Acronis is revolutionizing cyber protection-providing natively integrated, all-in-one solutions that monitor, control, and protect the data that businesses and lives depend on. We are looking for a Database DevOps Engineer to join our mission to create a #CyberFit future and protect all data, applications and systems across any environment.

Acronis operates a complex data platform powering hundreds of services worldwide. Our technology stack includes large-scale clustered relational (PostgreSQL, MariaDB) and NoSQL (Cassandra) databases under extremely high load. You will play a key role in building tools and processes that ensure efficient, automated, and scalable operations of databases across Acronis datacenters worldwide.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain automation for provisioning, configuration, upgrades and scaling of PostgreSQL and Cassandra using Ansible
• Use and build CI/CD pipelines for database configuration changes
• Enhance and optimize existing solutions for seamless large-scale data migrations between datacenters with no user impact, driving further automation and reliability
• Support deployment, upgrades, and improvements in Kubernetes for both Acronis internal database tools and vendor-provided database images
• Work closely with DevOps and Operations teams to ensure smooth integration of database automation into overall infrastructure processes
• Document best practices for automated DB operations and train other engineers in their usage

What You Bring

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps/automation roles (focus on databases is a plus)
• Hands-on experience with production PostgreSQL or Cassandra (clustering, replication, upgrades)
• Solid Linux administration skills
• Strong experience with automation/configuration management (Ansible)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or similar)
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and Helm (experience running databases/operators on K8s is a plus)
• Proficiency in scripting/programming (Python, Bash; Go as a plus)
• Experience with monitoring/logging stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
• Solid understanding of server and network fundamentals, including operating system concepts and core infrastructure components
• Strong organizational, problem solving, and multi-tasking skills
• Fluent English and strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Collaborative, team-player with a commitment to succeed and never give up attitude
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work with minimal supervision

Will Be a Plus

• Knowledge of MariaDB/MySQL (at least at the level of providing expert guidance)
• Knowledge of database backup/recovery tools (pgBackRest, XtraBackup)
• Experience with large-scale automated data migrations
• Knowledge of distributed microservices-based architectures, challenges and best practices
• Experience with virtualization layers (KVM, ESX, Virtuozzo/OpenVZ)
• Knowledge of TLS and data-at-rest encryption; experience with certificate management or integration with corporate secrets management (e.g., Vault/KMS) is a plus
• Experience with Atlassian stack (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence)

More Facts About Us

• A team of database experts who value collaboration, share knowledge openly, care deeply about reliability and stability, and embrace change by solving complex challenges with unique solutions.
• 1000+ database clusters globally (PostgreSQL, Cassandra, MariaDB as expertise)
• IaC automation based on Ansible, integrated with CI/CD (Jenkins + Python tools)
• Kubernetes adoption for both in-house tools and vendor-provided database images
• Centralized observability stack: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK
• Infrastructure fully operated in Acronis datacenters worldwide