Staff Database Administrator

📋 Description

• Own the production PostgreSQL estate end to end — multi-terabyte Aurora clusters across clearing
• Lead multi-region resilience for data stores: convert production clusters to Aurora Global
• Drive database segmentation. Carve most critical domains out of shared clusters into dedicated ones
• Architect for an order-of-magnitude increase in accounts, positions, and daily transaction volume
• Own the upgrade program: plan and execute major-version upgrades across the fleet with minimal
• Own change data capture and data movement — Debezium, Kafka/MSK, and AWS DMS — for throughput, lag

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years operating production relational databases at scale, ideally at a B2B financial services
• Deep PostgreSQL expertise in query planning/optimization, indexing, partitioning, vacuum/bloat
• Hands-on experience running Aurora or RDS at multi-terabyte scale, including major-version upgrades
• Proven multi-region disaster recovery design with RTO/RPO target definition, cross-region
• Practical experience with change data capture tools (Debezium, Kafka, or AWS DMS).
• Comfort working with Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive compensation with bonus program.
• Premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans (HMO and PPO).
• 401k savings plan with a 4% match and immediate vesting.
• 16 weeks paid parental leave after one year of employment.
• Professional growth and development opportunities with an annual L&D budget.
• Company perks program including discounts on pet insurance, fitness, cell phone plans, and travel.