(Senior) Lead Engineer Database - STACKIT (m/f/d)

Schwarz Digits

📍 Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

fulltime Computer Occupations Posted February 27, 2026

Job Description

  • Passion for Cloud & Data: You are eager to help shape Europe's digital sovereignty and bring deep experience with database technologies in cloud environments.
  • Database Expert: You have profound knowledge in the operation and design of relational (e.g., PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL databases, as well as topics such as high availability, replication, and backup strategies.
  • Software Engineering Skills: You are proficient in development with Golang or Python and have experience in building APIs (REST, gRPC) to control infrastructure.
  • Container-Native: You are highly familiar with containerized system landscapes, ideally with experience in Kubernetes Operators for database orchestration.
  • Automation & Tooling: You are a master of Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) and feel at home in the monitoring ecosystem (Prometheus, Grafana).
  • Analytical Thinking: Troubleshooting complex performance bottlenecks and processing in...