Key Responsibilities

• Provide PostgreSQL and MySQL database administration support for application development and business teams.
• Maintain database integrity, availability, security, and performance through proactive monitoring and maintenance.
• Monitor database health, analyze performance issues, and recommend optimization improvements.
• Support capacity planning, storage management, and database growth forecasting.
• Perform database enhancements, upgrades, migrations, and configuration changes.
• Execute database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Apply database patches, fixes, and security updates in accordance with best practices.
• Develop and improve automation, monitoring, and alerting processes to minimize downtime.
• Support database environment setup across development, testing, staging, and production environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex database operational and performance issues.
• Manage database users, roles, permissions, and access controls.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and vendor teams to deliver stable database services.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to provide 24x7 production support when required.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives and database administration documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• 5-7 years of experience in database administration, database development, or related disciplines.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on PostgreSQL and/or MySQL administration experience.
• Strong expertise in database installation, upgrades, migrations, patching, and maintenance.
• Solid understanding of database architecture, logical and physical design, replication, backup and recovery, performance tuning, and high availability solutions.
• Experience with query tuning, resource optimization, and performance troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in Linux administration and shell scripting (Bash, Perl, or similar).
• Strong command-line and database server administration skills.
• Experience with capacity planning across storage, memory, and compute resources.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to work non-standard hours and participate in on-call support rotations.
• Good English communication skills; Chinese language proficiency is an advantage.

Preferred Qualifications‍

• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle database administration.
• Knowledge of automation and scripting using Python or Perl.
• Familiarity with ITIL practices and service management principles.
• Understanding of networking concepts and database connectivity.
• Experience within financial services or other regulated industries is highly desirable.