Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) – DevOps / IaC oriented DBA – Senior

Project overview

We are looking for a senior DBRE (Database Reliability Engineer) for our client. They will join the IT department, in the team responsible for system and application runtime environments (Microsoft, Linux, databases, and middleware).

The DBA unit guarantees service across a broad and heterogeneous scope: Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Tomcat and Oracle Application Server application servers, Apache web servers. It ensures N2/N3 support, expertise (audit, tuning, migrations), and industrialization of practices.

The workload is increasing, and the organization is transforming towards DevOps. The team is therefore strengthening its skills to build an automated platform for complete DBMS lifecycle management: deployment, supervision, resilience, and maintenance, within a DevOps, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code logic.

Profile Sought

We are looking for an experienced DBA who has evolved towards advanced automation, or a database-specialized SRE. They have an "Everything as Code" culture and want to participate in the industrialization of numerous environments.

Job Description

Within the DBA unit, in close collaboration with the DevOps, Cloud, and Security teams, your missions will be to:

Automate deployments, updates, patches, and maintenance operations for databases using CI/CD pipelines.

Design and implement standardized provisioning for PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and MongoDB.

Develop and maintain internal automation pipelines and tools (Ansible, Terraform, Python…).

Define and disseminate best practices for the reliability, availability, performance, and security of database environments.

Contribute to observability (logs, metrics, alerting) and advanced monitoring.

Participate in defining high availability, backup/restore, and disaster recovery strategies.

Intervene as N2/N3 expertise on critical incidents, as well as on audit, tuning, and migration topics.

Document and capitalize (operating procedures, processes), ensure technological watch, and propose areas for continuous improvement.

Technical Skills

Essential:

Very good mastery of at least 2 DBMS among, in order of priority, 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: Python preferably, Bash, PowerShell.

Very good mastery of Linux environments (Red Hat).

Reliability patterns: high availability, replication, sharding, tuning, and performance.

Appreciated:

Windows Server environments, particularly for SQL Server.

Application and web servers: Tomcat, Oracle Application Server, Apache.

Observability tools: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or equivalent.

Containerization and Kubernetes, databases on Kubernetes (operators).

Git and CI/CD tools: GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD…

Functional and Behavioral Skills

Culture of automation, standardization, and industrialization.

Understanding of production stakes: service level agreements, critical incident management, operations.

Ability to support change in an organization transitioning to DevOps.

Writing technical documentation and operating procedures.

Autonomy, rigor, proactivity, foresight, and ability to escalate alerts.

Good interpersonal skills and team spirit, to work with DBAs, DevOps, Cloud, Security, and operations teams.

Sensitivity to data security and confidentiality (environments containing personal data).

Desired Background

Senior profile with at least 8 years of experience in databases.

Typical background: Production DBA (Oracle and/or SQL Server) who has evolved towards automation and DevOps, or a database-specialized SRE / DevOps.

Successful experience in large-scale industrialization, on a park of numerous and heterogeneous databases.

Experience in large accounts or significant IT departments (public sector, transport, industry, or banking appreciated).

Production N2/N3 support experience is essential.

Must be operational quickly.

Work Environment

PROPULSE IT supports its large and SME clients in the implementation of IT and digital projects.

PROPULSE IT is a network of consultants with high added value, fully aligned with our quality approach to monitoring client needs and projects.

Currently, the PROPULSE IT freelance network comprises over 30,000 consultants across France, covering all IT and digital needs.

By building this network through co-optation from clients or consultants, we have prioritized consistency in technical know-how and soft skills, to become a true preferred partner for our clients.

In parallel, we have developed a network of partners selected for their technical expertise and adherence to our company values.

Today, PROPULSE IT is a company in full organic growth, a "Champion de la Croissance" by Les Echos newspaper for 5 consecutive years.

This development is based on the quality and sustainability of the missions carried out.

Client satisfaction is thus linked to consultant fulfillment!

So, don't hesitate to apply!

Project details

• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 24 mois
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Paris, France, FR
• Rate: 47-94 EUR/h
• Languages: French