Senior Database Administrator

Posted Date 13 Nov 2023

Experience	7 Years	Salary	20000AED
Job Type	Full Time	Company	Talent Pal
Job Category	Information Technology	Qualification	BS Computer Science
Gender	Both	Last Date	03 Jan
Vacancies	1	Remote	No
Location(s)	Dubai , United Arab Emirates

Job Description

As a⠀Senior⠀Database⠀Administrator⠀at Deriv,⠀you will⠀be part of⠀the highly⠀talented⠀Infrastructure⠀and⠀Resilience⠀group. You⠀will use⠀your⠀extensive⠀experience⠀to ensure⠀that our⠀databases⠀are highly⠀scalable,⠀secure,⠀performant⠀and⠀resilient.⠀In close⠀collaboration⠀with⠀product⠀developers⠀and other⠀teams, you⠀will⠀guarantee⠀the⠀security,⠀integrity,⠀and⠀seamless⠀flow of⠀information⠀for our⠀high-traffic⠀online⠀trading⠀platform.

Your challenges

The role⠀is⠀technically⠀challenging⠀and⠀fast-paced.⠀You will⠀need to⠀show⠀initiative,⠀and take⠀responsibility⠀for⠀resolving⠀complex⠀problems.
Working⠀with the⠀DBA team⠀and⠀others,⠀you will⠀plan and⠀implement⠀critical⠀and⠀wide-ranging⠀maintenance⠀and⠀improvement⠀initiatives.⠀For⠀example,⠀you might⠀be⠀migrating⠀our⠀database⠀clusters⠀to⠀kubernetes,⠀automating⠀data⠀sanitization,⠀or⠀reviewing⠀database⠀access⠀code.
You⠀will⠀proactively⠀monitor⠀the⠀database⠀landscape,⠀looking⠀for ways⠀to⠀innovate⠀and refine⠀to meet⠀ever⠀increasing⠀volume,⠀performance,⠀security⠀and⠀availability⠀challenges.
You⠀will help⠀to nurture⠀and grow⠀more⠀junior⠀members of⠀the⠀team.
The⠀role⠀requires⠀multi-site⠀collaboration⠀over⠀different⠀time⠀zones.

Our team

The team⠀covers all⠀research &⠀development⠀projects⠀and⠀production⠀support⠀activities⠀relating⠀to⠀in-memory⠀caches,⠀relational⠀databases⠀and long⠀term⠀storage.

As⠀Deriv’s⠀operations⠀and⠀transaction⠀volumes⠀grow in⠀size,⠀developing⠀products⠀and⠀services⠀requires⠀ongoing⠀innovation⠀to provide⠀enhanced⠀scalability,⠀performance,⠀security,⠀and⠀disaster⠀recovery.⠀Join us to⠀realise⠀these⠀ambitions⠀with your⠀knowledge⠀and⠀engineering⠀experience⠀and⠀expertise.

Requirements

7+ years⠀of recent⠀experience⠀as a⠀database⠀engineer⠀or DBA -⠀with⠀PostgreSQL,⠀SQL,⠀PL/pgSQL⠀or similar⠀technologies.
Extensive⠀experience⠀working⠀with⠀large,⠀distributed,⠀high-performance,⠀high⠀availability⠀databases⠀with 24/7⠀uptime.
Excellent⠀software⠀development⠀skills,⠀with at⠀least one⠀multi-purpose⠀language⠀such as⠀Java, .NET⠀or⠀Python.Knowledge⠀of Linux,⠀Shell⠀Scripting⠀and⠀AWS/GCP.
Excellent⠀communication⠀skills.⠀Fluency in⠀spoken and⠀written⠀English.
A⠀university⠀degree in⠀software⠀engineering,⠀computer⠀science,⠀or a⠀related⠀field.
Ability⠀to travel,⠀occasionally,⠀between⠀office⠀locations⠀across the⠀globe.
A⠀passion⠀for⠀continuous⠀learning⠀within the⠀Postgres &⠀database⠀fields.

What’s good to have

Experience⠀in the⠀fintech⠀and/or⠀trading⠀industries.
Experience⠀with⠀devops⠀automation⠀tooling⠀such as⠀Terraform,⠀Kubernetes.
Experience⠀with⠀database⠀CI/CD⠀tools and⠀implementation.
Experience⠀with SQL⠀Server,⠀MySQL and⠀Redis.