Database Engineer II (Remote Poland)

Who We Are

Having surpassed $300M ARR and continuing to grow Optro helps enterprises transform risk into opportunity through its AI-powered GRC Intelligence Platform. More than 50% of the Fortune 500 including 7 of the Fortune 10 leverage our award-winning technology to move their businesses forward with greater clarity and agility. And our customers love us: Optro is top-rated on Gartner Peer Insights.

At Optro we inspire each other to innovate and are proud of what we are producing. We spend each day thinking of new ways to help our customers and contribute to the greater good of our company and our surrounding communities. We are all about assisting each other and breaking through barriers to create the most loved audit risk ESG and InfoSec platform by our customers. This is how we have become one of the 500 fastest-growing tech companies in North America for the seventh year in a row as ranked by Deloitte!

Why This Role is Exciting

We are looking for a Database Engineer with 2-3 years of experience supporting PostgreSQL databases in AWS and Azure cloud environments. The role involves database administration monitoring troubleshooting backup/recovery performance tuning and automation support in all environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Support administration and maintenance of PostgreSQL databases hosted on AWS RDS and Azure PostgreSQL.

• Monitor database health performance replication storage and availability.

• Assist with database provisioning upgrades patching backup/recovery and disaster recovery activities.

• Troubleshoot database issues including slow queries blocking deadlocks replication lag and connectivity problems.

• Support SQL performance tuning and collaborate with application teams on optimization efforts.

• Manage database security users roles and access controls.

• Assist in automating routine DBA tasks using Bash or Python scripting.

• Work with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana CloudWatch Azure Monitor Prometheus.

• Maintain operational documentation runbooks and standard procedures.

Attributes of a Successful Candidate

• Bachelors degree in computer science Information Technology or related field.

• 23 years of hands-on PostgreSQL administration experience.

• Experience supporting PostgreSQL in AWS and/or Azure cloud environments.

• Good understanding of PostgreSQL architecture backup/recovery replication and performance tuning concepts.

• Experience in working with applications hosted in Kubernetes infrastructure.

• Strong SQL troubleshooting and analytical skills.

• Familiarity with monitoring alerting and incident management processes.

• Good communication and collaboration skills.
  

Preferred Skills

• Experience with:

  • AWS RDS PostgreSQL and Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server

  • PgBouncer or connection pooling solutions

  • Terraform or Infrastructure as Code tools

  • CI/CD and DevOps practices

  • Kubernetes-based environments

• Knowledge of logical replication CDC tools and high availability architectures.

• Relevant PostgreSQL or cloud certifications are a plus.
  

Perks (PEO locations: Poland Netherlands Singapore UAE)

• Launch a career at one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in North America and EMEA!

• Monthly work from home allowance - varies by location

• Benefits depend on location but include statutory coverage

• Competitive compensation & bonus program

• Annual leave and holidays

• Employee resource groups

• Opportunities for team and company-wide get-togethers!

*perks may vary based on eligibility/location

Our Company Values

• Customer obsession: It starts and ends here. Consistently ask yourself how what youre doing creates value for our customers. Its a mindset.

• Gritty resilience: Make it happen. Find a way. Move fast stay positive and do what it takes.

• Drive innovation: Create the future. Continuously improve what exists and invent whats next.

• Win together: One team. No silos no egos. Drive to be the best and support each others success.

• Growth mindset: 10x not 10%. Think in orders of magnitude not increments. Seek feedback learn and improve.
  

Please note that background checks are required. Qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. This role may have access to highly sensitive data including employee data customer data company financials and proprietary product information.

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Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Yearly Salary Salary: 184000 - 276000