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DataBase Administrator
Banco Plata, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple
WorldwideremotePosted today
Skill Required
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Key highlights
- Experience Level: 3+ years of hands-on DBA experience
- Requirement: Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL
- Requirement: B1 or higher English level
- Benefit: Relocation support with full visa & permit support for family
- Benefit: Flexible work (office or remote)
Role overview
Cloud Services Team: We are looking for a skilled Database Administrator with proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing large-scale, high-performance database systems. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of mission-critical databases across multiple technologies and environments.
Responsibilities
- Architect and optimize database infrastructures to support large-scale, high-traffic workloads.
- Administer and maintain clusters across PostgreSQL
- Design and operate backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies, ensuring business continuity.
- Automate operational processes, including scaling, monitoring, and maintenance, using infrastructure-as-code (Terraform,OpenTofu, CloudFormation), Ansible, Gitlab CI
- Optimize performance at every layer: schema design, query execution, indexing, caching, and storage.
- Configure and manage replication and sharding strategies for high availability, fault tolerance, and geo-distribution.
- Ensure compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and enforce database security best practices.
Requirements
- 3+ years of hands-on experience as a DBA in production-grade, distributed environments.
- Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL
- Proven expertise in managing databases across major cloud platforms (Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Azure,Yandex Cloud)
- Advanced expertise in SQL query tuning, schema optimization, and indexing strategies.
- Strong experience with replication, partitioning, and clustering in high-availability systems.
- Proficiency in backup, restore, and failover mechanisms in multi-AZ and multi-region setups.
- Skills in automation and scripting (Python, Bash, Go).
- Familiarity with Kubernetes-based deployments(example operator Zalando for PG,Strimzi Kafka) and modern observability stacks (Prometheus, Datadog, AWS CloudWatch).
- B1 or higher English level for effective communication with an international team
Nice to have
- Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, OpenTofu, CloudFormation).
Benefits
- Relocation support to Mexico, Serbia, Cyprus, Spain, Kazakhstan, Georgia with full visa & permit support to the employee and family
- Flexible work from one of our offices or remote
- HealthcareCoverage
- Education Budget: Language lessons, professional training and certifications
- Wellness Budget: Mental health and fitness activity reimbursements
- Vacation policy: 20 days of annual leave and paid sick leave
Additional details
- Our ways of working: Innovative Spirit: A commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions
- Our ways of working: Honest Feedback:valuing open, transparent communication
- Our ways of working: Supportive Team: a strong, collaborative community
- Our ways of working: Celebrating Achievements:recognizing our wins together
- Our ways of working: High-Tech Environment: a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances
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