Intern, Software Engineer (Database Administrator)
Circles.Life16 days ago
Sri Lanka (city not specified)Intern
Responsibilities
- Assist with day-to-day administration and monitoring of Oracle, MySQL/MariaDB, and MongoDB databases.
- Monitor database health, CPU, memory, storage, connections, replication, indexes, and query performance.
- Support Oracle health checks, tablespace monitoring, session monitoring, troubleshooting, backup validation, and basic RMAN operations under senior DBA guidance.
- Develop and maintain Shell/Python scripts for database health checks, monitoring, reporting, and repetitive operational tasks.
- Assist with database security and compliance activities including access reviews, user management, auditing, encryption, and evidence collection.
- Participate in incident management, problem management, root cause analysis, deployment calls, and production support processes.
Requirements
- Recently completed a bachelor's degree, or completed the academic requirements for a relevant degree and is awaiting results, in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a closely related field.
- Basic knowledge or experience in database administration, database engineering, IT operations, software engineering, or a related field.
- Basic understanding of relational databases and SQL.
- Basic knowledge of Oracle, MySQL/MariaDB, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.
- Basic knowledge of Linux/Unix administration and Shell/Bash or Python scripting.
- Exposure to Ansible or Terraform is a plus.
- Good analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills, with an eagerness to learn from senior engineers.
Benefits
- Six-month internship.
- Location: Sri Lanka.
- Hands-on exposure to enterprise databases, middleware technologies, production and non-production environments, automation, cloud infrastructure, and site reliability engineering.
About Circles.Life
Circles.Life is a digital mobile operator offering app-driven, no‑contract mobile plans, eSIM, and roaming to consumers. Launched in 2016 in Singapore and part of the Circles group, it operates as an MVNO, including on M1’s network in Singapore and Optus’s network in Australia, with services also available in Taiwan. The brand sells subscriptions and add‑ons directly online and through its mobile app.