Senior Database Engineer (Oracle/PostgreSQL), 80–100 % — Concordia

Full description

Honest collaboration: 100 % healthy Tribschenstrasse 4 6005 Lucerne Become part of an experienced team that jointly designs and operates a modern, scalable database and infrastructure platform. With us, you take on responsibility, help shape architectural decisions and contribute your own ideas.

What you can expect

• Together with the team, you are responsible for the stable operation, engineering and further development of our Oracle and PostgreSQL database platform, both in day-to-day business and in projects and releases.
• You work on the further development of our database and data warehouse platforms, on the migration from Oracle to PostgreSQL and on expanding our database platforms in the Azure Cloud.
• You support the team with automation, performance analysis, scripting, monitoring and logging.
• Infrastructure as Code is an integral part of our way of working: You actively develop our automation and infrastructure standards further. Together, we drive topics such as declarative infrastructure, versioned changes and reproducible deployments forward—with tools such as Ansible, Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
• You support the further development of our data warehouse with GoldenGate and DataHub and help further automate manual processes.
• Exchange and professional development are important to us: You regularly have the opportunity to attend user groups and vendor events.
• You can expect a strong team: 3 other DBAs and 8 Linux Engineers work together with close technical exchange and short decision-making paths.
• We speak Swiss German dialect & German and are in the Lucerne office at least 3 days per week.
• You work in a self-organized environment with plenty of scope to shape things, flexibility, personal responsibility and trust.

What you bring

• Several years of experience in operating and engineering Oracle or PostgreSQL databases.
• Enthusiasm for modern platform and cloud technologies.
• Experience in automation (e.g. Bash, Python, Ansible) and a desire to make lasting improvements.
• A structured, independent way of working, a quick grasp and high quality standards.
• Analytical thinking, strong conceptual skills and a solution-oriented approach.
• Training in computer science or comparable professional experience.
• Very good German language skills (company language) and the ability to understand English documentation with confidence.

Nice to have / Your development potential

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD and declarative systems.
• Automation with Ansible Automation Platform, GitHub Actions or Chef.
• Infrastructure provisioning with Terraform (On-Prem & Azure).

Your workplace

Why CONCORDIA As an expert in health, CONCORDIA is committed to creating a work environment in which employees feel comfortable and can fulfil their potential. It is characterized by varied tasks, diverse teams and a family atmosphere. We also motivate our employees to develop further and progress. People who enjoy their work and want to advance professionally will find what they are looking for here: jobs that are 100 % healthy. Why CONCORDIA

Your benefits Working hours You work a 41-hour week and can work part-time or flexibly. For selected roles, you can work regularly from home. Family-friendly Full salary during 14 weeks of maternity leave. Additional contributions towards child and education allowances. Up to 90 % coverage of the costs of external childcare for your children. Education and professional development CONCORDIA supports internal and external continuing education. We provide you with individual support in planning your career. Pension fund We offer you an extremely attractive and secure pension fund with above-average employer contributions and generous benefits. Appreciation In the CONCORDIA family, you experience appreciation and team spirit. Insurance CONCORDIA covers the payroll deductions for loss-of-earnings insurance (illness and accident) and provides you with generous insurance coverage. Highly rated by employees As early as 2016 and 2018, CONCORDIA achieved excellent results in the Swiss Arbeitgeber Award. In 2020, we even took first place in the category for large companies with more than 1000 employees, and in 2022 we were awarded second place. In 2025, we can also rightly state that we are among the very best employers in Switzerland.