Database Admin

Position Overview

The Database Administrator is responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, security, and availability of our mission-critical databases across multiple fintech platforms. This role manages database design, optimization, backup strategies, data integrity, and supports all database-related needs for engineering, analytics, and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

Manage, optimize, and maintain production and staging databases.

Ensure high availability, performance tuning, and capacity planning.

Monitor DB security, access control, and compliance requirements (PDPA/GDPR, ISO).

Support developers with query optimization and schema improvements.

Handle database migrations, version upgrades, and replication setups.

Required Qualifications

Technical

Strong hands-on experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB (fintech-grade performance tuning).

Solid understanding of indexing, queries, transaction handling, and optimization.

Experience with high-availability setups (replication, clustering, failover).

Knowledge of backup strategies, PITR, and disaster recovery planning.

Experience working with cloud databases (AWS RDS, Azure Database services).

Familiarity with scripting (Python, Bash) for automation.

Professional

4+ years of experience as a DBA or equivalent role.

Ability to collaborate with engineering and product teams on data-related decisions.

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.

Excellent written communication skills for documentation and incident reports.

Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-project fintech environments.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in fintech, banking, digital lending, or SaaS platforms.

Certification in AWS or Azure database specializations.

Experience with database monitoring tools.

Experience with ETL pipelines, data migration, or BI environments.

Understanding of compliance frameworks (PCI-DSS, PDPA/GDPR, ISO27001).