About This Role
This Mid-Level Database Administrator role focuses on maintaining the availability, speed, and security of production databases. The position involves collaborating with local and international development, infrastructure, and support teams within a high-impact operational setting.
Responsibilities
- Administer, monitor, and maintain relational databases across development, QA, and production environments
- Optimize SQL queries, indexes, and stored procedures to improve performance
- Implement and test backup, recovery, and high-availability strategies
- Manage users, roles, and permissions following security best practices
- Diagnose and resolve database incidents, including connectivity issues between applications and servers
- Take part in migrations, version upgrades, and schema change deployments
- Work with infrastructure teams on network issues that affect database availability
- Document procedures, configurations, and contingency plans
- Communicate in English with international teams and clients
Requirements
- 3
–5 years of experience as a DBA or in a similar role
- Strong SQL skills, including complex queries, performance tuning, stored procedures, and data modeling
- Hands-on experience with at least one relational database engine (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server)
- Networking knowledge: TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, firewalls, and connectivity troubleshooting
- Advanced English, spoken and written (B2+/C1)
Nice to have:
- Experience with AWS (RDS, Aurora, EC2, S3, CloudWatch)
- CCNA certification or equivalent networking knowledge
- Scripting experience (Bash, Python, or PowerShell) for task automation
- Background in the telecommunications or SaaS industry
