Experienced Solution Engineer - Postgres DB (REF5061D)
Join the team at operational services GmbH within Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions , offering opportunities for German- and English-speaking talents. OS is one of the leading ICT service providers in the German market, delivering modern and secure IT solutions, long-term operational support, and ensuring availability of critical business processes for medium-sized and enterprise customers.
Purpose of the Role
We are looking for a Senior Database Engineer who will serve as a technical expert for building, monitoring, optimizing, and maintaining Postgres database environments.
The role also includes analyzing datasets, identifying opportunities for optimization, improving performance, and validating technical approaches using data-driven methods.
Key Responsibilities
• Administration, operation, and maintenance of Postgres environments
• Design, implementation, and optimization of database architectures
• Planning and executing installations, upgrades, migrations, and patching of Postgres DB
• Monitoring performance and tuning Postgres databases
• Implementing backup & recovery strategies
• Troubleshooting database issues, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions
• Ensuring availability, reliability, and high performance of database systems
• Supporting high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) configurations
• Creating and maintaining system and process documentation
• Collaboration with development, infrastructure, and operations teams
• Ensuring adherence to security policies, compliance requirements, and audit standards
• Contributing to automation initiatives and continuous service improvement
Qualifications
Required Skills & Experience
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with Postgres administration
• Strong understanding of Postgres architecture, components, and internal processes
• Practical experience with:
o Installation, configuration, maintenance
o Performance tuning
o Backup & recovery
o Monitoring and troubleshooting
• Solid knowledge of Postgres and ability to analyze and optimize complex queries
• Experience with Linux Server environment (administration basics required)
• Analytical, systematic, and structured working style
• Strong teamwork, communication skills, and customer-oriented approach
• Ability and willingness to perform on-call duties
Nice-to-Have Technical Knowledge
• Oracle
• PostgreSQL
• MariaDB
• High Availability solutions (AlwaysOn, Failover Clustering, Log Shipping, Mirroring)
• Command-line / shell scripting
• Experience with support tools (e.g., PuTTY, monitoring dashboards, automation tools)
Education
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent vocational training
• Comparable experience with strong practical background is also acceptable
Language Requirements
• English: Upper Intermediate (B2)
• German: Nice to Have
Additional Information
Additional Information
Please be informed that our remote working possibility is only available within Hungary due to European taxation regulation.
* Please be informed that our remote working possibility is only available within Hungary due to European taxation regulation.