Database Automation Engineer.

Rotterdam, Weena 664

36 - 40 hoursUniversity

As a Database Automation Engineer, you help build Coolblue's cloud platform, automate databases and backups, and ensure applications run securely and reliably. You work closely with development teams to make their environment a little better every day.

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What does a Database Automation Engineer at Coolblue do?

Together with your team, you support Coolblue's cloud platform and continue to expand our database infrastructure. You automate recurring tasks such as backups, deployment pipelines, and provisioning new databases using Python and Infrastructure as Code. You help development teams with technical issues, incidents, and version upgrades for their Oracle and Aurora databases. Through effective monitoring, auditing, and smart automation, you keep our data secure and our applications running smoothly, directly contributing to happy customers and happy Coolblue colleagues.

Building a serverless application in Python that creates a daily backup to S3.
Improving a problematic SQL statement together with developers.
Setting up and configuring auditing in an Oracle database.
Finding the root cause of an issue in a back-end system.
Adjusting auditing settings in the Oracle database.
Planning an Aurora version upgrade together with development teams.

You recognize yourself in the following

Relevant work experience, for example with cloud platforms and databases.
A solution-oriented mindset and strong analytical skills.
Experience with a cloud service, preferably AWS.
Development experience in Python.
Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Datadog.
Experience with Oracle 19c databases and Oracle GoldenGate.
Familiarity with query tuning and Oracle RDS database architecture.
You understand the challenges of running Oracle on the AWS platform.
Preferably knowledge of AWS Aurora or another database running on AWS RDS.
Preferably an Oracle Database certification.
Strong prioritization skills across different tasks.

This is what you’re looking for in a job

Money.
Over 30 training courses at our own Coolblue University.
Travel allowance and a retirement plan and where-you-work-allowance.
25 days of leave. As long as you promise to come back.
A discount on all our products.
An extraordinarily good work environment with colleagues from all over the world who make you happy, epic (digital) Coolblue parties, pubquizzing, and other activities.
Working together in an international environment with colleagues from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, and Italy, among others.
Room for new initiatives and ideas. We’re always open to those, whether you’ve been with us for a week, a month, or a year.
Hybrid working: a fine balance between working at the office and working from home. Of course, we’ll help you create the best home-office possible. Including desk chair, laptop, and blue garlands.

Application process

Apply.Go for it.
Apply
Leave your details and you'll hear as soon as possible whether you're moving on to the next round.
Phone call.It's for you.
Phone call
We’d like to get to know you a bit better during a phone call. In this conversation, we’ll ask about your motivation for Coolblue and the role.
1st round.Ready, set, go.
1st round
We’ll continue the conversation so we can ask each other all kinds of questions. This will give you a clearer idea of the role and help us get a better picture of your experience.
Case.Open and shut.
Case
With a case, you’ll get a preview of the role and we’ll immediately see what you bring to the table.
2nd round.Go for the fridge.
2nd round
A final moment to dive even deeper into the role and ask each other any last burning questions.
Contract.I do.
Contract
Yes! We’re a match. You’ll receive a contract from us. Just sign it, and it’s official.