Senior Database Administrator

About the Team:

Join a highly skilled and collaborative team dedicated to ensuring data reliability, performance, and security across our organization’s critical systems. We work closely with developers, architects, and DevOps professionals to deliver seamless and scalable database solutions in a cloud-first environment, leveraging the latest in AWS and open-source technologies. Our team values continuous learning, innovation, and the proactive resolution of database challenges.

About the Role:

As a Database Administrator specializing in MySQL and Postgres within AWS environments, you will play a key role in architecting, deploying, and supporting the backbone of our data infrastructure. You’ll leverage your expertise to optimize database instances, manage large-scale deployments, and ensure our databases are secure, highly available, and resilient. This is an opportunity to collaborate across teams, stay ahead with emerging technologies, and contribute directly to our business success.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain MySQL and Postgres database instances on AWS, including managing clustering and replication (MongoDB, Postgres solutions).
• Write, review, and optimize stored procedures, triggers, functions, and scripts for automated database management.
• Continuously tune, index, and scale database systems to maximize performance and handle rapid growth.
• Monitor database operations to ensure high availability, robust security, and optimal performance.
• Develop, execute, and test backup and disaster recovery strategies in line with company policies.
• Collaborate with development teams to design efficient and effective database schemas aligned with application needs.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database issues, implementing corrective actions to restore service and prevent recurrence.
• Enforce and evolve database security best practices, including access controls and compliance measures.
• Stay updated on new database technologies, AWS advancements, and industry best practices.
• Plan and perform database migrations across AWS regions or instances.
• Manage clustering, replication, installation, and sharding for MongoDB, Postgres, and related technologies.

Requirements:

• 4-7 Years of Experinece in Database Management Systems as a Database Engineer.
• Proven experience as a MySQL/Postgres Database Administrator in high-availability, production environments.
• Expertise in AWS cloud services, especially EC2, RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, S3, and Redshift.
• In-depth knowledge of DR (Disaster Recovery) setups, including active-active and active-passive master configurations.
• Hands-on experience with MySQL partitioning and AWS Redshift.
• Strong understanding of database architectures, replication, clustering, and backup strategies (including Postgres replication & backup).
• Advanced proficiency in optimizing and troubleshooting SQL queries; adept with performance tuning and monitoring tools.
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Bash or Python for automation/maintenance.
• Experience with MongoDB, Postgres clustering, Cassandra, and related NoSQL or distributed database solutions.
• Ability to provide 24/7 support and participate in on-call rotation schedules.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

What we offer?

• A positive, get-things-done workplace
• A dynamic, constantly evolving space (change is par for the course – important you are comfortable with this)
• An inclusive environment that ensures we listen to a diverse range of voices when making decisions.
• Ability to learn cutting edge concepts and innovation in an agile start-up environment with a global scale
• Access to 5000+ training courses accessible anytime/anywhere to support your growth and development (Corporate with top learning partners like Harvard, Coursera, Udacity)

About us:

At PayU, we are a global fintech investor and our vision is to build a world without financial borders where everyone can prosper. We give people in high growth markets the financial services and products they need to thrive. Our expertise in 18+ high-growth markets enables us to extend the reach of financial services. This drives everything we do, from investing in technology entrepreneurs to offering credit to underserved individuals, to helping merchants buy, sell, and operate online. Being part of Prosus, one of the largest technology investors in the world, gives us the presence and expertise to make a real impact. Find out more at www.payu.com

Our Commitment to Building A Diverse and Inclusive Workforce

As a global and multi-cultural organization with varied ethnicities thriving across locations, we realize that our responsibility towards fulfilling the D&I commitment is huge. Therefore, we continuously strive to create a diverse, inclusive, and safe environment, for all our people, communities, and customers. Our leaders are committed to create an inclusive work culture which enables transparency, flexibility, and unbiased attention to every PayUneer so they can succeed, irrespective of gender, color, or personal faith. An environment where every person feels they belong, that they are listened to, and where they are empowered to speak up. At PayU we have zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice whether a specific race, ethnicity, or of persons with disabilities, or the LGBTQ communities.