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We are looking for a Specialist, Database & Systems Engineering, to manage and improve secure, reliable, and automated database and Linux platforms across on-premises and Microsoft Azure environments. The role will focus on ensuring availability, recovery readiness, security, and lifecycle management while reducing manual effort through scripting, automation, configuration management, and infrastructure-as-code. The specialist will collaborate with infrastructure, application, security, architecture, and vendor teams to resolve complex issues, strengthen operational controls, and improve observability and platform reliability.
Your tasks
Engineering and administering Linux platforms, primarily Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu LTS
Administering Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL database platforms
Performing installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, migration, backup, restore, and lifecycle activities
Monitoring platform availability, performance, capacity, and reliability across production and DR environments
Troubleshooting complex OS, database, storage, network, and application dependency issues
Automating operational activities using Ansible, Bash, Python, PowerShell, Terraform, and Bicep
Supporting hybrid cloud environments across on-premises and Microsoft Azure platforms
Implementing security hardening, access controls, vulnerability remediation, patching, and compliance requirements
Managing backup, recovery, disaster recovery testing, failover activities, and recovery runbooks
Driving platform modernization, standardization, observability, and automation to improve reliability and reduce operational effort
Requirements
At least 5 years of experience operating enterprise Linux and database platforms in production environments
Strong hands-on experience in Linux administration, scripting, troubleshooting, patching, security hardening, performance tuning, and recovery
Practical database administration experience with at least one major enterprise database platform, with knowledge of additional relational databases
Previous work with high availability, backup and restore, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and capacity management
Hands-on experience with automation and configuration management, preferably Ansible, along with Bash, Python, or PowerShell scripting
Experience supporting Microsoft Azure or other public cloud platforms and hybrid infrastructure environments
Working knowledge of IT service management practices, including incident, problem, change, configuration, and knowledge management
Strong technical documentation skills with the ability to explain risks, issues, and remediation to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Strong collaboration skills across global teams, regions, and functions, with the ability to remain calm during service-impacting incidents
Fluent English communication is required; immediate joiners and candidates currently serving their notice period are preferred
Job no. JOB-TBFZV
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