About the role
Job Title: Senior Database Administrator
Experience: 7+ Years
**Job Type:**C2H
Role: Senior Database Administrator / DBA DevOps & SRE
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Database Administrator to join our DBA team, responsible for the design, implementation, administration, optimization, and maintenance of mission-critical database environments supporting financial services platforms.
The ideal candidate should have 7+ years of overall experience in Database Administration, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) with strong expertise in SQL Server, Azure Cosmos DB, Terraform, Spacelift/TACO, Azure Networking & Security, and DevOps/SRE practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer and optimize relational and NoSQL databases across production and non-production environments.
- Design and implement backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Monitor database performance and proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks and anomalies.
- Support CI/CD pipelines, DevOps automation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives.
- Collaborate with Engineering, DevOps, and SRE teams on database infrastructure and automation.
- Perform capacity planning and support scalability for high-volume transaction systems.
- Implement database security controls, auditing, governance, and compliance requirements.
- Participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
- Maintain database architecture, operational procedures, and technical documentation.
Mandatory Skills
- 7+ years of overall experience in Database Administration, DevOps, or SRE.
- Strong hands-on experience with SQL Server / MSSQL.
- Experience with Azure Cosmos DB / CosmosDB.
- Strong hands-on experience with Terraform.
- Experience with Spacelift / TACO.
- Good knowledge of Azure Networking and Azure Security.
- Strong understanding of DevOps / SRE practices.
- Strong SQL and database performance tuning skills.
- Experience with database replication, partitioning, high availability, and scalability.
- Strong scripting experience in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
Good to Have
- Experience with AWS database services such as RDS, Aurora, and Redshift.
- Knowledge of CloudFormation and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with Datadog, Prometheus, and Redgate.
- Experience in backup, recovery, and disaster recovery.
- Knowledge of data warehouse integrations and analytics platforms.
- Experience working in FinTech / regulated financial services environments.
- Strong communication, troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills.
Keywords: SQL Server DBA, MSSQL, Azure Cosmos DB, CosmosDB, Terraform, Spacelift, TACO, Azure Networking, Azure Security, DevOps, SRE, Database Administration, AWS RDS, Aurora, Redshift, CI/CD, Datadog, Prometheus, Redgate.
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