Database Administrator (Oracle / MySQL)

Salary : 58,000 USD

About the Organization

We were founded with the goal of delivering financial technology services that are more accessible and convenient than traditional credit card offerings. Our vision is to create a seamless payment experience by integrating advanced solutions into a broader digital ecosystem that serves millions of users.

We are looking for individuals who thrive in fast-paced environments and are passionate about improving products at a speed that sets us apart from competitors. If you are excited about driving the adoption of cashless payments and shaping the future of financial platforms, we invite you to join us in creating new value for users.

Role Overview

We aim to provide best-in-class financial services by ensuring efficient, stable, and optimized data storage solutions. We are seeking experienced Database Administrators / Engineers who can manage large-scale, mission-critical systems and deliver reliable database infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee daily database operations, including monitoring, configuration, upgrades, scaling, backups, and migrations.

Continuously improve processes through automation and tooling.

Implement and maintain disaster recovery strategies, replication, and failover mechanisms.

Enforce database security policies, including access control and auditing.

Ensure compliance with internal standards and external regulations (e.g., PCI DSS).

Diagnose and resolve performance and stability issues in production environments.

Participate in on-call rotations and incident response to maintain 24 / 7 system availability.

Collaborate with engineering teams to design scalable data models and optimize queries.

Research and adopt emerging technologies to enhance platform capabilities.

Maintain documentation for architecture, processes, and best practices.

Technology Stack

Languages : Python, Shell, SQL

Databases : Oracle, MySQL (including Aurora MySQL and RDS for Oracle)

Cloud : AWS (RDS, Aurora, EC2, S3, Lambda, Secrets Manager, CloudWatch)

Tools : GitHub, Terraform, Flyway

Collaboration : Slack, Zoom, Jira, Confluence, Miro

Required Qualifications

7+ years of DBA experience, including at least 3 years with Oracle or MySQL.

3+ years of hands-on AWS experience.

Practical knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.

Strong scripting skills (Python, Shell) for automation.

Business-level English proficiency.

Interest in new technologies and improving operational efficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience automating database or AWS operations.

Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).

Hands-on experience with AWS Aurora (Postgres / MySQL compatible).

Hands-on experience with AWS RDS for Oracle.