Cloud DBA for Real-Time CPaaS (Db2/PostgreSQL) – Hybrid

Soprano Design; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Wellness subsidy

Parental leave

Job summary

Soprano Design is seeking a Database Administrator to power next-gen CPaaS platforms. You’ll manage IBM Db2 and PostgreSQL in AWS/Azure cloud environments, ensuring high availability, DR planning, and cost optimization for real-time communications at scale.

This hybrid role requires 3 days in the Manila office, participation in on-call rotations, and collaboration with DevOps across global teams to automate routines and improve performance.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of strong hands-on experience with corporate databases, particularly IBM Db2.
• Proven experience managing databases in AWS.
• Exposure to CPaaS platforms for real-time communication systems.
• Experience with PostgreSQL in cloud-native services is highly regarded.
• IBM Db2 certifications are highly regarded.
• Solid understanding of high availability and disaster recovery architectures.
• Experience with performance tuning and troubleshooting in production systems.
• Experience with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or third-party tools).
• Knowledge of Linux/Unix administration.
• Experience with automation and scripting (Python, Bash, Powershell).
• Strong understanding of incident and change management.
• Must be independent and self-directed.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and work well with teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and support IBM Db2 databases across production and non-production environments.
• Manage database lifecycle activities including provisioning, patching, upgrading, and decommissioning.
• Perform database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery (DR/BCP) planning and testing.
• Ensure uptime and reliability aligned with SLA/SLO targets, particularly for real-time CPaaS workloads.
• Implement and maintain cloud-native database solutions, automation, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) practices.
• Optimize database performance and cost efficiency in cloud environments.
• Monitor and tune database performance.
• Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks in high-throughput, low-latency systems typical of CPaaS platforms.
• Support capacity planning and scaling strategies.
• Implement database security controls including access management, encryption, auditing, and compliance policies.
• Ensure alignment with organizational and regulatory requirements (e.g., data protection, retention policies).
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate database operations into CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop scripts and automation for routine DBA tasks.
• Provide L2/L3 support for database-related incidents.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventative measures.
• Work closely with application, platform, and network teams supporting CPaaS workloads.
• Provide database expertise in architecture and design discussions.
• Document operational procedures and best practices.
• Available for 24/7 on-call rotations for critical systems

Skills

IBM Db2

PostgreSQL

AWS

Linux/Unix

Automation scripting

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Tools

CloudWatch

Azure Monitor

Job description

Soprano Design is seeking a Database Administrator to power next-gen CPaaS platforms. You’ll manage IBM Db2 and PostgreSQL in AWS/Azure cloud environments, ensuring high availability, DR planning, and cost optimization for real-time communications at scale.

This hybrid role requires 3 days in the Manila office, participation in on-call rotations, and collaboration with DevOps across global teams to automate routines and improve performance.