Database Reliability Engineer (Junior) - Hk
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ph3Your mission /h3 pWe are looking for a motivated bJunior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) /b to join our expanding IT Operations team.The successful candidate will be part of a large global multi-international organization working with an array of NoSQL database platforms and applications.You will own the end-to-end lifecycle of NoSQL database instances./p h3What You Will Do /h3 ul lipbLifecycle Management: /b Own the full lifecycle of NoSQL database instances, including provisioning, configuration, upgrades, monitoring, performance tuning, and decommissioning./p /li lipbProvisioning Deployment: /b Use Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet) to provision and manage NoSQL clusters in a mixture of containerized (Docker/Kubernetes) and non-containerized environments./p /li lipbMonitoring Observability: /b Implement and maintain monitoring dashboards, alerting, and health checks for distributed NoSQL clusters to enable proactive incident detection and resolution./p /li lipbPerformance Engineering: /b Profile server resource usage, analyze query and cluster-level performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement data models, indexing strategies, and configuration changes to optimize throughput and latency./p /li lipbCapacity Planning: /b Plan and model resource requirements based on usage trends, and recommend right-sizing or scaling actions to prevent capacity-related incidents./p /li lipbIncident Change Management: /b Follow established change management processes, participate in on-call rotations, and contribute to post-incident reviews to drive long-term reliability improvements./p /li lipbCross-Data Centre Replication: /b Support replication and failover configurations across data centres to ensure high availability and disaster recovery./p /li lipbAutomation: /b Develop and maintain automation scripts (Shell, Python) and tooling to reduce manual operational overhead and improve consistency./p /li lipbDocumentation: /b Prepare clear, well-structured documentation covering database architecture, runbooks, procedures, and operational standards./p /li lipbCollaboration: /b Work closely with SREs, platform engineers, application teams, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver reliable database services./p /li /ul h3What you'll bring /h3 ul lip2+ years of experience in IT operations, site reliability, database administration, or a related engineering role./p /li lipSolid understanding of NoSQL databases (e.g., Cassandra, Elasticsearch, MongoDB) - hands-on experience with at least one of these is expected./p /li lipStrong Linux administration skills and comfort working in shell-based environments./p /li lipExperience with Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet)./p /li lipProficiency in scripting languages (Shell, Python, or Ruby)./p /li lipFamiliarity with Docker and/or Kubernetes for containerized database deployments./p /li lipBasic knowledge of SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, etc.) is a plus./p /li lipExperience with Git and working in an open-source version control workflow./p /li lipWorking knowledge of *nix system tuning (kernel parameters, filesystem, memory, CPU) is a plus./p /li lipStrong interpersonal skills, the ability to work in a team, and a proactive problem-solving mindset./p /li lipUp-to-date knowledge of database reliability best practices and industry standards./p /li lipAbility to plan and model resource requirements from high-level specifications./p /li lipTraining or certifications in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) or NoSQL databases is a plus./p /li lipAble to communicate fluently in written and spoken English./p /li /ul /p #J-*****-Ljbffr
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p /li /ul h3What you'll bring /h3 ul lip2+ years of experience in IT operations, site reliability, database administration, or a related engineering role. /p /li lipSolid understanding of NoSQL databases (e.g., Cassandra, Elasticsearch, MongoDB) - hands-on experience with at least one of these is expected. /p /li lipStrong Linux administration skills and comfort working in shell-based environments. /p /li lipExperience with Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet). /p /li lipProficiency in scripting languages (Shell, Python, or Ruby). /p /li lipFamiliarity with Docker and/or Kubernetes for containerized database deployments. /p /li lipBasic knowledge of SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, etc.) is a plus. /p /li lipExperience with Git and working in an open-source version control workflow. /p /li lipWorking knowledge of *nix system tuning (kernel parameters, filesystem, memory, CPU) is a plus. /p /li lipStrong interpersonal skills, the ability to work in a team, and a proactive problem-solving mindset. /p /li lipUp-to-date knowledge of database reliability best practices and industry standards. /p /li lipAbility to plan and model resource requirements from high-level specifications. /p /li lipTraining or certifications in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) or NoSQL databases is a plus. /p /li lipAble to communicate fluently in written and spoken English.