Database Administration Engineer

Job description

Key responsibilities/What you do:
The Database Administrator Engineer is primarily responsible for managing, optimizing, and securing the company's database systems, including Oracle and PostgreSQL, across the full portfolio. This includes overseeing database architecture, performance tuning, capacity planning, and implementing high availability and disaster recovery strategies. The DBA also handles advanced troubleshooting, monitors critical database events, and ensures thorough documentation is maintained. Additionally, this role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to design and implement technical solutions that align with the company’s business and IT objectives

Key requirements/What you bring:

·  Proven experience as a Database Administrator Engineer, with expertise in Oracle and PostgreSQL database administration.
·  In-depth knowledge of database architecture, performance tuning, and optimization techniques.
·  Experience in high availability, disaster recovery, and backup strategies.
·  Strong understanding of security best practices for database systems, including data encryption and access control.
·  Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, or Oracle Cloud).
·  Advanced troubleshooting skills, with the ability to resolve complex database issues efficiently.
·  Familiarity with capacity planning and database scalability.
·  Ability to design and implement automated monitoring and alerting systems.
·  Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
·  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (preferred).
·  Certifications (e.g., Oracle Certified Professional, PostgreSQL Certified) are a plus.
·  Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Shell, Python, SQL) for automation and routine tasks.

Key benefits/What we offer
Our employees play an integral part in our success as a business. We appreciate that each of our employees are unique and have unique needs, ambitions and we enjoy being a part of their journey.

We are there to empower and encourage you with your personal and professional development ensuring  that you take control by offering a large variety of courses and targeted development programs. All that in a global environment where international mobility and career progression are encouraged. Caring for your health and wellbeing is key priority for us. This is why we build Work Well programs to providing you with peace of mind and give the flexibility in planning and arranging for a better work-life balance

Who We Are:
Allianz is the home for those who dare – a supportive place where you can take the initiative to grow and to actively strengthen our global leadership position. By truly caring about people – both its 83 million private and corporate customers and its 142,000 employees – Allianz fosters a culture where its employees are empowered to collaborate, perform, push the boundaries and challenge the industry. 
Allianz Partners provides diverse expertise in automotive, international health & life, travel insurance, assistance and direct sales and is at the forefront of the Allianz B2B2C offering. United under one brand, Allianz Global Assistance, Allianz Global Automotive and Allianz Worldwide Care are specialist areas combining forces to push boundaries and create tomorrow’s solutions to deliver an enhanced experience to our clients. Our 15,000 employees are based across 34 countries and combine 58 different languages and 60 nationalities, reflecting the truly diverse nature of Allianz Partners. Our DNA is unique: we dare and care, anytime, anywhere. If this sounds like you, come and join us. 
What We Offer:
Our employees play an integral part in our success as a business. We appreciate that each of our employees are unique and have unique needs, ambitions and we enjoy being a part of their journey.
We are there to empower and encourage you with your personal and professional development ensuring that you take control by offering a large variety of courses and targeted development programs. All that in a global environment where international mobility and career progression are encouraged. Caring for your health and wellbeing is key priority for us. This is why we build Work Well programs to providing you with peace of mind and give the flexibility in planning and arranging for a better work-life balance

IT & Tech Engineering | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Partners | Full-Time | Permanent

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. 
We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.
Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.