Job
Core
Ultimate reliability owner of Finom's banking database infrastructure, balancing high-level architectural strategy with hands-on implementation and operations.
Role type
Principal Database Administrator (PostgreSQL)
Builds
Scalable, high-availability banking database systems on GCP
Domain
Fintech / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
PostgreSQL internals, HA/DR design, query optimization, Linux administration, Infrastructure as Code, SQL, observability
Preferred skills
PCI DSS/GDPR compliance, Redis/BigQuery/Cassandra, advanced connection pooling, secrets management
Technologies
PostgreSQL, GCP, GKE, Terraform, ArgoCD, Kafka, Vault, Prometheus, Grafana
Responsibilities
Drive high availability and disaster recovery strategies; Define and execute scalability roadmap; Perform deep-dive query optimization; Build and manage connection pooling and backup automations; Design monitoring architecture and define SLIs/SLOs; Implement banking-grade security practices; Partner with product teams on schema changes; Mentor DBA team and set technical standards
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC and mentorship