Database Administrator (DBA)
Core
Managing and supporting database systems as a core part of the infrastructure team, ensuring availability, backups, performance, and modernization for production and development environments.
Role type
Senior Database Administrator (Infrastructure)
Builds
Production and development database environments, automation scripts, and modernized database infrastructure.
Domain
Finance technology, Infrastructure, Relational Databases
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
PostgreSQL administration, MySQL/Oracle/SQL Server experience, backup and recovery, schema changes, patching, security hardening, performance tuning, Linux command-line, Ansible, On-Prem and Cloud configuration
Preferred skills
Containerized environments (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes), Ceph RBD, Big data formats (Hadoop, Parquet, RocksDB), Linux networking, Cloud-based DB offerings (AWS RDS, Azure Database, GCP Cloud SQL), Scripting (BASH, Java, Python), Monitoring and Alerting
Technologies
PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Ansible, Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Ceph RBD, Hadoop, Parquet, RocksDB, AWS RDS, Azure Database, GCP Cloud SQL, Linux, BASH, Java, Python
Responsibilities
Administer, monitor, and maintain relational databases in production and development environments; Perform routine DB operations such as backup and recovery, schema changes, patching, upgrades, and security hardening; Support incident response, root cause analysis, and recovery for database-related issues; Execute automation, configuration management, and modernization efforts; Monitor and analyze database performance; Collaborate with systems and infrastructure teams to understand storage, OS, and networking components that influence database performance and reliability
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC