Database Administrator – DBA

FP Markets (First Prudential Markets)

Database Administrator managing health, performance, and reliability of databases on AWS. Collaborating with engineering teams on schema design and operational excellence.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇷🇸 SerbiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSGrafanaLinuxMS SQL ServerMySQLPostgresPrometheusPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Administer production databases on AWS RDS — MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server
Design and maintain HA / DR architectures: replication, Multi-AZ, read replicas, failover, backups
Tune performance — query optimization, indexing, execution plans, parameter groups
Capacity planning, sizing, and cost optimization across the database fleet
Manage schema changes and migrations safely in production
Monitor database health with Prometheus / Grafana / CloudWatch; tune alerting
Lead incident response for database outages, performance issues, and data integrity events
Implement and enforce security controls — encryption, access management, auditing, secrets rotation
Partner with developers on data modeling, query reviews, and access patterns
Automate routine work — backups, patching, provisioning — using IaC
Document standards, runbooks, and recovery procedures
Participate in on-call rotation

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years as a DBA or database-focused engineer in production environments
Strong hands-on experience with AWS RDS (and ideally Aurora)
Deep expertise in at least two of: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server
Advanced SQL — query tuning, execution plans, stored procedures, window functions
Solid understanding of replication, backups, point-in-time recovery, and HA / DR patterns
Experience with database security — IAM, encryption (KMS), TLS, auditing
Schema design and migration experience in high-availability environments
Experience with ClickHouse
Scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation
Linux fundamentals and networking basics

Benefits

Comp & perks

Welcoming, young and multicultural team with approachable leadership
Ability to contribute to dynamic business at a growth phase
High level of autonomy, support of ideas and putting your expertise into the best practices for the company
Continuous personal development, training budget, growth with the company and opportunity to learn from industry leaders
Competitive remuneration, regular salary reviews and performance-based incentive schemes
Vibrant company life: from team activities to global celebrations
Fully remote work

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Hard Skills & Tools

AWS RDSMySQLPostgreSQLMS SQL ServerSQLquery tuningschema designautomationClickHouseLinux

Soft Skills

incident responsecollaborationdocumentation