Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) – DBA orienté DevOps / IaC – Senior (IT) / Freelance

Job summary

The Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) role focuses on automating and managing the lifecycle of various database systems, including Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB, within a DevOps framework. Key responsibilities include automating deployments and maintenance through CI/CD pipelines, defining best practices for reliability and performance, and providing N2/N3 support for critical incidents.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in at least 2 database systems, prioritizing Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB
• DevOps practices: GitOps, CI/CD, pipeline design, declarative approaches
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible, Helm or equivalent
• Scripting and automation: preferably Python, Bash, PowerShell
• Strong proficiency in Linux environments (Red Hat)
• Reliability patterns: high availability, replication, sharding, tuning, and performance

Responsibilities

• Automate database deployments, updates, patches, and maintenance using CI/CD pipelines
• Design and implement standardized provisioning for PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and MongoDB
• Develop and maintain internal automation pipelines and tools
• Define and disseminate best practices for database reliability, availability, performance, and security
• Contribute to observability and advanced monitoring
• Participate in defining high availability, backup/restoration, and disaster recovery strategies
• Provide N2/N3 expertise on critical incidents
• Document and capitalize on operational procedures

Skills

Relocation