DBA (m/f/d)

Overview

DBA (m/f/d) role at SoSafe. SoSafe has the ambition to become the leading human risk management provider in Europe. Our award-winning awareness platform triggers behavioural change by providing effective and engaging training and simulations on cybersecurity and data protection.

SoSafe is a fast-growing security awareness scale-up focused on turning human risk into a strength for organisations. We are looking for a skilled PostgreSQL Database Engineer with hands-on experience in AWS RDS and Aurora to support development teams and manage PostgreSQL infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and optimize PostgreSQL databases running on Amazon RDS and Aurora.
• Perform regular database maintenance tasks, including backup validation, replication checks, patching, and upgrades.
• Collaborate with developers to optimize SQL and database objects, maintain PL/pgSQL routines, and contribute to data modeling initiatives to enhance performance.
• Set up and fine-tune database performance metrics, logs, and alerts using AWS CloudWatch, pg_stat_statements, and other tools.
• Identify and improve slow-running queries.
• Implement and manage access control, auditing, and security policies in line with organizational standards.
• Create and maintain database documentation and deployment scripts.
• Contribute to best practices for schema changes, migrations, and version control of database objects (GitHub experience is a plus).
• Contribute to DevOps processes, including database CI/CD and automation of schema deployment.
• Willingness to participate in on-call duty.

What makes you a great fit

• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL in production environments.
• Hands-on experience with Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, including provisioning, parameter groups, backups, and failover.
• Hands-on experience integrating PostgreSQL with other AWS services (e.g., Lambda, S3).
• Hands-on experience in writing and debugging SQL queries, developing and optimizing PL/pgSQL routines, managing views and materialized views, implementing and maintaining partitions.
• Hands-on experience with performance tuning, query planning, and index optimization.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL monitoring tools such as pg_stat_statements, auto_explain, and others.
• Solid understanding of database design, normalization, and data integrity constraints.
• Experience collaborating with developers to understand application logic and improve data-layer performance.
• Knowledge of CI/CD practices for database development (e.g., GitHub Actions).
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to explain database concepts to both developers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proactive problem-solving mindset, with a strong sense of ownership and commitment to issue resolution.
• Comfortable participating in code reviews and providing constructive suggestions to improve database interactions.
• Willingness to participate in on-call duty.

What we offer

• Work/Life balance: Flexible hours, 33 vacation days
• Wellbeing and financial support: Access to Open Up, corporate discounts
• Connection & community: Virtual events, collaborative team activities, and opportunities for local meet-ups
• Tech equipment, referral bonuses, dog-friendly HQ
• Perks and benefits listed above are for full-time employees and may vary by office location.

About Us

At SoSafe, we’re on a mission to make the digital world safer by addressing the human factor in cybersecurity. We leverage behavioural science and data-driven learning to empower people against cyber threats and help organisations turn their employees into their strongest line of defence. We are backed by leading VCs and are expanding globally. We value innovation, diversity, and collaboration.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting

Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany

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