Cloud Database Administrator (DBA)

My client is a leading restaurant management ecosystem and payment tech provider.

The role
Seeking a Cloud Database Administrator (DBA) to join our high-impact infrastructure team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the mission-critical cloud-native database environments.

From relational to NoSQL systems, you will ensure our databases are highly available, secure, scalable, and optimized for performance to support millions of transactions daily.

Your work will directly impact the reliability of the services, helping to deliver seamless experiences to customers while meeting the demands of a rapidly growing global SaaS platform.

What Will You Do:
● Design, deploy, and maintain highly available cloud-hosted databases (AWS RDS, Aurora, Oracle OCI DB services, DocumentDB, Redis).
● Implement robust backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies to ensure business continuity.
● Proactively monitor database performance, tune queries, and optimize indexing and partitioning strategies.
● Automate routine DBA tasks using scripting and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible, etc.).
● Collaborate closely with SRE and DevOps teams to embed database reliability into CI/CD pipelines.
● Ensure data security and compliance with industry standards (encryption, access control, auditing).
● Troubleshoot and resolve complex database incidents, including replication lag, connection bottlenecks, and performance degradation.
● Document database architecture, operational runbooks, and best practices for cross-team use.
● Evaluate emerging database technologies and propose adoption strategies to enhance scalability and efficiency.

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