Teleport
Logistics
SeniorDatabaseAdministrator
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“Senior Database Administrator at Teleport. Skills: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, GCP, Database administration. Own database health, availability, performance. Monitor and tune slow queries”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting
On-call rotation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of hands-on DBA experience, production PostgreSQL and MongoDB at scale, Proven experience on GCP, Scripting ability in Python or Bash
Nice to Have
Tencent Cloud experience is a plus, Experience with MongoDB Atlas advanced features, Experience with AlloyDB advanced features, Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer certification, MongoDB Certified DBA certification
What You'll Do.
Monitor and tune slow queries
Manage automated backups
Manage restore procedures
Right-size database instances
Right-size database storage
Design horizontal scaling strategies
Design vertical scaling strategies
Track and report database spend
Drive cost reduction initiatives
Review schema changes
Approve migration scripts
Approve data model designs
Support data sync pipeline
Implement database RBAC
Implement credential rotation
Audit credential rotation
Implement audit logging
Lead database incident response
Lead root cause analysis
Lead post-mortem documentation
Build SigNoz dashboards
Build Cloud Monitoring dashboards
Keep database runbooks current
Test database runbooks
Participate in on-call rotation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Product engineering squads; Engineering stakeholders; Business stakeholders
Communication Scope
Communicate clearly
Full Job Description
ABOUT US As Southeast Asia's #1 integrated logistics provider, Teleport is all about making logistics fast, affordable and reliable. Our mission? To move things across Southeast Asia better than anyone else. We're focused on making next-day delivery a reality for all. #TeamTeleport is guided by our values: Move with urgency — because time is crucial; Aim to pioneer — constantly innovating to stay ahead; Do it with intent — delivering with purpose and precision; and Keep it real — maintaining authenticity and transparency in all we do. Learn more about Teleport here: A DAY IN A LIFE * Own the health, availability, and performance of PostgreSQL (GCP AlloyDb) and MongoDB across GCP and Tencent Cloud * Monitor and tune slow queries, indexes, and execution plans across both relational and document store workloads * Manage automated backups, restore procedures, and DR runbooks — including cross-region failover between Tencent Cloud (CN) and GCP (SG) * Right-size database instances and storage tiers; identify and eliminate over-provisioning across dev, staging, and production * Design horizontal and vertical scaling strategies — sharding for MongoDB, read-replica routing for PostgreSQL * Track and report monthly database spend across GCP and Tencent Cloud; drive cost reduction initiatives * Review and approve schema changes, migration scripts, and data model designs from product engineering squads * Support the data sync pipeline between Tencent Cloud and GCP, ensuring consistency with PIPL and PDPA requirements * Implement and audit database RBAC, credential rotation, encryption at rest/in transit, and audit logging * Lead database incident response, root cause analysis, and post-mortem documentation * Build and maintain SigNoz / Cloud Monitoring dashboards for connection counts, replication lag, cache hit ratios, and IOPS * Keep database runbooks current, tested, and accessible; participate in on-call rotation REQUIREMENTS * 5+ years of hands-on DBA experience with produ
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