Position Responsibilities
Database Operations & Administratio
- nManage and maintain production databases across multiple region
- sPerform installation, configuration, patching, and upgrades of database system
- sMonitor database health, performance, and availabilit
- yManage database backups and recovery procedur
e
High Availability & Disaster Recove
- ryDesign and maintain high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutio
- nsImplement replication strategies across regio
- nsEnsure data integrity and minimal downti
- meRegularly test backup restoration and DR failover procedur
es
Performance Optimizat
- ionMonitor database performance and resolve bottlene
- cksOptimize queries, indexes, and database configurati
- onsWork with developers to improve database schema design and query efffficie
- ncyImplement caching or scaling strategies when necess
ary
Cloud Database Manage
- mentManage databases deployed on cloud infrastruc
- tureSupport cloud database services such as: Amazon RDS / Aurora, Self-hosted databases on cloud infrastruc
- tureOptimize cloud database usage for perfoformance and cost effffici
ency
Security & Compl
- ianceImplement database access control pol
- iciesManage encryption, credentials, and database security prac
- ticesEnsure compliance with data protection and governance pol
- iciesPerform security audits and vulnerability assess
ments
Monitoring & Auto
- mationImplement monitoring tools for proactive issue det
- ectionBuild automation scripts for routine database oper
- ationsImprove operational efficiency through Infrastructure as Code and auto
mation
Cross-Regional Coord
- inationSupport regional teams with database deployment and ope
- rationsEnsure consistent database standards across
- regionsCollaborate with SRE, DevOps, and data engineerin
g teams
Qualification and E
xperience
- Experience4+ years experience as a Database Administrator in production en
- vironmentsExperience managing high availability
- databasesExperience supporting mission-critical ap
plications
Database T
echnologiesStrong experience with one
- or more of:MySQ
- L / MariaD
- BPostgreSQLMicrosoft ft
- SQL ServerMongoDB (optional but
beneficial)
Clo
ud PlatformsExpe
- rience with:AWS (RDS, Aurora, EC2-hoste
- d databases)Cloud infrastructur
- e managementBackup and DR solutions in cloud
environments
Tec
- hnical SkillsDatabase perfo
- rmance tuningQuery
- optimizationReplication a
- nd clusteringBackup and recove
- ry strategiesDatabase mon
itoring tools
Preferred
- QualificationsExperience managing multi-region dat
- abase clustersExperience with large-scale distr
- ibuted systemsExperience with database sharding o
- r partitioningKnowledge of Infrastructure as Code (TeTerrafoform / C
- loudFormation)Experience with containerized databas
e environments
a Necessit
y, not a Luxury
