Lead Database Administrator

The People Engine · Europe Only

Company

The People Engine

Location

Europe Only

Type

Full Time

Job Description

Time zones: SBT (UTC +11) GMT (UTC +0) CET (UTC +1) EET (UTC +2) MSK (UTC +3)

We're excited to share news about a new job opportunity at a fintech company that operates with remote teams spanning the globe.

As a Lead Database Administrator your role will involve close collaboration with the tech team. You will be responsible for supporting the database environment of an enterprise-level financial processing system.

This position presents an excellent opportunity for a seasoned engineer with a passion for data mathematics software architecture system architecture and programming.

Your responsibilities will include providing support for the existing Postgres database environment as well as strategising planning and executing the migration of the database environment to AWS (utilising RDS Aurora Redshift and potentially additional services).

As a team leader you will oversee a small team of DBAs. Your responsibilities include offering guidance supervision and mentorship to the DBAs within the team and reporting on the progress of projects in which the team is involved.

  • Establishing monitoring and maintaining SQL Server/Postgres/EDB Distributed instances
  • Monitoring tuning and enhancing our transactional databases and data warehouse solution
  • Involvement in new projects for improvement expansion and Cloud Migration
  • Contributing to technical and architectural discussions to aid in selecting the best technologies for future growth
  • Assisting in implementing a data-driven mindset within the company
  • Overseeing our visualisation and reporting tools and ensuring seamless integration with our data storage solution

Requirements
  • A minimum of 3+ years of AWS/Azure database experience and over 6 years of experience in administering Microsoft SQL Server or Postgres.
  • Previous experience running a small team of engineers at least 5 years
  • Demonstrate experience with continuous deployment and integration tools such as GitLab CI and Liquibase
  • Flexibility to adapt swiftly to changing priorities within a dynamic environment performing effectively under pressure and setting the pace as a design leader in project delivery.

Our client believes that everyone has ideas to contribute to their objective of continuous improvement. Hence you are expected to take ownership bring ideas to the table and inspire others in the team to do the same.

  • Demonstrate a strong commitment to achieving high-quality results in all your projects.
  • Exhibit confidence in navigating challenging conversations and situations collaborating with every department within the company to deliver the best product for users.
  • Possess a deep passion for the craft a love of technology and a self-starting attitude.
  • Provide support to the core team and actively participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation to assist fellow engineers in resolving production-related issues.

This is a full-time remote contractor position and we are seeking candidates located in Europe. The ability to work flexible hours is essential in this role.
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12/13/2023

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