Database Expert

Tap Payments; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 8,356,545 - 13,927,576; Full time

Job summary

Tap Payments in Pakistan is looking for a skilled database administrator to join their Database Team. The role involves maintaining the performance and integrity of critical systems while working with various database technologies.

The ideal candidate has 2-6 years of experience in database management, particularly with cloud platforms. Responsibilities also include ensuring data security and collaborating with engineering teams for best practices in database provisioning.

Qualifications

• 2-6 years of role-specific experience in database administration.
• Deep understanding of PayTech systems and data flows.
• Proficiency in monitoring and automation using relevant tools.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, and maintain various databases across cloud platforms.
• Define and manage database provision and configuration.
• Implement automated backup strategies and ensure data security.

Skills

Database administration

Cloud data infrastructure

Monitoring and performance tuning

SQL and NoSQL management

Infrastructure-as-code tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Tools

AWS RDS

MongoDB Atlas

Terraform

CloudWatch

Job description

About Tap Payments

Tap Payments is revolutionizing online payments across the MENA region by connecting businesses with simple unified payment experiences. We need exceptional talent to help us on this journey.

The Database Team

Our Database team is responsible for ensuring the performance, availability, and integrity of data across mission‑critical systems. They design, operate, and optimize scalable database architectures across on‑prem and cloud environments with a strong focus on reliability, security, and performance. The team also drives automation for database provisioning, monitoring, backup, and recovery while continuously improving query efficiency and system resilience. Working closely with engineering and platform teams they ensure data is always accessible, consistent, and ready to support business growth at scale.

As a Tapster

• Analyze, design, and maintain relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL on AWS RDS/Aurora) and NoSQL (MongoDB on Atlas) databases across cloud platforms (AWS, OCI).
• Provision, configure, and manage databases using Database‑as‑a‑Service tools such as AWS RDS, Aurora, MongoDB Atlas, and OCI Autonomous DB.
• Monitor performance and availability of managed databases using native tools such as CloudWatch, Performance Insights, and Atlas Metrics.
• Define and manage parameter groups, read replicas, and scaling configurations in DBaaS environments.
• Implement automated backup strategies, snapshot policies, and cross‑region replication for high availability and disaster recovery.
• Ensure data encryption at rest and in transit using cloud‑native KMS tools or customer‑managed keys.
• Control and audit database access using IAM roles, VPC security, network whitelisting, and fine‑grained user roles.
• Optimize cost and performance using DBaaS features such as auto‑scaling, query tuning, indexing, and storage tiering.
• Implement and monitor alerts, health checks, and slow query logs using AWS CloudWatch, MongoDB Atlas alerts, and third‑party observability tools.
• Enforce data security, retention, and compliance policies aligned with regulations such as PCI DSS, GDPR, and SOC2 using managed features and audits.
• Collaborate with DevOps and Data Engineering teams to support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform, CloudFormation) for database changes.
• Manage schema migrations and versioning using tools like Liquibase, Flyway, or Alembic in cloud environments.
• Create and maintain standard operating procedures for database provisioning, incident response, and change management.
• Perform capacity planning and cost forecasting using metrics and usage trends across cloud platforms.
• Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and escalation processes for critical database issues.
• Assist with data integrations between databases and analytics platforms such as DMS, Glue, and Kafka Connect.
• Carry out other duties as assigned based on the evolving cloud strategy and business needs.

What you will bring to the party

• 2‑6 years of hands‑on, role‑specific experience in database administration or cloud data infrastructure with a growing technical expertise.
• Deep understanding of PayTech systems and data flows, including transaction processing, compliance (PCIDSS) and latency‑sensitive architecture.
• Solid experience with DBaaS platforms such as AWS RDS, Amazon Aurora, CloudWatch, MongoDB Atlas, OCI Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and related Autonomous DB offerings.
• Experience managing SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra.
• Familiarity with infrastructure‑as‑code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation for provisioning and managing cloud data environments.
• Proficiency in monitoring, performance tuning, and automation using tools like Performance Insights, pg_stat_statements, Atlas Alerts, and Prometheus/Grafana.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field is preferred; equivalent professional experience is equally valued.
• Strong service mindset when supporting internal teams, clients, or merchants.
• Ability to recognize when to escalate technical issues to ensure proactive risk mitigation.
• Adaptable, self‑motivated, resilient, learning quickly from experience and change.
• Capable of working independently and taking technical leadership on tasks or small projects.
• Eager to share knowledge and collaborate, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Hands‑on mindset with strong teamwork and mentorship qualities.
• Dedicated to delivering high‑quality, secure, and innovative database solutions.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills in English; Arabic language proficiency is a plus for client‑facing or regional roles.

Are you ready to shape the future of payments in MENA?

Join us as a Tapster and help build reliable, secure, and scalable database systems that power the next generation of payments across the region.