(Senior) Database Administrator

Finago Group; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development budget

LinkedIn Learning access

Ownership program

Bonus program

Job summary

Finago seeks a (Senior) Database Administrator to own database operations across multiple SaaS services and drive proactive monitoring and optimization. You will work with service owners, developers, and operations to improve performance and reliability in production environments.

The role focuses on MySQL, MSSQL, and PostgreSQL, both on‑prem and in cloud platforms like AWS RDS and Azure. Hybrid work model in Espoo, with strong collaboration across Finago’s Global SaaS Operations.

Qualifications

• Experience with production databases across SaaS environments.
• Strong knowledge of MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL.
• Proven ability to tune performance and troubleshoot databases.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of database operations across multiple SaaS services.
• Improve performance, scalability, and stability in production environments.
• Move from reactive handling to proactive monitoring and optimization.
• Reduce dependency on external DB services and strengthen internal capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define best practices.

Skills

MySQL

Microsoft SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Production databases

Cloud platforms

Database performance tuning

Proactive monitoring

Tools

AWS RDS

Azure

On-premises infrastructure

Job description

Do you thrive on improving performance, scalability, and reliability of business‑critical systems — and want to shape how database operations are run across multiple SaaS services?

At Finago, we’re setting a new standard for financial & human resources software across the Nordics. Our mission? To become the most customer‑centric business software company out there. To support our tier‑one SaaS services and strengthen our internal capabilities, we’re now looking for a (Senior) Database Administrator (DBA) to join our Global SaaS Operations team.

Your mission?

As our (Senior) DBA, you’ll play a key role in building internal ownership of database operations across our SaaS services and moving our ways of working from reactive to proactive, scalable, and service‑orientated. In practice, this means taking ownership of database performance and stability across multiple services, solving current issues, and building how database operations should be run moving forward. You’ll support some of our most critical SaaS services — including Mepco, APIX, and Procountor — and work closely with service owners, developers, and operations teams across Finago.

This is a newly established role in Finland with clear impact across multiple tier‑one SaaS services. You’ll have the opportunity to shape how database operations are built and run in Global SaaS Operations, influence ways of working, and contribute to services that thousands of customers rely on every day.

Your key tasks and responsibilities include:

• Taking ownership of database operations across multiple SaaS services
• Improving performance, scalability, and stability in production environments
• Moving database work from reactive issue handling to proactive monitoring and optimization
• Reducing dependency on external database services and strengthening internal capabilities
• Collaborating with stakeholders across teams to define best practices and ways of working
• Identifying opportunities for cost optimization related to database operations and tooling

This is a permanent, full-time position, reporting to Sami Korhonen, DevSecOps Manager. The role is based at Finago’s Espoo office, and we work flexibly in a hybrid model. The planned start for this role is during October-Novemeber 2026.

Ready to make an impact?

We're looking for a DBA professional who wants to take ownership, drive improvements, and help build a reliable database environment that scales with the business. To succeed in this role, you:

• Have solid hands‑on experience working with databases in production environments.
• Have strong experience with MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL, both on dedicated on‑premises infrastructure and cloud-based platforms such as AWS RDS and Azure managed database services.
• Have experience with database performance tuning, troubleshooting, optimization, and maintenance.
• Take a proactive approach to your work, focusing on preventing issues before they impact users or services.
• Work well in a matrix organization and enjoy collaborating across multiple services, as well as with R&D, Operations, and other stakeholders.
• Communicate fluently in English.

Curious about the role? If you have any questions, feel free to contact the hiring manager Sami Korhonen at [phone] on Tuesdays 18.8. and 25.8. between 13–15.

Here’s how our recruitment process goes:

• Initial Screening: getting to know each other better
• First Interview: meet domain experts from our service teams
• Second Interview: meet the hiring manager and key stakeholders from our service teams, and dive deeper into your experience and approach
• Offer & Contract: time to make it official

Experience working in SaaS environments, complex or high‑volume systems, or transitioning services from external providers to in-house operations is considered an advantage.

Please note that passing the standard security clearance conducted by the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) is a requirement for employment in this position.

What’s in it for you?

• Join our growth journey: Work with over 800 passionate teammates across Finland, Sweden, Norway and Malaysia at a friendly, flexible, and evolving tech company.
• Own your path: Grow in the direction that fits your ambitions. We offer a yearly individual development budget plus unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning in addition to everyday learning opportunities within your own role.
• Make a meaningful impact: Every day, tens of thousands of customers rely on us to keep their businesses running. And we show up—not only for our customers, but for the planet. According to the EcoVadis assessment, we are among the top 5% of the world’s most sustainable companies.
• Grow through curiosity: Bring new ideas, try things out, and help us improve. All employees are included in our ownership program and our bonus program, so when we do well, we do well together.

Finago

At Finago, we specialize in innovative HR and finance software solutions. Our solutions empower you to do more of what you love - backed by expert guidance, innovation, and a commitment to keep you ahead in a changing world. We’re trusted by hundreds of thousands of companies across the Nordics, and we’re just getting started. Our mission? To become the most customer‑centric business software company. We’re not just building software; we’re changing the game. Together, let’s shape our Nordic success story.

Email: [e-mail] Location: Espoo, Turku, Tampere, Jyväskylä, Oulu