Senior Production DBA (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Production DBA (Fintech): Managing high-load Oracle and PostgreSQL databases for a large-scale Tax Management System deployed across multiple countries with an accent on reliability, performance, and security. Focus on optimizing queries and indexing, troubleshooting incidents, automating operations with IaC, and supporting CI/CD pipelines.

Location: All locations, opportunity for remote work, relocation opportunities or options to work from hirify.global’s offices in other countries.

Company

International outsourcing company delivering software solutions with offices across Europe, US, UAE, Georgia, UK, Poland, and Bulgaria.

What you will do

• Manage and maintain Oracle and PostgreSQL databases in production and staging environments.
• Configure replication, backup/recovery, and high availability setups.
• Monitor and optimize database performance, queries, and indexing.
• Troubleshoot production incidents and perform root cause analysis.
• Automate database operations using scripts and IaC tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Support CI/CD pipelines with GitLab for database and Java application deployments.
• Collaborate with development teams on DB integrations, migrations, and best practices.

Requirements

• Good communication skills in English (B1+).
• 5+ years of Oracle DBA experience in production (certification required).
• 3+ years of PostgreSQL administration in production.
• Strong expertise in performance tuning, replication, and database internals.
• Experience with backup/recovery and high availability solutions.
• Proficiency in Bash or Python scripting; hands-on with GitLab CI/CD.
• Understanding of Java (Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate) and DB integration; Docker experience.

Nice to have

• Kubernetes experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Comfortable working environment with flexible hours and opportunity for remote work.
• Holidays based on the official calendar of your country.
• Health insurance, sports compensation, and corporate discounts.
• Mentoring, knowledge sharing, all-hands meetings, and corporate English courses.
• Comprehensive Career Pathway system for professional growth.
• Corporate events, gifts on anniversaries and holidays.

Hiring process

• Submit application with CV; recruiter review and feedback.
• HR interview (30 min) on career goals, experience, expectations, and English level.
• Technical interview (1 hour) with team lead, possibly including a challenge.
• Formal job offer upon success.