STACKIT Database PostgreSQL Engineering Manager (mfd)

Jobs & Karriere Bei Schwarz Corporate Solutions

Job Location:

Barcelona - Spain

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Schwarz Digits creates the technological foundation for digital sovereignty in Europe. As the IT and digital division of the Schwarz Group we develop and manage the IT infrastructures for the retail divisions Lidl and Kaufland as well as Schwarz Production and PreZero. At the same time we operate as an independent provider in the external market to support companies across Europe in their digital transformation. We bundle our core services in the areas of Cloud Cyber Security Data & AI Communication and Workspace.

Join us and contribute to digital sovereignty in Europe. With us you will work at the intersection of agility and security: You will benefit from fast decision-making processes enjoy genuine creative freedom in your projects and be able to build upon the stable foundation of the Schwarz Group.

Your Tasks

Technical Leadership : You own the How for our PostgreSQL Flex Service across product teams with more than 10 team members. As a player-coach you lead by example by guiding architectural decisions and by not hesitating to touch the codebase and configuration when strategic challenges arise.
Product Development & Architecture: In partnership with the Product Owner you shape the future of our Managed Database Services. You design robust scalable and highly available Postgres solutions within a cloud ecosystem.
-Automation & DBaaS Innovation: You drive our Self-Service model. You lead the automation of deployment patching and scaling processes via REST APIs ensuring a seamless experience for our customers.
People & Culture: You mentor engineers toward technical excellence foster a positive collaborative culture and take a lead role in recruiting and developing a world-class engineering team.
Operational Excellence (SRE): Embracing You build it you run it you implement SRE practices to ensure maximum reliability performance tuning and data integrity throughout the entire service lifecycle.
Strategic Collaboration: You bridge the gap between engineering and business stakeholders contributing your expertise to working groups like the Architecture Board.

Your Profile

Leadership Mindset: Proven experience in leading engineering teams to collective success by fostering psychological safety and setting a clear architectural vision.
Database Proficiency: Experience with databases like PostgreSQL MariaDB or MS SQL Server especially in areas like high availability replication performance optimization and database design.
Software Engineering: Proven track record in software engineering and architecture in distributed systems - from code to cloud-native deployment.
Cloud-Native Proficiency: Highly familiar with cloud environments (e.g. Kubernetes Operator patterns) and building infrastructure-controlling APIs.
Automation & Observability: Secure use of a wide range of automation tools as well as profound knowledge in building modern monitoring landscapes.
Analytical & Strategic: Excellent problem-solving skills for complex performance bottlenecks and the ability to align technical roadmaps with business goals.
Communication: Fluent in English enabling you to lead and collaborate effectively within our international agile environment.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Sophie Barbara Noelle NufferReference no. 48163
Stiftsbergstraße 1 74172 Neckarsulm Germany

Required Experience:

Manager