Company
FinTech
DatabaseAdministrator(DBA)
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“Database Administrator (DBA). Skills: PostgreSQL, Database reliability, Database architecture, Database performance. Ensure end-to-end reliability PostgreSQL. Design scalable database architectures”
What You'll Achieve.
Adhere to strict RPO/RTO targets
Industry & Context.
Bottleneck identification; Bottleneck resolution
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years PostgreSQL DBA experience, Deep expertise PostgreSQL internals, Experience high availability/disaster recovery, Hands-on cloud environments experience, Linux system administration skills, Proficiency Infrastructure as Code tools, Proficiency CI/CD pipelines, SQL expertise, Experience building observability/monitoring systems, Understanding security best practices, Ability to work autonomously, Take full ownership database infrastructure, Operate in fast-paced environments, Fluent English required
Nice to Have
PostgreSQL DBA in fintech, PostgreSQL DBA in mission-critical systems, GCP experience, Terraform proficiency, Ansible proficiency, GitLab proficiency, ArgoCD proficiency, Complex queries experience, Stored procedures experience, Performance tuning experience, Prometheus experience, Grafana experience, Secrets management understanding, GDPR compliance understanding, PCI DSS compliance understanding
What You'll Do.
Ensure end-to-end reliability PostgreSQL
Design scalable database architectures
Implement scalable database architectures
Plan capacity for high-growth environments
Optimize database performance
Analyze database queries
Identify performance bottlenecks
Resolve performance bottlenecks
Build backup infrastructure
Maintain backup infrastructure
Build replication infrastructure
Maintain replication infrastructure
Build connection pooling infrastructure
Maintain connection pooling infrastructure
Build database automation processes
Maintain database automation processes
Define observability frameworks
Implement observability frameworks
Ensure banking-grade security practices
Manage access control
Manage credential management
Handle data according to compliance
Support schema design
Ensure database architecture aligns with application needs
Drive automation initiatives
Improve efficiency with IaC/CI/CD
Improve operational consistency with IaC/CI/CD
Lead technical standards for database engineering
Promote best practices
Participate in architectural discussions
Contribute to data platform strategy
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with engineering teams; Collaborate with product teams
Communication Scope
Explain technical trade-offs
Process & Methodology
Capacity planning
Full Job Description
## Accountabilities Own and ensure end-to-end reliability of PostgreSQL database systems, including high availability, disaster recovery, and adherence to strict RPO/RTO targets. Design and implement scalable database architectures, including partitioning, sharding strategies, and capacity planning for high-growth environments. Optimize database performance through deep query analysis, indexing strategies, and continuous bottleneck identification and resolution. Build and maintain robust infrastructure for backups, replication, connection pooling, and database automation processes. Define and implement observability frameworks, including monitoring, alerting, SLIs/SLOs, and performance dashboards using modern tooling. Ensure banking-grade security practices, including access control, credential management, and compliance-aligned data handling. Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to support schema design and ensure database architecture aligns with application needs. Drive automation initiatives using Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD practices to improve efficiency and operational consistency. Lead technical standards for database engineering, mentoring peers and promoting best practices across teams. Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to long-term data platform strategy. Requirements 5+ years of experience as a PostgreSQL DBA in high-load, production-grade environments, ideally within fintech or mission-critical systems. Deep expertise in PostgreSQL internals, including MVCC, WAL, vacuum processes, indexing strategies, and query optimization. Strong experience with high availability and disaster recovery solutions such as replication, clustering, and backup validation. Hands-on experience with cloud environments, particularly GCP, and strong Linux system administration skills. Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible, along with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab, ArgoCD). Strong SQL expertise, incl
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