Database Administrator

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Database Administrator (DBA) with 5+ years of hands‑on experience managing mission‑critical databases in dynamic environments. You will play a key role in ensuring database performance, availability, security, and scalability. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in both relational and non‑relational databases, strong analytical skills, and a proactive mindset toward automation, monitoring, and optimization.

You should bring a can‑do attitude, great communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively in a global team environment.

• Administer, maintain, and optimize production and development database systems (e.g., Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Mongo
  
  DB, etc.)
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery readiness using replication, backups, clustering, and failover strategies
• Design and implement database schemas, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and performance tuning
• Monitor database performance and proactively identify issues before they impact production
• Manage access controls, roles, and encryption in line with security best practices and compliance standards
• Work closely with Dev Ops, Engineering, and Application teams to support CI/CD and automate database provisioning and deployments
• Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for database‑related issues
• Maintain documentation, including runbooks, architecture diagrams, and backup or recovery procedures
• Communicate clearly and effectively with cross‑functional teams across multiple time zones

• 5+ years of hands‑on DBA experience in production environments
• Strong proficiency in SQL and performance tuning
• Experience with at least two major database platforms (e.g., Postgre
  
  SQL + MySQL or SQL Server + Mongo
  
  DB)
• Knowledge of data warehousing or big data tools (e.g., Redshift, Snowflake, Hadoop)
• Experience with backup, restore, and recovery models and tools
• Familiarity with database monitoring tools and observability stacks
• Understanding of high availability, replication, and disaster recovery architectures
• Hands‑on experience with cloud database services (AWS RDS or Aurora, GCP Cloud SQL, or Azure SQL)
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Power Shell)
• Solid understanding of database security, encryption, and access control models
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven experience working in a global or distributed team
• Self‑starter mindset with a positive, can‑do attitude

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Cloud Formation)
• Familiarity with containerization (e.g., Docker) and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Database Specialty or Microsoft Certified DBA

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