Database Administrator
Location: Remote
Reporting to Lead DevOps Engineer
The Purpose
Administer and maintain production PostgreSQL databases on Amazon RDS and Aurora across development, staging and production environments.
Monitor and tune database performance using Performance Insights, pg_stat_statements and EXPLAIN ANALYZE, covering indexing, vacuum and query optimisation.
Plan and execute major-version upgrades and configuration changes with minimal downtime using blue/green deployments and logical replication.
Own backup, restore and disaster recovery, including point-in-time recovery, cross-region snapshots and regular restore drills against agreed RTO and RPO targets.
Review schema migrations from application teams (Knex, TypeORM) and enforce zero-downtime change patterns such as concurrent index builds and expand/contract.
Manage database infrastructure as code using Terraform and Terragrunt, delivered through GitHub Actions pipelines.
Implement database security controls including least-privilege roles, encryption, credential rotation via AWS Secrets Manager and audit logging with pgAudit.
Manage connection pooling, high availability and failover using RDS Proxy or PgBouncer and Multi-AZ configurations.
Support the data and BI teams with read replicas, replication and secure connectivity into Amazon Redshift and ELT tooling.
Define database alerting and runbooks, and participate in an on-call rotation to maintain 24/7 reliability.
Track and optimise database spend, including instance sizing, storage and IOPS selection and reserved capacity.
Collaborate closely with backend (Node.js/NestJS), DevOps and data teams to deliver reliable, well-modelled data services.
What Makes You a Fit
Deep experience administering PostgreSQL 14+ in production, including MVCC, vacuum tuning, WAL, replication and lock behaviour.
Strong hands-on knowledge of Amazon RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL, including parameter groups, Performance Insights, Enhanced Monitoring and blue/green deployments.
Proven backup and recovery experience, including real restore exercises and cross-region recovery.
Proficiency in Terraform and Git-based workflows for managing database infrastructure.
Solid scripting skills in Python, Bash or SQL for automation, health checks and reporting.
Strong understanding of schema design, query optimisation and indexing strategies for high-transaction workloads.
Working knowledge of Redis/ElastiCache and MongoDB administration.
Understanding of database security and compliance requirements (PCI DSS, GDPR) for customer and payment data.
Comfortable operating in a multi-account AWS environment with SSO and CI/CD-driven deployments.
Ability to write clear runbooks, post-mortems and change plans that other engineers can follow.
Preferred/Bonus Qualifications
Background in iGaming, Sportsbook or Fintech platforms.
Experience with Amazon Redshift or another columnar data warehouse, and ELT tools such as Airbyte or AWS Glue.
Experience with PostgreSQL extensions and tooling such as pgAudit, pg_partman and pg_repack.
Experience with observability tooling (Grafana, OpenTelemetry, CloudWatch) in high-traffic environments.
Familiarity with Node.js ORMs and migration tooling (Knex, TypeORM, Prisma).
Knowledge of event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and change data capture (Debezium).
AWS Certified Database Specialty or Solutions Architect certification.
What's in it for you?
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The chance to build and scale a B2B platform from the ground up within a fresh tech ecosystem launched in 2025.
🗺️ A truly global remote environment working with teammates from all over the world.
🏝️ Take up to 28 unavailable days a year plus public holidays.
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