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DataBase Administrator

Worldwide
Level
Mid

Not stated in the posting: salary, work type, visa.

Open. First seen 3 October 2026.

About the role

Cloud Services Team:

We are looking for a skilled Database Administrator with proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing large-scale, high-performance database systems. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of mission-critical databases across multiple technologies and environments.

Challenges that await you:

  • Architect and optimize database infrastructures to support large-scale, high-traffic workloads.
  • Administer and maintain clusters across PostgreSQL
  • Design and operate backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies, ensuring business continuity.
  • Automate operational processes, including scaling, monitoring, and maintenance, using infrastructure-as-code (Terraform,OpenTofu, CloudFormation), Ansible, Gitlab CI
  • Optimize performance at every layer: schema design, query execution, indexing, caching, and storage.
  • Configure and manage replication and sharding strategies for high availability, fault tolerance, and geo-distribution.
  • Ensure compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and enforce database security best practices.

What makes you a great fit:

  • 3+ years of hands-on experience as a DBA in production-grade, distributed environments.
  • Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL
  • Proven expertise in managing databases across major cloud platforms (Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, Yandex Cloud)
  • Advanced expertise in SQL query tuning, schema optimization, and indexing strategies.
  • Strong experience with replication, partitioning, and clustering in high-availability systems.
  • Proficiency in backup, restore, and failover mechanisms in multi-AZ and multi-region setups.
  • Skills in automation and scripting (Python, Bash, Go).
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes-based deployments(example operator Zalando for PG,Strimzi Kafka) and modern observability stacks (Prometheus, Datadog, AWS CloudWatch).
  • B1 or higher English level for effective communication with an international team

Your bonus skills:

  • Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, OpenTofu, CloudFormation).
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Our ways of working:

  • Innovative Spirit: A commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions
  • Honest Feedback: valuing open, transparent communication
  • Supportive Team: a strong, collaborative community
  • Celebrating Achievements: recognizing our wins together
  • High-Tech Environment: a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances

Our benefits:

  • Relocation support to Mexico, Serbia, Cyprus, Spain, Kazakhstan, Georgia with full visa & permit support to the employee and family
  • Flexible work from one of our offices or remote
  • Healthcare Coverage
  • Education Budget: Language lessons, professional training and certifications
  • Wellness Budget: Mental health and fitness activity reimbursements
  • Vacation policy: 20 days of annual leave and paid sick leave

What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Ansible · Bash · CloudFormation · Datadog · GitLab · Golang · PostgreSQL · Prometheus

Rare in Plata Card's other 54 open postings.

Standard for data engineering roles

AWS · Azure · CI/CD · GCP · Python · SQL

Common in data engineering postings at any company.

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The team: HQ HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 40 open in HQ. 9 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in May: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

Python (18 of 40), SQL (14 of 40), CI/CD (9 of 40), Golang (9 of 40), Kafka (8 of 40), AWS (7 of 40), Kubernetes (7 of 40)

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