DBA MySQL (Fintech)

Location: On-site in Jerusalem, Israel

Company

hirify.global is a fintech software firm delivering ultra-low-latency electronic foreign exchange and multi-asset trading and market data solutions for banks, hedge funds, and other financial institutions.

What you will do

• Manage all development, staging, and production databases across the organization.
• Perform hands-on database infrastructure development and maintenance.
• Own database security, failover, replication, backup, and optimization.
• Consult on table structures, indexing, query design, and stored procedure optimization.
• Introduce database products, procedures, best practices, and architecture across rapid development cycles.
• Cooperate with development, QA, and DevOps teams; train DevOps and Support and become the in-house database expert.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of DBA experience, including at least 3 years as a MySQL DBA.
• Hands-on experience with DBA failover, security, optimization, backups, and related maintenance.
• Ability to work independently as the organization’s sole DBA and manage work without close supervision.
• Experience with a scripting language, such as Python or Bash.
• Strong issue-resolution and root-cause analysis abilities.
• Good written and spoken English is mandatory.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with database design, testing, and maintenance.
• C++ development experience, specifically calling MySQL from C++.
• Financial background, including FIX protocol or FX trading.
• Experience with Jira, SVN, or Jenkins.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site work in Jerusalem.
• Participation in rapid development cycles focused on delivering high-quality products.
• Work in a collaborative, innovation-driven environment with development centers in Europe.