Equals Money

Database Administrator

• Monitor cluster health and alerts (CloudWatch / Performance Insights / slow-query), investigate anomalies and act on incidents.
• Diagnose and optimise slow queries and problematic transactions: use EXPLAIN, rewrite queries, and add/remove indexes as needed.
• Ensure backups, snapshots and PITR are configured and tested; maintain and exercise recovery/runbook procedures.
• Perform capacity planning, sizing and maintenance (patches, minor version upgrades, failover drills) to keep performance and availability targets.
• Automate routine checks and reports (index coverage, long-running queries, replica lag, space usage) and produce actionable recommendations for engineering teams.

Senior Database Administrator

Financial Crime

• Own and execute 2nd line of defence (2LOD) activities focused on financial crime prevention and compliance for the Group’s US business.
• Act as primary compliance contact for Group stakeholders and the US Sponsor Bank.
• Maintain and execute the BSA/AML Compliance Program (risk assessment; CDD/KYC/KYB; EDD; ongoing monitoring; SAR management; training; independent testing).
• Manage AML/Compliance program: coordinate/support AML/Compliance audits, prepare and implement remediation plans, define and deliver on key risk indicators.
• Oversee transaction monitoring tuning/governance and SAR/CTR workflows (investigation standards, narrative quality, filing timeliness).
• Run quality assurance and partner with Internal Audit/independent test functions on program effectiveness.
• Oversee US-specific policies and procedures (BSA/AML, Sanctions, Due Diligence, Transaction Monitoring, Investigations, Recordkeeping, Model Governance).
• Produce Management Information and reporting, maintain issues/actions logs; coordinate enterprise risk assessments relevant to financial crime.
• Ensure US AML training and competency requirements are met.
• Track regulatory changes and advise on business impact.
• Advise and guide 1st line of defence (1LOD) in daily tasks and decision-making.
• Support AFC-related projects and Group-wide deliverables across jurisdictions.

Senior Database Administrator

Senior Anti-Financial Crime and Compliance Manager