IT Application & Data Engineer

Job Title: Enterprise IT Application & Cloud Data Support Engineer

Location: Bucharest, Romania (Hybrid / On-site)

Engagement Type: B2B Contract (SRL / PFA)

Term: Long-term engagement / Full-time (40 hrs/week)

Compensation / Invoicing: Competitive daily/monthly B2B rate (invoiced in EUR)

About the Role

We are recruiting on behalf of an industry-defining Fortune Global 500 technology and hardware leader. We are seeking versatile technical professionals, ranging from Application Support Engineers and Database/Backend Specialists to Cloud Data Operations Specialists to join their regional operations hub in Bucharest.

In this role, you will help maintain and optimize mission-critical global commercial platforms and large-scale data infrastructure serving millions of end users. Based on your technical background and core competencies, you will be aligned to one of two dedicated operational tracks:

1. Application & Database Operations (Java / SQL / Middleware)

2. Cloud Data Operations (Azure / Databricks / ETL)

Key Responsibilities

Depending on your operational stream, responsibilities include:

- System Operations & SLA Adherence: Monitor production applications, pipelines, and services to ensure optimal uptime and strict SLA compliance.

- Incident Diagnosis & Triage: Investigate production alerts, conduct log analysis, and root-cause issues across microservices, middleware, or database layers.

- Database Administration & Maintenance: Perform SQL scripting, query performance tuning, and data fixes across relational and NoSQL engines (MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch).

- Cloud Data Pipeline Management: Oversee, tune, and troubleshoot Microsoft Azure infrastructure, Databricks clusters, and ETL/ELT pipelines.

- Observability & Monitoring: Utilize modern observability tools, including the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, or Datadog.

- Operational Coverage: Participate in scheduled team on-call / operational rotations for incident resolution and business continuity.

Requirements

Applicants are expected to qualify under EITHER Track A OR Track B:

Common Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

- Operating structure: Active Romanian B2B entity (SRL / PFA) or willingness to establish one.

- Professional working proficiency in English (spoken and written).

- Availability to participate in scheduled operational on-call rotations.

Track A: Application & Database Operations

- Practical experience with Java OOP, SpringBoot / SpringMVC, and code-level debugging.

- Strong proficiency in relational databases and SQL/PL-SQL (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server).

- Hands-on familiarity with log inspection using the ELK stack and understanding of message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ).

Track B: Cloud Data Operations

- 2–5 years of professional experience in cloud operations, specifically focused on Microsoft Azure.

- Hands-on experience with Databricks (cluster configuration, pipeline runs, resource and workload tuning).

- Solid grasp of data warehousing, data lakes, and ETL/ELT data pipelines.

Nice-to-Have
- Exposure to enterprise ERP ecosystems (such as SAP integration points or module support).
- Scripting skills (Python, Bash) for process automation.
- Chinese language proficiency (listening/speaking) is a plus for cross-regional collaboration.