Database Administrator (DBA)
Description
Role Overview:
- We are seeking a Database Administrator to manage, optimize, and secure database systems, ensuring high availability and performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Install, configure, and maintain database systems.
- Monitor database performance and optimize queries and indexes.
- Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures.
- Manage database security, access controls, and compliance.
- Support capacity planning and database scaling initiatives.
Requirements:
- 4+ years of experience as a DBA.
- Strong knowledge of at least one major RDBMS.
- Experience with performance tuning and high-availability setups.
- Understanding of database security best practices.
Technical Stack and Tools:
- PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, or Oracle.
- Database monitoring tools (Percona, Datadog).
- Backup and replication tools.
- Cloud-managed databases (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, Cloud SQL).
Location: Remote - Anywhere
Skills required for this job:
- Amazon RDS
- Azure SQL Database
- Backup
- Capacity planning
- Cloud SQL
- Database administration
- Database security
- Datadog
- IT disaster recovery
- Microsoft SQL Server
- MySQL
- Oracle Database
- Performance tuning
- PostgreSQL
