Junior Database Engineer (Microsoft SQL Server & PostgreSQL) (1347)
- 25 September 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Zollikofen
About the job
Zollikofen, Switzerland (and home office) | 80-100%
What you can contribute
- Ensure operation and maintenance of Microsoft SQL Server database platforms
- Perform monitoring as well as analyse and resolve faults
- Implement backup, restore and maintenance processes
- Analyse database performance and help shape optimisations and automations
- Support operation and further development of Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL on container platforms
What makes you unique
- Education or degree in computer science or comparable qualification
- Interest in database technologies, platform operation and IT infrastructures
- Knowledge of relational databases and understanding of structured fault analysis
- Knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Linux, PowerShell, Bash, Python or container technologies
- Good knowledge of one official language and English as well as knowledge of a second official language
In a nutshell
Do you want to help shape the operation and further development of modern database platforms? In our database team, you take responsibility along the entire database lifecycle and continuously develop your expertise.
What we offer
- Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the benefit of the population.
- Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.
- Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.
All benefits
How much (B)IT is in you?
We - the Federal Office for Information Technology and Telecommunications (BIT) - are the future-oriented and agile office. Curious minds, ambitious doers and innovative forward thinkers develop diverse digital solutions for Switzerland with us. We support and promote mobile and location-independent working. This allows our team players to organise their work flexibly and individually where possible - for the compatibility of family and career. In addition, we maintain an open "du" culture at BIT and support you and your future with a wide range of training and further education opportunities.
Additional information
Please apply via our application management system. Click on "Apply now".
We do not consider personnel service providers for this position.
Questions about the position
Thomas Theiler
Head of Chapter Specialist Applications 3
+41 58 46 59034