Junior DB Admin

Client Background: Business includes Research and Development on Information Communication Technology (ICT).

Industry: ICT

Location: Bangsar

Tenure: Permanent

Remuneration: Basic, Allowance, Insurance, Medical, Bonus & more.

Job Responsibilities:

- Architect and manage MariaDB database clusters to support scalable, secure, and high-throughput applications.

- Optimize query performance, schema design, and indexing for real-time workloads.

- Oversee backup, failover, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery strategies.

- Work closely with Node.js developers to integrate robust data-layer logic.

- Ensure data security and compliance with regulations across jurisdictions.

- Proactively identify and solve data bottlenecks across the application stack.

Mandatory Requirements:

- 1 years of professional experience in database engineering, operations, or architecture.

- Expert-level proficiency in MariaDB/MySQL, including:

- Query optimization

- High availability setups

- Index and schema design

- Proficiency in Node.js, especially backend APIs interacting with relational databases.

- Proven experience in transaction-intensive real-time systems.

- Deep understanding of data integrity, ACID compliance, and replication strategies.

- Experience operating in Linux-based server environments.

Nice-to-Have Skills

- Familiarity with PostgreSQL (ideal for teams considering cross-DB support or hybrid environments).

- Experience with cloud database platforms (e.g., Amazon RDS, GCP Cloud SQL).

- Exposure to NoSQL or caching layers such as Redis or MongoDB.

- Background in Percona XtraDB or interest in HA solutions like Galera Cluster.