Database Administrator

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Database Administrator (DBA) with 5+ years of hands-on experience managing mission-critical databases in dynamic environments. You will play a key role in ensuring database performance, availability, security, and scalability. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in both relational and non-relational databases, strong analytical skills, and a proactive mindset toward automation, monitoring, and optimization. You should bring a can-do attitude, great communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively in a global team environment. Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the teammate occupying this position. The selected candidate may perform other related duties assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the business. Key Responsibilities Administer, maintain, and optimize production and development database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, etc.) Ensure high availability and disaster recovery readiness using replication, backups, clustering, and failover strategies Design and implement database schemas, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and performance tuning Monitor database performance and proactively identify issues before they impact production Manage access controls, roles, and encryption in line with security best practices and compliance standards Work closely with DevOps, Engineering, and Application teams to support CI/CD and automate database provisioning and deployments Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for database-related issues Maintain documentation, including runbooks, architecture diagrams, and backup or recovery procedures Communicate clearly and effectively with cross-functional teams across multiple time zones