Database & automation engineer

Location: Tres Cantos, Community of Madrid, Spain

We are expanding our satellite‑navigation teams to work on the Galileo project, the European satellite constellation for positioning and navigation. The Galileo Control Center platform will provide services and databases in a reliable, scalable way for other applications.

• Design, deployment, automation and configuration of database infrastructure for the Control Center platform.
• Ensure reliable and scalable database services including DNS, access control, data transmission and centralisation.
• Collaborate with software and automation teams to integrate database solutions into the overall system.

• Software development experience in Python, Go, C or C++ with a strong interest in automation tools such as Ansible and Jenkins.
• Experience in a Unix environment and relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases such as Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, or similar.
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative team.

• Hybrid working model with 8 weeks of teleworking per year.
• Flexible start and finish times, intensive working hours on Fridays and during summer.
• Personalised career plan, training and language‑learning support.
• National and international mobility – relocation package available for candidates from other countries.
• Competitive compensation with regular reviews and flexible compensation options.
• Well‑being programme: health, dental and accident insurance; free fruit and coffee; physical, mental and financial health training.

Our recruitment process always includes telephone and personal contact, face‑to‑face or online, with our talent acquisition team. No bank transfers or bank cards are ever requested. If you are contacted through any other process, please write to our team at

We promote equal opportunities in recruitment, and we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

For questions, please contact Carolina Barber Caso , in charge of this vacancy.