Principal Database Administrator – DBA

📋 Description

• Take charge of Database Reliability: Implement strategies for high availability and disaster recovery.

• Architect for Scalability: Develop and execute a roadmap for scalability.

• Enhance Performance: Conduct thorough query optimization.

• Design Infrastructure: Create and oversee scalable inference and connection pooling strategies.

• Establish Observability: Build the monitoring framework and define SLIs/SLOs.

• Advocate for Security: Enforce banking-grade security protocols.

• Collaborate Across Engineering: Partner with product teams to ensure that database schema updates accommodate a high-load environment.

• Lead by Example: Elevate the technical standards for the DBA function through mentorship and practical application.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience as a PostgreSQL DBA in high-load, production settings (preferably in Fintech or mission-critical systems).

• In-depth knowledge of index design (B-tree, GIN, GiST, BRIN), partitioning, and vacuum tuning.

• Demonstrated experience in designing streaming replication, clustering, and automated backup validation.

• Practical experience with cloud-managed PostgreSQL (especially GCP) and Linux systems administration.

• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD processes (GitLab, ArgoCD).

• Expertise in complex queries, stored procedures, and functions.

• Experience in developing monitoring and alerting systems for databases (Prometheus/Grafana).

• Fluent in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Make a genuine impact on our product.

• Join our upward trajectory and grow alongside us.

• Work within the EU.

• Enjoy the flexibility of traveling and working remotely or in a hybrid model across Europe.

• Become a holder of stock options.

• Unlock your entrepreneurial spirit through our Stock Options Program.

• Receive unwavering support and care.

• Experience a commitment to your well-being and success that is reflected in our corporate culture.

• Enjoy constant support to ensure a successful and fulfilling experience at Finom.

• Participate in our exclusive Work & Swim program in Cyprus.