Banking Database Administrator — High-Availability & Performance

Shopee; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Shopee's Digital Bank DBA team is seeking a skilled Database Administrator to manage databases across regions, focusing on availability, security, and performance. You will handle capacity planning, backup, recovery, and monitoring, while supporting development teams in database design and optimization.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/IT, deep SQL knowledge, hands-on experience with MySQL, MSSQL, or Oracle, and proficiency in Python, Java, or Golang.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, information technology, or a related field.
• In-depth knowledge of SQL and relational databases, high availability, and performance tuning.
• Hands-on experience with MySQL, MS SQL Server, or Oracle.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language: Python, Java, or Golang.
• Hands-on experience with Linux system operations and Shell scripting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, able to work under pressure and day-to-day operations.
• Detail-oriented, agile, and able to manage multiple tasks with shifting priorities.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for banking database administration and management (capacity planning, installation, backup, recovery, monitoring, security, compliance, optimizations, troubleshooting, etc.).
• Support the development team for database designing, creating, optimizing, and troubleshooting.
• Review the existing software architecture and contribute to improving the future architecture for database stability and maximum performance.
• Define and develop projects that reduce database operational costs and automate regular tasks.
• Develop and deliver documentation and training courses on database best practices.
• Research and develop new technologies and approaches for building high-availability and better-performing data persistence systems.

Skills

SQL & relational databases

High availability

Performance tuning

Programming languages (Python, Java, G

Linux

Shell scripting

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Information Technology or related field

Tools

MySQL

MS SQL Server

Oracle

Job description

Shopee's Digital Bank DBA team is seeking a skilled Database Administrator to manage databases across regions, focusing on availability, security, and performance. You will handle capacity planning, backup, recovery, and monitoring, while supporting development teams in database design and optimization.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/IT, deep SQL knowledge, hands-on experience with MySQL, MSSQL, or Oracle, and proficiency in Python, Java, or Golang.