Database Engineer - Database as a Service (DBaaS) — Swiss Re
- Location
- Bratislava, SK
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 14 days ago
Role overview
Join our Database as a Service (DBaaS) team and help build, operate, and improve a core platform used across Swiss Re.
We provide secure, stable, and easy-to-use database services with a strong focus on automation and self-service capabilities, supporting both private and public cloud environments.
We are looking for a hands-on Database Engineer who enjoys working with enterprise database platforms and is interested in automation, reliability, and continuous improvement.
- Join our Database as a Service (DBaaS) team and help build, operate, and improve a core platform used across Swiss Re.
- We provide secure, stable, and easy-to-use database services with a strong focus on automation and self-service capabilities, supporting both private and public cloud environments.
- the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,
- the applicant’s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.
Main responsibilities
- the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,
- the applicant’s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.
- In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements.
- Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits.
- Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract. LI-Hybrid About Swiss Re
- Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient.
- We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.
- Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients.
- This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.
- Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking.
Application process
- If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience. Keywords: Reference Code: 138528
- Work closely with database engineers, application teams, and cloud platform teams
- Participate in agile ceremonies and backlog refinement activities
- Share knowledge, ideas, and best practices within the team
- Contribute to technical discussions and solution design activities
- Help identify opportunities for continuous improvement About You
- Nobody meets 100% of the requirements — and that's perfectly fine.
- If you meet most of the qualifications below and are interested in enterprise database platforms, cloud technologies, and automation, we'd be happy to meet you.
Company and context
- The role combines database engineering, operations, automation, and modernization activities, contributing to reliable and scalable services used across the organization.
- Operational on-call coverage is limited (approximately once every two months and decreasing as the team grows) and applies only to high-priority incidents.
- The team follows a "you build it, you run it" philosophy and continuously strives to automate operational activities wherever possible. What You Will Do Database Engineering & Operations
- Support and improve enterprise Oracle and PostgreSQL database platforms
- Perform database administration, troubleshooting, and operational activities
- Contribute to platform reliability, availability, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery capabilities
- Investigate and resolve performance issues across database environments
- Participate in production support and incident resolution activities
- Create and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures Automation & Platform Improvement
- Contribute to automation initiatives across database platforms
Additional details
- The team follows a "you build it, you run it" philosophy and continuously strives to automate operational activities wherever possible. Database Engineering & Operations
- Create and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures Automation & Platform Improvement
- Participate in platform improvements focused on reliability, efficiency, and operational excellence Collaboration & Delivery
- Help identify opportunities for continuous improvement
- You will join a highly skilled, dedicated, and cross-functional database team located between Bratislava and Zürich within Global Technology Services. Minimum Qualifications
- Hands-on attitude and willingness to continuously learn and improve Professional proficiency in English
- Interest in AIOps, machine learning, or statistical modelling What We Are Looking For
- Someone comfortable working with existing systems and improving them step by step A pragmatic mindset focused on practical and sustainable solutions
- For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between EUR 2,800 and EUR 4,600 per month (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:
- Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.
Notes and original content
- About the Role
- The team follows a "you build it, you run it" philosophy and continuously strives to automate operational activities wherever possible.
- What You Will Do
- Database Engineering & Operations
- Create and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures
- Automation & Platform Improvement
- Participate in platform improvements focused on reliability, efficiency, and operational excellence
- Collaboration & Delivery
- You will join a highly skilled, dedicated, and cross-functional database team located between Bratislava and Zürich within Global Technology Services.
- Minimum Qualifications
Questions about this listing
What salary does Swiss Re offer for this role?
Swiss Re lists CHF 73'500 - 111'500 gross per year for this position in Bratislava, SK. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Swiss Re offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Swiss Re during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Swiss Re?
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