Senior Database Administrator
Core
Senior Database Administrator responsible for database architecture, reliability, and data safety across the organization, primarily on MySQL in AWS.
Role type
Senior IC database administrator (cloud-native)
Builds
Production MySQL (potentially PostgreSQL) fleets and highly available AWS database architectures
Domain
Financial services / Cloud infrastructure
Required skills
MySQL administration, AWS RDS/Aurora, backup and disaster recovery, database migrations, observability (Datadog, Coralogix), SQL optimization, Python/Bash scripting, Terraform, security compliance
Preferred skills
PostgreSQL, advanced networking, incident management, mentoring
Technologies
MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, RDS, Aurora, Datadog, Coralogix, Terraform, Python, Bash
Responsibilities
Design and evolve highly available AWS database architectures; own backup and disaster recovery strategy; lead complex database migrations; define observability strategy and set SLOs/SLIs; perform advanced query and index optimization; drive automation of DBA workflows; own database security posture; mentor other engineers; participate in on-call rotation; influence technology choices and long-term data architecture strategy
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
