Senior Database DevOps Engineer
SumUp is looking for a Senior Database DevOps Engineer for its Sofia team to develop and maintain the Cloud Platform database infrastructure that underpins the company's development teams. You will ensure the availability, performance and security of databases through automation and improved infrastructure code quality, helping shift database ownership 'left' safely via standardized automation and deep-level guardrails. The DBOps team sits within SumUp's Platform tribe and is migrating 80+ legacy databases to Aurora PostgreSQL.
Responsibilities
- ▹Build and maintain Cloud Platform database infrastructure that development teams depend on for reliability, performance and security
- ▹Lead the migration of legacy RDS databases to Aurora PostgreSQL as part of a large-scale infrastructure transformation
- ▹Design and implement automation, monitoring and infrastructure-as-code improvements that reduce manual effort and raise code quality
- ▹Collaborate with Platform and development teams to standardise database usage, lower resource costs and enable self-service tooling
- ▹Implement security guidelines and contribute to PCI and DORA audit requirements, embedding compliance into the infrastructure
Requirements
- ▹Deep hands-on knowledge of PostgreSQL, AWS services (RDS, EC2, S3, VPC, IAM) and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
- ▹Experience with at least one programming language, with Go, Python or JavaScript preferred, applied to automating complex database operations
- ▹Experience applying CI/CD principles to infrastructure workflows, with solid understanding of containerisation and Kubernetes
- ▹Comfort navigating legacy and modern systems simultaneously and managing competing priorities with a structured, analytical approach
- ▹A track record of working across engineering and security teams with clear communication and commitment to documentation and knowledge sharing
- ▹Experience with cloud-native monitoring tools such as Prometheus
Soft skills
What we offer
- ▹Virtual Stock Option programme
- ▹Dedicated annual L&D budget of 2,000 EUR
- ▹25 days of paid leave plus one extra day per year of service (up to 35)
- ▹Comprehensive health and life insurance including dental coverage
- ▹On-site yoga and a co-sponsored Multisport card
- ▹Tax-free food voucher programme (100 EUR monthly) plus Re:Benefits platform (40 EUR monthly)
- ▹Free shuttle buses to Joliot-Curie metro station
- ▹New baby bonus
- ▹1-month sabbatical after 3 years of service (Break4me)
- ▹Referral bonus
About the company
SumUp empowers small businesses worldwide with simple, affordable business tools. Over 4 million businesses in 36 markets rely on it as their financial partner, and its team includes over 3,000 people from more than 90 nationalities. Sofia is a key engineering hub, and SumUp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.