Database Administrator

Overview

Responsible for the reliability, performance, security, and recoverability of database, caching and messaging platforms supporting business-critical services and transactions.

Key Responsibilities

·       Own PostgreSQL, Aurora PostgreSQL and SQL Server platforms.

·       Manage Kafka/MSK, Redis, DocumentDB and Couchbase environments.

·       Maintain backup, recovery and disaster-recovery capabilities.

·       Perform tuning, optimisation and capacity planning.

·       Support schema migrations and database lifecycle management.

·       Maintain encryption, auditing and access controls.

Required Experience

·       PostgreSQL and SQL Server administration.

·       AWS database services including RDS and Aurora.

·       Kafka/MSK, Redis and NoSQL technologies.

·       Linux administration and automation.

·       Disaster recovery and high-availability environments.

Service Recovery Objectives

Maintain tested recovery procedures supporting aggressive RPO and RTO targets for business-critical services.

Core Competencies

Data integrity, ownership, troubleshooting, risk management, and documentation.