Database Administrator (PostgreSQL)
flatexDEGIRO AG
Zwickau, Germany
1 month ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
EnglishJob location
Zwickau, Germany
Tech stack
Bash
Databases
Data Integrity
Relational Databases
Database Design
Database Queries
Linux
Monitoring of Systems
Python
PostgreSQL
Performance Tuning
Ansible
SQL Databases
Backup and Restore
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Database Migration
Information Technology
Database Installation
Job description
Check out our Instagram @lifeatflatexdegiro and meet the great people that makes us who we are! Do you already see yourself as part of this team? Apply! What tasks can you expect with us?
- Administration, maintenance, and optimization of our PostgreSQL databases
- Ensuring data integrity, availability, and security
- Performing performance analyses and implementing optimization measures
- Implementing and maintaining backup and recovery strategies
- Supporting the planning and execution of database migrations
- Collaborating closely with developers to optimize database queries and schemas
- Monitoring system performance and troubleshooting database-related issues
- Documenting database architectures, configurations, and processes
- Automating database installation, configuration, and maintenance tasks
Requirements
- Completed degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, or a comparable qualification
- Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL and experience in administering relational databases
- Solid experience with SQL and database design
- Knowledge of backup and recovery strategies as well as performance tuning in PostgreSQL
- Experience with Ansible is a plus, but not required
- Linux knowledge is an advantage
- Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g. Bash, Python) is a plus
- Strong team spirit, analytical thinking, and a structured approach to work
- Excellent communication skills in English
Benefits & conditions
Interested? This is what we offer you
- Promise of a good work-life balance
- 30 days paid leave
- An enthusiastic and fun team to work with
- Personal and professional development with access to relevant courses
- Transport allowance or related benefits like a leased electric bike
- Pension plan
- A challenging job in an international and fast-growing company
- A competitive salary
- A lot of freedom executing your role and a chance to shape your own career
- The opportunity to participate in a new, enthusiastic team of likeminded professionals
About the company
flatexDEGIRO SE operates the leading and fastest growing online brokerage platform in Europe. Based on modern, in-house state-of-the-art technology, customers of the flatex and DEGIRO brands are offered a wide range of independent products with execution on top TIER 1 exchanges. The technological edge, high efficiency and strong economies of scale enable us to continuously improve our service offering for clients and to set leading standards in terms of product, price and platform quality.
With more than 3,5 million customer accounts and more than 75 million securities transactions processed in 2025, flatexDEGIRO is the largest retail online broker in Europe. In times of bank consolidation, growing digitalization and the immanent need of millions of Europeans to take their financial future into their own hands, flatexDEGIRO is ideally positioned for further profitable growth.
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