Senior DevOps & Cloud Database Reliability Engineer

What We Need

Oivan is seeking a Senior DevOps & Database Reliability Engineer to join our Vietnam operations team. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining robust database infrastructure and DevOps practices on Microsoft Azure with expertise in PostgreSQL and MongoDB

What You'll Do

Database Management & Reliability

• Design, implement, and maintain highly available PostgreSQL and MongoDB clusters on Azure
• Utilize Azure Database for PostgreSQL and Azure Cosmos DB
• Perform performance tuning, optimization, and capacity planning
• Implement backup, recovery, and DR strategies using Azure Backup and geo-replication
• Monitor database health and performance using Azure Monitor
• Manage database security, access, and compliance
• Conduct upgrades, patching, and migrations

Azure Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps

• Architect scalable, secure Azure solutions
• Manage Azure VMs, AKS, VNets, Load Balancers, Application Gateways
• Use OpenTofu (Terraform fork) for IaC
• Build CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI
• Manage containerized workloads with Docker and AKS
• Configure monitoring (Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Implement logging and alerting with Log Analytics
• Manage Azure networking, firewall, and VPN

Automation & Scripting

• Develop automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell
• Build and maintain OpenTofu modules
• Automate DB maintenance routines
• Build self-service tools for developers
• Implement GitOps workflows

Application Stack Collaboration

• Work closely with Golang backend teams
• Support frontend deployment (React/Vue/Angular)
• Optimize database interactions
• Troubleshoot across frontend, backend, and DB layers
• Support microservices architectures in Go

Collaboration & Support

• Provide L2/L3 support
• Support teams with DB design and optimization
• Conduct RCA investigations
• Participate in on-call rotation
• Document runbooks and architectural decisions
• Mentor junior team members

Security & Compliance

• Implement DB security best practices
• Use Azure Key Vault for secret management
• Configure AAD and RBAC
• Conduct security audits
• Ensure compliance (GDPR, etc.)
• Implement Azure Security Center recommendations

What You Have

• Bachelor's in CS, IT, or similar
• Minimum 5 years DevOps/DBA/SRE experience
• Experience managing production DB systems at scale

Technical Skills (Required)

Azure & Infrastructure:

• Expert Azure skills (VMs, AKS, VNets, LB, Storage)
• OpenTofu/Terraform IaC experience
• Azure DevOps, ARM templates, Azure CLI
• Monitoring with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics

Databases:

• Expert PostgreSQL (HA, replication, tuning)
• Strong MongoDB (replica sets, sharding)
• Experience with Azure PostgreSQL & Cosmos DB
• DB migration experience

Development & Scripting:

• Familiarity with Golang
• Familiarity with frontend build processes
• Strong scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Git workflow experience

System Administration:

• Strong Linux admin skills
• Networking, DNS, load balancing, CDN knowledge

Technical Skills (Preferred)

• Azure certifications
• Redis, Elasticsearch
• GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux)
• Azure Site Recovery
• Helm charts
• Service mesh knowledge

Soft Skills

• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Strong English communication
• Self-driven, collaborative, detail-oriented

What We Offer

• Work on cutting-edge global projects
• Hands-on modern cloud-native stacks
• Training & certification opportunities
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible work-life balance
• Career growth opportunities

Who We Are

Oivan is a global digital transformation partner delivering human‑centric digital services across the world.