AWS Database Administrator

WHO WE ARE?

Being the daughter company of Swisscom - leading telecommunications company and one of the most sustainable and innovative companies in Switzerland - we share the same values, vision and goals. 

As a trustworthy and efficient Swisscom IT service partner, we create  valuable customer experiences. We work in a strong collaboration with our Partners in Switzerland and attract and retain high performers.

We're expanding our footprint in Riga and actively seeking 50+ DevOps Engineers to join our growing teams within this year.  

We invite driven professionals to join us, grow with us, and help shape the future.

The product/ Team: 

We are looking for experienced and curious DevOps/DBA Admin to join our team at Swisscom to provide SRE services to DBs running on AWS. As a DevOps/DBA Admin, you will play a key role in developing automation tools as well as running, supporting, maintaining and providing continuous improvement to the DBs and infrastructure of our AWS cloud platform and GitOps code. You will take responsibility of topics such as System provisioning, Disaster recovery, Backup recovery, System patching and maintenance and Capacity planning to support our business teams to run valuable and reliable applications.

As a DevOps/DBA Admin you will:

• Oversee the planning and execution of database migrations from on-premises infrastructure to AWS

• Choose the right compute for the database instances running in AWS cloud

• Automate repetitive tasks

• Optimize database structures, queries, and indexing for improved performance on AWS

• Implement best practices to ensure database security, reliability, and availability in the AWS environment

• Take an active role in supporting and in finding the root cause of operational/availability issues and prevent recurrences

• Support team on cost optimization

• Help and support business teams on AWS infrastructure topics

• Maintain the automated infrastructure (lifecycle upgrades of databases, EKS Clusters and other infrastructure components).

What we offer:

• Salary from 3700 to 6000 EUR monthly gross

• 80 EUR monthly cell phone and internet allowance

• Flexible schedule and possibility to work in hybrid mode

• Ergonomic home office allowance in value of 500 EUR

• Possibility to work abroad for 4 weeks each year

• Premium health insurance after 1 month (with included consultations with psychologist and/or physiotherapist)

• Optics (200 EUR every 2 years)

• 24 working days of annual paid holiday per year

• 5 dedicated paid learning day’s annually

• Gym membership or swimming pool/water aerobics membership

• Day off on your birthday or names day

• 1 day off for social activities (voluntary project, adopting an animal)​

• Collaborative, friendly and driven work environment

• Work on innovations, cutting edge technologies and in autonomous high performance teams

• Parking options

• Continuous development environment that fosters your growth (conferences, cross-department experience sharing, learning platforms etc.)

• Annual salary review.

WHAT WE EXPECT:

• Experience in database operation, migration and modernization

• Proven experience in database administration, particularly in migration projects to the cloud

• Deep understanding of various database technologies and AWS database solutions

• Familiarity with AWS services and tools pertinent to database management and optimization

• Good communication and English skills

Nice-to-have:

• Expertise in GitOps practices, know-how of infrastructure and configuration automation tools

• Strong problem-solving skills and a detail-oriented mindset to mitigate challenges in migration and maintenance

• Independent but a team player and ready to take responsibilities.

• A degree in computer science, information systems, or equivalent technical experience

Apply now for a new professional adventure and work with motivated colleagues from all over the world!

Join our DevOps team in Riga, backed by Swisscom - one of the leading Swiss IT providers.

NB! This position requires living or relocation to Latvia.