Senior Database Engineer (Oracle/PostgreSQL), 80–100 %

Senior Database Engineer (Oracle/PostgreSQL), 80–100 %

What to expect

• You are jointly responsible with the team for the stable operation, engineering, and further development of our Oracle and PostgreSQL database platform both in daily business and in projects and releases.
• You work on the further development of our database and data warehouse platforms, the migration from Oracle to PostgreSQL, and the expansion of our database platforms in the Azure Cloud.
• You support the team with automation, performance analysis, scripting, monitoring, and logging.
• Infrastructure as Code is an integral part of our working method: you actively develop our automation and infrastructure standards further. Together we drive topics such as declarative infrastructure, versioned changes, and reproducible deployments forward – using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.
• You support the further development of our data warehouse with GoldenGate and DataHub and help to further automate manual processes.
• Exchange and further development are important to us: you regularly have the opportunity to attend user groups and vendor events.
• You can expect a strong team: 3 other DBAs and 8 Linux engineers work together with close technical exchange and short decision-making paths.
• We speak Swiss German dialect & German and are in the Lucerne office at least 3 days a week.
• You work in a self-organised environment with plenty of scope for design, flexibility, personal responsibility, and trust.

What you bring

• Several years of experience in the operation and engineering of Oracle or PostgreSQL databases.
• Enthusiasm for modern platform and cloud technologies.
• Experience in automation (e.g. Bash, Python, Ansible) and enjoyment in sustainably improving things.
• A structured, responsible working style, quick comprehension, and a high standard of quality.
• Analytical thinking, conceptual strength, and a solution-oriented approach.
• Computer science education or comparable professional experience.
• Very good German skills (company language) as well as the ability to confidently understand English documentation.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and declarative systems.
• Automation with Ansible Automation Platform, GitHub Actions, or Chef.
• Infrastructure provisioning with Terraform (On-Prem & Azure).

Your benefits

• You have a 41-hour week and can work part-time or flexibly. For selected activities, you can regularly work from home.
• Full salary during 14 weeks of maternity leave. Additional contributions to child and education allowances. Up to 90% cost coverage for external childcare of your children.
• CONCORDIA supports internal and external training. We accompany you individually in your career planning.
• We offer you an extremely attractive, secure pension fund with above-average employer contributions and generous benefits.
• In the CONCORDIA family, you experience appreciation and team spirit.
• CONCORDIA covers the salary deductions for loss of earnings insurance (illness and accident) and insures you generously.

Your workplace

Tribschenstrasse 4

6005

Lucerne

Your next step

Do you have further questions about this position?
Jan Madera, Team Leader System Engineering, phone +41 41 228 08 63, will be happy to assist you.

Christoph looks forward to your application.

Christoph von Moos
HR Consultant