Senior Database Administrator

Axonect; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Axonect is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to administer, configure, and maintain enterprise database platforms across on‑prem and cloud environments. You will optimize performance, implement HA/DR, and lead migrations while collaborating with cross‑functional teams.

The role requires strong Linux/Unix skills, experience with major DB platforms (Oracle/Tibero, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL), and cloud familiarity with AWS services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field.
• 4+ years hands-on DBA experience in enterprise production environments.
• Experience with Oracle/Tibero, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
• Strong knowledge of DBA concepts: optimization, backup/recovery, replication, HA/DR.
• Linux/Unix administration and scripting skills.
• Familiarity with AWS database services (RDS/Aurora) and cloud migrations.
• Knowledge of Grafana/Prometheus for monitoring is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and maintain enterprise database platforms for availability and reliability.
• Perform installation, upgrades, patching, backup, recovery, and routine maintenance.
• Monitor and optimize database performance; troubleshoot and tune queries.
• Manage HA, DR, replication, and clustering to ensure business continuity.
• Lead migrations, upgrades, modernization, and capacity planning.
• Implement security controls, hardening, auditing, encryption, and compliance.
• Support cloud-based databases and AWS services; optimize cloud deployment.
• Develop scripts and automation to improve operations and standardization.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, security, and vendors; document processes.
• Support critical production incidents and drive continual service improvement.

Skills

Database administration

SQL optimization

Performance tuning

HA/DR (High Availability/Disaster)

Scripting

Linux/Unix

Cloud AWS

NoSQL exposure

Monitoring (Grafana/Prometheus)

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Oracle

Tibero

Microsoft SQL Server

PostgreSQL

MySQL

AWS RDS

Aurora

EC2

Grafana

Prometheus

MongoDB

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and maintain enterprise database platforms to ensure availability, performance, security, and reliability
• Perform database installation, upgrades, patching, backup, recovery, and routine maintenance
• Monitor and optimize database performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement SQL and database tuning improvements
• Manage High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), replication, and clustering solutions to ensure business continuity
• Lead database migrations, upgrades, modernization initiatives, and capacity planning activities
• Implement database security controls, hardening, auditing, encryption, and compliance measures
• Support and optimize cloud-based database platforms and services, including AWS database solutions
• Develop scripts and automation to improve operational efficiency, standardization, and database management
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, security, and vendor teams to deliver reliable and scalable database solutions
• Maintain technical documentation, support critical production incidents, and drive continuous service improvement

Person Specifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
• 4+ years of hands-on Database Administration experience in enterprise production environments
• Experience with Oracle/Tibero, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL database platforms
• Strong knowledge of database administration, SQL optimization, performance tuning, backup and recovery, replication, clustering, HA, and DR
• Experience in database installation, upgrades, patching, security hardening, and production support
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and scripting skills
• Familiarity with AWS database services, including RDS, Aurora, EC2, and AWS Backup
• Exposure to MongoDB or other NoSQL databases, cloud migration, and database modernization is an advantage
• Knowledge of database monitoring tools such as Grafana and Prometheus is desirable
• Relevant database, cloud, or infrastructure certifications are advantageous
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to support mission-critical systems

Vendor submissions - 12 months