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Cloud Services Team:
We are looking for a skilled Database Administrator with proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing large-scale, high-performance database systems. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of mission-critical databases across multiple technologies and environments.
Challenges that await you:
- Architect and optimize database infrastructures to support large-scale, high-traffic workloads.
- Administer and maintain clusters across PostgreSQL
- Design and operate backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies, ensuring business continuity.
- Automate operational processes, including scaling, monitoring, and maintenance, using infrastructure-as-code (Terraform,OpenTofu, CloudFormation), Ansible, Gitlab CI
- Optimize performance at every layer: schema design, query execution, indexing, caching, and storage.
- Configure and manage replication and sharding strategies for high availability, fault tolerance, and geo-distribution.
- Ensure compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and enforce database security best practices.
What makes you a great fit:
- 3+ years of hands-on experience as a DBA in production-grade, distributed environments.
- Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL
- Proven expertise in managing databases across major cloud platforms (Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, Yandex Cloud)
- Advanced expertise in SQL query tuning, schema optimization, and indexing strategies.
- Strong experience with replication, partitioning, and clustering in high-availability systems.
- Proficiency in backup, restore, and failover mechanisms in multi-AZ and multi-region setups.
- Skills in automation and scripting (Python, Bash, Go).
- Familiarity with Kubernetes-based deployments(example operator Zalando for PG,Strimzi Kafka) and modern observability stacks (Prometheus, Datadog, AWS CloudWatch).
- B1 or higher English level for effective communication with an international team
Your bonus skills:
- Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, OpenTofu, CloudFormation).
Our ways of working:
- Innovative Spirit: A commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions
- Honest Feedback: valuing open, transparent communication
- Supportive Team: a strong, collaborative community
- Celebrating Achievements: recognizing our wins together
- High-Tech Environment: a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances
Our benefits:
- Relocation support to Mexico, Serbia, Cyprus, Spain, Kazakhstan, Georgia with full visa & permit support to the employee and family
- Flexible work from one of our offices or remote
- Healthcare Coverage
- Education Budget: Language lessons, professional training and certifications
- Wellness Budget: Mental health and fitness activity reimbursements
- Vacation policy: 20 days of annual leave and paid sick leave
To apply for this job please visit careers.bancoplata.mx.
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