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.

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the teammate occupying this position. The selected candidate may perform other related duties assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the business.

Key Responsibilities 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

Required:

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

Preferred:

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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