Kubernetes Database Reliability Engineer

Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) · Switzerland

Organization
Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR)
Location
Switzerland
Organization type
International NGO
Contract
Job
Posted
5 November 2026
Deadline
Deadline: see the posting

Job details

Experience required
10 years minimum
Education
Bachelor's degree
Languages
English (required)

excerpts from the official posting

Since 1863, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has worked to preserve human dignity and relieve suffering caused by war and armed violence.

Main responsibilities

  • Own the lifecycle of containerized databases in the ICRC’s Kubernetes clusters for engines such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB, from design and provisioning to upgrades…
  • Design and test backup, restore, point-in-time recovery and disaster recovery strategies, including object storage targets, and run regular recovery exercises.
  • Deploy and operate Kubernetes database operators (e.g. CloudNativePG, MongoDB operators) and define standards for their use.
  • Build reusable, versioned Helm charts and Kustomize overlays to provision databases consistently across environments and clusters.

Profile

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience, including 5 years in a similar position.
  • Kubernetes certification (CKA, CKAD or CKS) or equivalent experience is desirable.

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