Role:
• As part of Database team, you will be responsible for managing and optimizing our
large-scale database infrastructure to ensure the stability, data reliability, integrity,
security, and performance of all company services.
• You will handle database provisioning, performance tuning, high availability,
backup/recovery strategies, designing scalable database architectures, access control,
and incident troubleshooting to keep our data systems healthy 24/7
• Our Systems handle high volumes of transactions and terabytes of data across
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, ClickHouse, ScyllaDB, and more.
What You'll Do:
• Design, implement, and optimize database schemas, indexes, and queries to improve
performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, access control, and schema deployment using
Ansible, Terraform, and Git.
• Monitor database performance metrics, proactively identify bottlenecks, and
troubleshoot incidents to ensure system stability and minimize downtime.
• Collaborate closely with
Developers, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to align database
changes with application requirements and optimize SQL queries and access patterns.
• Review and automate database changes execution, deployment processes, user
creation, and system permissions.
• Implement and manage backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Proposing cost-effective solutions.
• Set up and manage database partitioning and indexing strategies to efficiently handle
large data volumes.
• Conduct regular security audits, patching, and compliance assessments to maintain
database security and integrity.
• Automate routine DBA tasks and implement monitoring solutions to ensure database
health and availability.
• Support Change Data Capture (CDC) pipelines using Kafka Connect or similar tools.
• Apply Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD practices for version-controlled database
configurations.
• Participate in on-call rotations and promptly respond to database-related emergencies
outside business hours.
• Document database configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guidelines for
knowledge sharing and compliance.
• 3+ years operating *nix systems in production (CentOS, Rocky, Ubuntu, Debian).
• 3+ years managing databases in large-scale environments.
• Expertise in at least one major RDBMS (PostgreSQL or MySQL)
• Deep understanding of internals - storage engines, indexing, replication, and transactions.
• Proven skills in performance tuning and capacity planning.
• Familiarity with high-availability, scaling, and Kubernetes-based deployments.
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
• Exposure to CDC, Terraform/Ansible, and Git-based CI/CD workflows.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, routing, firewalls).
• Strong troubleshooting & problem-solving mindset; open and collaborative.
• Available for off-hour support when needed.
