TL;DR

Senior Distributed Databases Administrator (PostgreSQL): Designing, operating, and continuously improving PostgreSQL and MySQL environments, managing the full lifecycle of enterprise-grade databases from installation to optimization and security. Focus on implementing high-availability solutions, designing robust disaster recovery strategies, and collaborating with engineering teams for architectural improvements.

Location: Partially Remote from Madrid, Spain

Company

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What you will do

Design, operate, and continuously improve PostgreSQL and MySQL environments.
Manage the full lifecycle of enterprise-grade databases, including installation, configuration, optimization, security, and automation.
Implement and maintain database architectures, define standards, and produce technical documentation for scalability.
Design and execute robust backup and recovery strategies, validating recovery procedures and ensuring data protection.
Troubleshoot complex incidents, support application teams, and optimize workloads for performance and efficiency.
Contribute to operational efficiency by enhancing monitoring, automation, and orchestration capabilities.
Collaborate with engineering, application, and infrastructure teams on database initiatives like migrations and upgrades.

Requirements

Strong experience administering PostgreSQL databases (installation, configuration, tuning, replication, backup/recovery, patching).
Solid knowledge of MySQL administration.
Experience with Linux environments (CentOS, RHEL, Ubuntu) and scripting (Bash, Python).
Familiarity with high-availability architectures (streaming replication, Patroni, PgBouncer, clustering).
Experience troubleshooting performance issues and optimizing SQL workloads.
Understanding of security best practices, roles/privileges, encryption, and auditing.
English: B2 required

Nice to have

Experience with cloud database services (AWS RDS/Aurora, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, OCI PostgreSQL/MySQL).
Experience with automation and IaC (Ansible, Terraform).
Experience in monitoring platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, pgBadger, ELK).
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices applied to database operations.

Culture & Benefits

Clear career advancement pathways from Senior Administrator to Architect.
Access to industry-leading training programs, hands-on labs, and certification opportunities.
Opportunity to work with Fortune 100 clients in a wide range of sectors.
Benefits supporting well-being and family, reflecting employee diversity.
Employee learning programs for certifications from Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft.
Company-wide volunteering and giving platform.