Head of DBA

We are looking for an experienced Head of Database Administration (DBA) to lead and scale our database team. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on expertise, ensuring stability, scalability, and performance across a diverse database ecosystem.

Tech Stack

• Relational Databases: MySQL, Percona XtraDB Cluster, Amazon RDS, Aurora
• Analytics & Streaming: ClickHouse, CDC data streaming (Debezium)
• NoSQL: MongoDB
• Infrastructure: Databases hosted in the cloud, on-premises, and in Kubernetes environments

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a growing DBA team (currently 5 members, with active hiring ongoing).
• Oversee performance, availability, backup, and disaster recovery for more than 100 database servers, including several high-load systems.
• Collaborate closely with development teams, solution architects, and data analysts to ensure database reliability and efficiency.
• Drive adoption of modern practices for database management, migrations, automation, and process standardization.
• Evaluate, implement, and optimize new technologies and solutions to meet evolving business needs.
   

Requirements:

• Proven experience managing large-scale, high-availability database infrastructures.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Experience working across cloud, on-premises, and containerized environments (Kubernetes).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
   

✅ We offer excellent benefits, including but not limited to:
🏝️23 working days of vacation per year
🏥 6 sick days without a doctor's note
🩺Medical insurance
🎁Birthdays, milestones and employee anniversaries celebrations
📍Modern offices with snacks and all the essentials
🏋️‍♂️Social Club and more than 50 events per year - coming soon
🍲Breakfasts and lunches (partially covered)
📚Language classes & tennis lessons (partially covered)