DataBase Administrator

Banco Plata, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple; España; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Flexible work from one of our offices"

Healthcare Coverage

Education Budget

Wellness Budget

Vacation policy: 20 days of annual le

Job summary

Banco Plata, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple seeks a Database Administrator to design, implement, and manage large-scale, high-performance databases across cloud and on-prem environments.

You will ensure reliability, security, and scalability for mission-critical systems, collaborating with an international team and enjoying flexible remote options and relocation support.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience as a DBA in production-grade, distributed environments.
• Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL.
• Proven expertise in managing databases across major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, Yandex Cloud).
• Advanced expertise in SQL query tuning, schema optimization, and indexing strategies.
• Strong experience with replication, partitioning, and clustering in high-availability systems.
• Proficiency in backup, restore, and failover mechanisms in multi-AZ and multi-region setups.
• Skills in automation and scripting (Python, Bash, Go).
• Familiarity with Kubernetes-based deployments and modern observability stacks (Prometheus, Datadog, AWS CloudWatch).
• B1 or higher English level for effective communication with an international team.

Responsibilities

• Architect and optimize database infrastructures to support large-scale, high-traffic workloads.
• Administer and maintain clusters; design backup, recovery, and DR strategies.
• Automate operational processes using IaC, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Optimize performance across schema design, queries, indexing, and caching.
• Configure replication, partitioning, and clustering for high availability and geo-distribution.
• Ensure compliance with security and privacy standards (SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA).

Skills

PostgreSQL

SQL tuning

Cloud platforms

Automation

Scripting (Python, Bash, Go)

Kubernetes

Observability

English communication

Tools

Terraform

OpenTofu

CloudFormation

Ansible

GitLab CI

Kubernetes

Zalando PG operator

Strimzi Kafka

Prometheus

Datadog

AWS CloudWatch

Job description

Cloud Services Team: We are looking for a skilled Database Administrator with proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing large-scale, high-performance database systems. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of mission-critical databases across multiple technologies and environments.

Challenges that await you

• Architect and optimize database infrastructures to support large-scale, high-traffic workloads.
• Administer and maintain clusters across PostgreSQL Design and operate backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies, ensuring business continuity.
• Automate operational processes, including scaling, monitoring, and maintenance, using infrastructure-as-code (Terraform,OpenTofu, CloudFormation), Ansible, Gitlab CI.
• Optimize performance at every layer: schema design, query execution, indexing, caching, and storage.
• Configure and manage replication and sharding strategies for high availability, fault tolerance, and geo-distribution.
• Ensure compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and enforce database security best practices.

What makes you a great fit

• 3+ years of hands-on experience as a DBA in production-grade, distributed environments.
• Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL
• Proven expertise in managing databases across major cloud platforms ( Amazon Web Services , Google Cloud Platform , Azure, Yandex Cloud )
• Advanced expertise in SQL query tuning, schema optimization, and indexing strategies.
• Strong experience with replication, partitioning, and clustering in high-availability systems.
• Proficiency in backup, restore, and failover mechanisms in multi-AZ and multi-region setups.
• Skills in automation and scripting (Python, Bash, Go).
• Familiarity with Kubernetes-based deployments(example operator Zalando for PG,Strimzi Kafka) and modern observability stacks (Prometheus, Datadog, AWS CloudWatch).
• B1 or higher English level for effective communication with an international team

Your bonus skills

• Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, OpenTofu, CloudFormation).

Our ways of working

• Innovative Spirit: A commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions
• Honest Feedback: valuing open, transparent communication
• Supportive Team: a strong, collaborative community
• Celebrating Achievements: recognizing our wins together
• High-Tech Environment : a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances

Our benefits

• Relocation support to Mexico, Serbia, Cyprus, Spain, Kazakhstan, Georgia with full visa & permit support to the employee and family
• Flexible work from one of our offices or remote
• Healthcare Coverage
• Education Budget: Language lessons, professional training and certifications
• Wellness Budget: Mental health and fitness activity reimbursements
• Vacation policy: 20 days of annual leave and paid sick leave