Systems and Database Engineer

About This Role

This Systems and Database Engineer role involves designing, implementing, and managing server infrastructure and relational and non-relational database systems. The engineer will ensure maximum performance, scalability, and security of corporate data, handling the entire database lifecycle and integration with backend applications.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and update DBMS (e.g., Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB)
• Continuously monitor performance, optimize SQL queries, indexing, and partitioning to ensure efficiency
• Manage server operating systems (Linux/Windows), network configuration, and hardware/virtual resource management
• Manage web environments based on Apache, Nginx, Tomcat, and hosted custom applications
• Manage distributed environments and messaging services (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Implement high-availability solutions (AlwaysOn, RAC, replication, clustering)
• Install and configure open-source software in enterprise environments
• Implement security procedures (access control, encryption) and manage backup and disaster recovery plans
• Create and maintain ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipelines and integrate databases with business applications
• Proactively troubleshoot performance issues or system malfunctions and collaborate with application and system teams
• Provide technical documentation and manage application and system configurations

Requirements

• Prior experience in the role
• Excellent knowledge of SQL Server and MongoDB
• Experience with Linux (major commercial distros) and Windows Server environments
• Knowledge of major web servers (IIS, Tomcat, Apache, Nginx)
• Knowledge and management experience with HA and replication environments (e.g., AlwaysOn, Oracle Data Guard, MongoDB replica set)
• Familiarity with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or other distributed messaging systems
• Scripting skills (Bash, PowerShell, SQL, PL/pgSQL, T-SQL)

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL

Important Details

• Work format: 1 day of smart working/week

About the Company

Techyon is a headhunter specializing in the search and selection of senior and manager professionals in the Information Technology segment. The company is recruiting for a historical and primary Italian insurance company.