PostgreSQL & Open Source DBA Consultant

Basel, Switzerland · Permanent · Hybrid

Join a small team of database experts and become the person clients call when their PostgreSQL cluster on Kubernetes stops behaving.

What you'd actually work on

• Designing and building open source database infrastructures (PostgreSQL, MariaDB, MySQL) for a portfolio of clients, on site or remotely
• Running high availability setups with Patroni, pgpool-II, HAProxy and PgBouncer, and Galera clusters on the MariaDB side
• Deploying and running databases on Docker and Kubernetes in production
• Acting as the technical escalation point on critical performance and infrastructure issues
• Sharing what you learn through the internal knowledge base

Where it gets technically interesting

• Stateful databases on Kubernetes, where failover, storage and connection pooling all have to agree
• EDB Postgres alongside community PostgreSQL, with the tradeoffs that come with each
• Performance troubleshooting across several Linux distributions and very different client setups
• A small specialist team, so your expertise shapes how the practice works

What we're looking for

• 5+ years in database administration and infrastructure management
• Deep PostgreSQL experience, including EDB, Patroni and PgBouncer
• Solid experience with MariaDB and Galera clusters
• Hands-on experience running databases on Docker and Kubernetes
• Advanced Linux skills (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu)
• Master's degree in computer science, IT or a related field
• Fluent German and English; French is a strong plus
• EU or EFTA passport, needed for the Swiss work permit

The company

A Swiss IT consulting and services firm of under 100 people, specialized in data infrastructure and data platforms, working with clients across Switzerland. Up to two days of remote work per week, part-time possible from 80%, 55% of pension contributions covered by the employer, extra days off with seniority, and a real culture of continuous training and certifications.

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