Job Title : Senior Database Administrator
Total number of Position : 5 positions
Department : IT / Infrastructure
Reports To : Director of Infrastructure or Database Services Manager
Type : Full-Time
Job Summary :
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Database Administrator to lead the management, optimization, and support of our database infrastructure. This role is critical to ensuring the performance, availability, and scalability of database systems that support mission-critical applications within our shared cloud operations environment. The ideal candidate will have deep experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or other NoSQL technologies, and a proactive approach to performance tuning, disaster recovery, and automation.
Key Responsibilities :
- Administer and maintain MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or NoSQL database systems across development, staging, and production environments.
- Engineer, implement, and manage robust backup and recovery solutions, including replication and failover strategies for disaster recovery.
- Continuously monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks, and conduct tuning and optimization to ensure high availability and low latency.
- Ensure database implementations align with established standards, security policies, and best practices.
- Design, test, and validate database solutions to ensure they meet functional and technical specifications.
- Develop and maintain database solutions optimized for cloud-based shared environments, including infrastructure-as-code (IaC) where applicable.
- Collaborate with project managers and engineering teams to support the implementation and long-term configuration management of databases.
- Lead and execute configuration change activities as part of deployment and maintenance processes in shared database environments.
- Create and maintain technical documentation and configuration records to support efficient knowledge sharing and auditing requirements.
- Author knowledge base articles and SOPs to assist Tier 1 and Tier 2 support teams with common incident responses and resolution workflows.
Qualifications :
6+ years of hands-on experience as a DBA with a focus on MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or equivalent NoSQL systems.Strong understanding of replication, clustering, and high-availability architectures.Proven experience in performance tuning, query optimization, and index management.Solid knowledge of backup / recovery procedures and disaster recovery planning.Experience working in cloud-first or hybrid cloud environments.Familiarity with DevOps practices, automation, and tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or CI / CD pipelines is a plus.Excellent documentation skills and ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.Preferred Skills :
Experience supporting containerized environments (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)Exposure to configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet, Chef)Understanding of database security best practices and role-based access controlsAbility to script in Bash, Python, or similar for administrative automation tasks