DevOps Engineer for Database Management Team

Job Description

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

SAP is The Cloud Company powered by HANA. As a frontrunner in delivering reliable Cloud offering our Development organization has the responsibility not only for development but also for the successful operations and support of our services.

We establish a DevOps Team in our organization that shall proactively drive continuous improvement of the whole productive landscape and actively participate in problem investigations. With their broad technical knowledge about the infrastructure, the services, and the platform they are able to solve incidents, drive and implement automation and develop central tools.

The mission of the team is to provide, protect and improve the SAP HANA, SAP ASE and PostgreSQL database services as well as in-memory data stores such as Redis to support high-performance caching, session management, and real-time data requirements across the SAP Business Technology Platform.

We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to join our Database Management Service Engineering team.

Expectations and tasks:

As a DevOps Engineer in the Database Management SRE team you will have the opportunity to operate, support and tackle complex problems, develop tools and processes for managing multiple instances of SAP HANA, SAP ASE, PostgreSQL and Redis databases, support our clients in optimizing the use of databases in their solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Provide database operations and support of SAP HANA, SAP ASE, PostgreSQL and Redis database systems & instances running on SAP Business Technology Platform
• Support fulfillment of our SLA parameters
• Work closely with related development teams to maintain and improve the DB environments.
• Analyze the system performance of the database instances and develop tuning strategies.
• Plan, coordinate and execute upgrades and migrations of the databases.
• Interact with the customer facing team e.g. the DB Operations Team for Incident resolution etc.
• Participate in the weekend and night on-call rotation.
• Help customers gain the maximum from their persistence layer.

Required skills:

• BSc degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• Experience in cloud platforms, cloud infrastructures and cloud technologies
• Proven experience in database administration, operations, and support
• Deep knowledge of relational databases design
• Experience working with Unix systems.
• Fanaticism about automation—make the computers do the work for you.
• Stellar communication skills – precise, based on facts.
• Affinity to quickly analyze and solve problems in a worldwide team setup.
• Working efficiently in emergency situations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and oral.
• Proven ability to work both independently and in team-based environments.
• Good mentoring and rallying skills
• English fluency

Preferred skills:

• Deep experience in operations of SAP HANA, SAP ASE, PostgreSQL and Redis databases
• High expertise in analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
• In-depth knowledge of operating systems and network architectures
• Experience working in a multicultural, worldwide team setup.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• 1+ years of experience working as a database developer, data engineer, DevOps engineer, automation engineer or related roles.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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Requisition ID: 454104 | Work Area: Software-Development Operations | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid