Kubernetes Database Engineer
Overview Expleo is a trusted partner for your innovation journey. As a global engineering, technology and consulting service provider, we are ideally positioned to help you achieve your ambitions and future-proof your business. With a smart blend of bold thinking and reliable execution, we’re able to fast-track innovation through each step of your value chain. We are strategically positioned to build value, with a global footprint across 30 countries.We are as global and local as you need us to be, with strong best-in-class pan-European technological centres and unique best-shoring capabilities. We leverage a network of high value-adding affiliates in consulting and industrial excellence, and leading partners across multiple sectors to provide you with the most comprehensive services and solutions in an ever-changing environment. Responsibilities - Design, deploy, and manage stateful database workloads on Kubernetes, primarily focusing on PostgreSQL. - Implement and maintain persistent storage solutions, including backup and restore processes. - Design and operate high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) strategies for database environments. - Develop and maintain automation for database provisioning, upgrades, and scaling. - Build and manage CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code solutions using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar. - Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize database and Kubernetes cluster performance. - Implement and enforce security best practices, including RBAC, encryption, secrets management, and network policies. - Collaborate with DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Development teams to evolve database-as-a-service architectures. - Contribute to international projects and support decisions regarding current and future technology choices. - Participate in shift-based operational support and on-call rotations. Essential skills - Proven hands-on experience managing databases running on Kubernetes. - Strong expertise in PostgreSQL in production environments. - Solid understanding of High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) architectures. - Experience implementing persistent storage solutions in Kubernetes. - Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, or similar). - Knowledge of Kubernetes security practices, including RBAC, secrets management, encryption, and network policies. - Experience working in shift-based or on-call operational environments. - Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work autonomously. - Good communication skills with the ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Desired skills - Experience designing database-as-a-service (DBaaS) platforms. - Familiarity with cloud-native infrastructure and container orchestration ecosystems. - Experience supporting large-scale or distributed production environments. - Exposure to observability and monitoring tools for Kubernetes and database systems. - Experience working in international or cross-functional teams. What do I need before I apply - The opportunity is remote but the candidate must already be living in PT.