Data Engineering Technical Lead

Náplň práce, právomoci a zodpovednosti:
Are you passionate about creating resilient database infrastructures that power critical businessapplications?
Join our innovative team where you'll architect, implement, and maintain high-performance database solutions while pioneering self-healing platforms. This is your opportunity to shape the future of database reliability engineering in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment!

About the Role
As a Database Reliability Engineer in our Database as a Service squad, you'll be at the forefront of developing self-healing platforms designed for cutting-edge performance and availability. You'll implement auto-scaling solutions that optimize cost efficiency while maintaining exceptional service levels. This role offers a healthy work-life balance with limited on-call rotations (once every two months) for high-priority incidents only, as we believe in automation to minimize operational overhead.

Key Responsibilities
• Design and implement resilient database infrastructures with a focus on reliability and performance
• Optimize and troubleshoot SQL Server query plans to ensure maximum database efficiency
• Develop and enhance monitoring and self-healing capabilities for database systems
• Proactively identify and resolve potential issues before they impact system reliability
• Create and test comprehensive disaster recovery plans to ensure business continuity
• Automate operational activities through monitoring tools and performance tuning
• Collaborate across teams to anticipate issues and identify opportunities during backlog refinements
• Balance remote and in-office work by coordinating hybrid schedules with your team
• Share knowledge and mentor team members on database reliability best practices

About the Team
You'll be joining our wider GTS Infrastructure team – a diverse group of IT problem solvers including software developers, systems engineers, and information engineers. We're driven by passion, powered by knowledge, and we approach our work with a healthy dose of fun!
Our multi-functional, agile team delivers high-quality IT solutions through close collaboration with customers and platform owners. We value innovation, continuous learning, and creating reliable systems that our organization can depend on.

Zamestnanecké výhody, benefity:
You can look forward to extra rewards and benefits including:
- Attractive performance-based bonus
- Ultra flexible working time in hybrid setup, allowing you to work also from home
- Modern office spaces in attractive location
- 5 additional days of holiday
- Lunch allowance fully paid by Swiss Re
- Referral bonus
- Pension & risk insurance contribution
- Sick days and sick leave support
- Public transport benefit
- Multisport card

Informácie o výberovom konaní:
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity – diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.

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Požiadavky na zamestnanca:
You thrive in dynamic environments where you can apply your technical expertise to solve complex database challenges. You're self-organized and enjoy collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Your excellent communication skills in English enable you to clearly articulate complex concepts and contribute effectively to team discussions. You're passionate about database performance optimization and constantly looking for ways to improve system reliability through innovative approaches.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:
• Demonstrated experience with SQL Server administration and design, including performance tuning and high availability configurations
• Strong expertise in SQL Server query plan troubleshooting and optimization techniques
• Experience implementing monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions for database environments
• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex database performance issues
• Knowledge of cloud database services, preferably in Microsoft Azure

These are additional nice to haves:
• Experience with or interest in AI Ops methodologies for database management
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code using tools such as PowerShell, Puppet, Terraform, or RESTful APIs
• SQL Server and/or Microsoft Azure certifications
• Experience with or curiosity about database reliability engineering and chaos engineering principles
• Knowledge of German language
• Experience working in geographically dispersed teams across multiple time zones
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with database automation and orchestration tools