Databases Engineer

Founded bytwo engineers, Swissquote makestradingopportunities accessible to everyone and we challenge everything that makes traditional banking irrelevant.

Join our100 IT Engineersto challenge the code and bring your enthusiasm & sharpness on cutting-edgeFintech projectssuch as eTrading, eForex, Robo-advisory, cryptocurrencies and more.
Our Tech stack is100% Cobol free! See: Java, Spring, Hibernate, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Docker, Kubernetes... and we always try to find the best tools for the right needs. Have a look at ourTech Blog!

As an always-evolving company, we strive to challenge our organization, making teamwork and innovation more than just values.
You will be able to accelerate your career in afast-movingandrock-solidcompany: during these last couple of years, our bank has become theSwiss leader in online trading. We still keepgrowingand despite the COVID-19 pandemic, we were able to deliverexceptional resultsin 2020.

As a Database Engineer, you will join our IT Department in our Databases team. You will be responsible for administration and optimization of our databases. You will be in contact with many stakeholders in the company and be the referent regarding the databases of the bank.

You will:

• Build, and scale Swissquote’s database infrastructure
• Take in charge full databases administration
• Improve and optimize database administration and management with coding and automation with a focus on the performance, high availability and reliability.
• Work in a heterogeneous environment containing diverse databases and operating systems, and make them work well together.
• Produce systems that are scalable, automated, and well-documented, and train others to take on operations.
• Develop and maintain monitoring and alerting services
• Provide support to development teams on several projects
• Participate in on-call rotation with other team members, 1 week per month

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  B.S. or M.S. in computer science, information systems, or a related field.
• 1+ year of experience with Database Engineering or Database Administration, using at least one of the following : MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, MSSQL.
• Knowledge of UNIX or Linux environment
• Comfortable working both collaboratively and independently in a fast-paced, quick Agile environment.
• Fluent in French and English

A BANK THAT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE ONE

Locatednear Genevaand the lake, our Headquarters gathers600of our employees: young (34 years oldaverage), multicultural (50 nationalities) and wearing what suits them best. You will find a friendly atmosphere in an open and inclusive environment. Spacious offices,home-officepolicy,outdoor terrace,sports clubsand even... areal Pubfor after-work moments.

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