would all enjoy to work with!!
- Participation in the Company’s Medical Scheme from day one!
- Participation in the Company’s Group Discount Scheme
- Free Gym Membership (Larnaca)
- Unlimited snacks, fruits, and beverages
- Complimentary periodic lunches at the office
- Fun team-building activities & Corporate events
- Lifelong Learning Allowance plus paid Educational Leave
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