SYSTEMS ENGINEER - DATABASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, GROUP DIGITAL, INKGA GROUP

To be successful in this role, we like to see you have:


· 3-5 years documented system engineering experience in database management for Oracle, Postgres and SQL Server. Having knowledge designing, maintaining, and supporting Database infrastructure.


· Documented experience optimizing databas migration methodologies for Oracle to Oracle and Oracle to Postgres.


· Documented knowledge in system automation using Ansible and orchestrators like Ansible Tower.
· 2-4 years documented coding experience in Python. Developer mindset needed. Ability to support colleagues in mindset, methodology and code quality. Other languages are meriting.


· Experience working with Database monitoring, event management end to end is meriting.


· Experience working with Prometheus is meriting.


· General knowledge of Splunk and Observability is meriting.
· Experience working with and consuming API´s is a merit.
· You should have experience working agile and being familiar with tools like JIRA, GitHub, etc.


· Good knowledge of infrastructure engineering practices using industry standard toolsets and importance of data.
About you:
At IKEA, you’re welcome no matter where you come from, what you believe, and what you look like. We don’t even care how you have furnished your home. We’re interested in you simply because you’re you. Our different views, backgrounds, and personalities make us better understand our customers, give us more fun at work and spark more and better ideas. Perhaps your unique take on something could lead to a great idea that creates a better everyday life for the many people
We hope that you value attitude and mindset and are curious to learn and try new things, inspiring other to do the same. You take joy in showing empathy and openness towards others, also seeing trust and respect as the basis for building strong relationships. You understand the power of communicating clearly and effectively to achieve intended outcomes. You are a team player and happy to share your knowledge and help everyone around you to grow as individual engineers and strong engineering teams.
It’s in your nature to challenge existing ways of doing things, therefore taking initiative and try new ideas without fear of failure. You use your mistakes as opportunities for development and improvement but never lose focus on what ads value, finding solution that meet consumers needs
You have a technical background and preferably deep knowledge from working specifically with database management and migrations of Oracle and postgres databases. You have strong analytical and problemsolving skills and the ability to see the high-level picture as well as enjoying working with the details. You have a mature approach to handle changing priorities and communicating complex topics in a pedagogic data driven way.
We have a large footprint in IKEA managing thousands of databases. As the modernization steams ahead, we are expected to be on the forefront of keeping pace with new technologies. With this we can offer you an exciting arena where you will have the possibility to grow as an engineer but also as a person.


ABOUT THIS WORK AREA


Group Digital set the digital agenda to keep IKEA leading in an uncertain and fast-moving environment. We drive the development, provision and operation of our digital products and services using new and existing technology and agile delivery methods to deliver at pace. At the same time, we provide a home for digital skills to both develop and extend the technical, people and business skills needed to ensure continuous development and growth of our digital capability.
The IKEA culture and values are very much a part of our business and day to day work life. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA it’s important for us that you share our values! You can read more regarding our values and life at IKEA on our website www.ikea.com.
We believe a healthy and flexible life balance is important, so together we will strive to create a work environment where you feel in control of your life balance, can be yourself, grow and excel in both your personal and professional life. At IKEA, we welcome all dimensions of diversity. A diverse and inclusive workplace is good for our co-workers, for our customers and for our business. Working with differences helps us grow both as individuals and as an organization. ... Simply put: we believe the uniqueness of every individual makes IKEA better!
QUESTIONS AND SUPPORT? LET'S CONNECT!
Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don’t apply for jobs unless they’re 100% “qualified”. If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think. We look forward to receiving your application.
From: “Why Women Don’t Apply for Jobs Unless They’re 100% Qualified” by Tara Sophia Mohr, August 2014”
If you have any questions about the role, please reach out to Pontus Skog, Engineering Manager Database Management Services Please also note that we do only handle applications in English and no applications coming in by email. You might have some questions about the recruitment process, and we are more than happy to answer those! Feel free to connect with the recruitment specialist batool.malik@ingka.com.