Database Administrator Manager

Roles and responsibilities

We are seeking a highly skilled PostgreSQL professional with a strong background in performance tuning, high availability and disaster recovery (HADR), replication, monitoring, and troubleshooting. You’ll be supporting a fast-paced environment with over 2,000 IT professionals. If you’re ready to make a significant impact and thrive in a challenging setting. apply now!

In This Role, You’ll Get to

Act as the PostgreSQL Manager, Managing PostgreSQL DBA members and providing strategic recommendations for database solutions to ensure the scalability, integrity, and security of the database infrastructure.
Administer and proactively monitor SQL and No-SQL database servers to ensure 24×7 uptime and availability across multiple data centers.
Troubleshoot and perform performance tuning on the data engine to ensure optimal operation and efficiency.
Communicate and review database solutions, technical issues, and application requirements with operations staff and external entities.
Team Leadership & Management:

Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Database Administrators, ensuring high performance, professional growth, and efficient task allocation.
Oversee the day-to-day operations of the database administration team, ensuring the health, performance, and security of all databases.
Conduct performance reviews, establish goals, and support training and development for team members.
Database Performance & Optimization:

Ensure that databases are running at optimal performance by tuning and monitoring database operations, including query optimization, indexing, and resource management.
Implement automated database management tasks, including backups, monitoring, and patch management.
Troubleshoot complex database issues related to performance, integrity, and availability, providing solutions to minimize downtime.

Desired candidate profile

Bachelor or Master Degree in computer science or any related fields.
Proficient in database design, ER Diagram and structured query language (SQL)
Proficient in database high availability, replication technology, and performance tuning.
Experienced in deploying and managing PostgreSQL databases on Kubernetes clusters, including setup, configuration, and maintenance to ensure high availability and scalability are essential for this role.
Ability to learn new data engine technology such as MS SQL Server, ScyllaDB, Elastic Search, Kafka and Dragonfly
Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new environments well.
Be able to work under pressure and to deadlines.
Be the team player with good interpersonal and communication skills
Be able to attend on-call rotation
Proven experience in leading and managing a team of database administrators, fostering a collaborative environment, and ensuring professional development for team members.
Strong project management skills, with experience managing database projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budget, quality, and scope.
Ability to make strategic decisions related to database infrastructure, scalability, and alignment with organizational goals.
Experience in developing database policies, procedures, and best practices to ensure data integrity, security, and availability.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to collaborate with cross-functional teams such as development, operations, and business intelligence.
Strong understanding of ITIL processes and service management for database operations.