Senior/Lead Database Engineer (OCI, Exadata) - Bratislava/50% Hybrid

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About the Role
You will work as part of a trusted and experienced team to drive innovation across on-prem, private cloud, and public cloud environments, with a strong focus on automation, stability, security, and cost efficiency. The team builds and operates self-service database platforms business units, enabling reliable and scalable database services at enterprise scale.

The Database as a Service (DBaaS) squad is looking for a Database Engineer who can take technical ownership of database platforms and actively shape their long-term evolution. The role combines engineering, operations, and platform responsibility, working on backlog items within an agile setup to deliver predictable and sustainable outcomes.

Operational on-call coverage is limited (approximately once every two months and decreasing as the team grows) and applies only to high-priority incidents. The team follows a “you build it, you run it” philosophy and actively strives to automate operational activities wherever possible.

Responsibilities
- Take technical ownership of enterprise and mission-critical database platforms
- Influence architecture, HA/DR strategies, and operational standards
- Act as a technical point of contact for complex database topics and escalations
- Support and guide other engineers through technical challenges
- Work closely with international and geographically distributed teams
- Share knowledge, ideas, and best practices across the team
- Maintain a strong customer orientation and understanding of business requirements
- Proactively identify risks, issues, and opportunities during backlog refinement
- Coordinate with your team to support hybrid working arrangements
- Operate with integrity and strong ethical standards

Zamestnanecké výhody, benefity:

​flexible working time​

hybrid type of home-office

kindergarten - available in our building

yearly salary re-evaluation

sick days

MultiSport card

mental & medical health support

public transport donation

Informácie o výberovom konaní:
Feel free to send your CV to pavel.stojka@sourcefirstinternational.com

We always have several positions for IT Specialists not only in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, but also on foreign projects. https://www.sourcefirstinternational.com/en

Požiadavky na zamestnanca:

You don't have to be 100% based on Job description, if you meet the core qualifications below and are genuinely interested in enterprise database platforms, multi-cloud environments, and automation, feel free to reach out.
You will join a highly skilled, dedicated, and cross-functional database team located between Slovakia and Switzerland.

- Experience designing and operating complex database environments in cloud or private cloud settings, preferably on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- Strong understanding of Oracle databases in RAC environments, preferably on Exadata
- Good understanding of PostgreSQL database internals
- Deep understanding of SQL performance tuning and optimization in Oracle and PostgreSQL
- Experience supporting mission-critical database platforms, including high availability, replication, backup and recovery, and operational readiness
- Experience with scripting and automation (Shell/Bash, PL/SQL, Python)
- Experience taking technical ownership of database platforms, including design decisions, operational trade-offs, and long-term sustainability
- Experience developing automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for database platforms
- Strong attention to detail, quality-oriented mindset, and solution-focused approach
- Hands-on attitude with a willingness to continuously learn and improve
- Proficiency in English, both written and spoken

Nice to have:

- One or more Oracle certifications
- One or more Microsoft Azure certifications
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines for database-related changes
- Knowledge of or interest in AIOps, machine learning, or statistical modeling