Database Administrator

SALT TALENT SEARCH PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 89,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

SALT TALENT SEARCH PTE. LTD. in Singapore is seeking a Database Administrator for a 6 to 12 months renewable contract to ensure reliability, stability, and performance of financial systems.

The role involves global operations, cross-functional collaboration, and automation across hybrid environments. You will work with OLTP/OLAP, data warehousing, and NoSQL platforms, drive 24x7 availability, and leverage LLM/AI tools to improve monitoring and maintenance.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in enterprise database administration & engineering is desirable.
• 2+ years in software engineering.
• LLM/AI experience or familiarity is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Engage in global operations and engineering strategy for mission-critical database platforms.
• Collaborate on automation to scale operations across hybrid on-prem and cloud environments.
• Champion performance, security, and regulatory compliance for financial systems.
• Administer OLTP, OLAP, data warehousing, and distributed NoSQL platforms.
• Ensure 24x7 availability and resiliency for global investment systems.
• Scale operations through advanced automation frameworks and tools.
• Utilize Windsurf and Copilot to enhance monitoring and maintenance in Python/Perl/Java.
• Drive DevOps practices for database deployments and monitoring.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and business teams across regions to deliver seamless service.
• Influence technology roadmaps and participate in architecture reviews.

Skills

Automation & DevOps

Shell scripting

Problem solving

Data-driven decisions

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Python

Perl

Java

Go

Windsurf

Copilot

Ansible/AWX

Git

Azure DevOps

Snowflake

Job description

Salt is looking to hire a Database Administrator for financial services client in Singapore for 6 to 12 months renewable contract role. The team is responsible for the reliability, stability, and performance of the financial systems.

Responsibilities:

• Engage in global operations and engineering strategy for mission-critical database platforms supporting the client's internal platform financial systems.


• Collaborate on innovation and automation to scale operations and reduce complexity across hybrid environments (on-prem and cloud).


• Champion performance optimization, security, and compliance, ensuring platforms meet evolving regulatory and business needs.


• Deep engagement in administration and engineering of OLTP, OLAP, data warehousing, and distributed NoSQL platforms.


• Ensure 24x7 availability and resiliency for global investment systems.


• Scale operations through advanced automation frameworks and custom toolsets.


• Leverage LLM tools including Windsurf, Copilot to improve monitoring and maintenance utilities in Python, Perl and Java


• Drive adoption of DevOps practices for database deployments and monitoring.


• Engage with infrastructure, application, and business teams across regions to deliver seamless service.


• Influence technology roadmaps and participate in architecture reviews.

Qualifications:

• Platforms: Sybase ASE/IQ, Microsoft SQL Server, Snowflake, highly available distributed NoSQL data storage platforms, Cosmos DB.


• Replication: Sybase Replication, MSSQL HA, HVR/Fivetran.


• Cloud: Azure, AWS, GCP.


• Automation & DevOps: Python, Perl, Java, Go, Windsurf, Copilot, Ansible/AWX, Git, Azure DevOps.


• OS: Linux, Windows; advanced shell scripting and system performance analysis.


• Approach: Problem solver with a passion for automation, operational excellence, continuous learning, and data-driven decision-making.


• 4+ years in enterprise database administration & engineering is desirable, 2+ years in software engineering, LLM/AI are helpful