Site Reliability Engineer (PostgreSQL)

Location: Bratislava (Hybrid / Home Office)

Salary: From €2,700 gross per month

Company

hirify.global is the IT arm of Erste Group, the largest banking group in Central and Eastern Europe.

What you will do

• Administer PostgreSQL databases across development, testing, and production environments.
• Perform database configuration, patching, upgrades, backups, and recovery activities.
• Monitor database health, availability, performance, capacity, and resource utilization.
• Troubleshoot database issues, perform root cause analysis, and support incident resolution.
• Implement database security, access management, auditing, and compliance tasks.
• Create and maintain scripts, automation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to reduce manual work.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of active experience administering PostgreSQL or cloud database services in production.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL administration, performance tuning, and database operations.
• Experience with managed database services in AWS and/or Google Cloud.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash or Python, and basic Linux/Unix administration.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code, automation tools, DevOps practices, and CI/CD concepts.

Nice to have

• Experience with AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, Cloud SQL, or AlloyDB.
• Knowledge of Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or OpenTelemetry.
• Experience with cloud migration initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare including above-standard medical examinations and salary compensation during sick leave.
• Work-life balance support: sabbatical, paternity leave, and 4 additional holiday days per year.
• Financial perks including an Employee Share Program and contribution to the 3rd pillar.
• Continuous learning and development within an international community of IT experts.
• Additional benefits like a MultiSport card and contributions for marriage and childbirth.