Database Reliability Engineer

We are a leading trading platform that is ambitiously expanding to the four corners of the globe. Our top-rated products have won prestigious industry awards for their cutting-edge technology and seamless client experience. We deliver only the best, so we are always in search of the best people to join our ever-growing talented team.

We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Senior Database Reliability Engineer with a strong focus on AWS RDS PostgreSQL, complemented by experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using Terraform and familiarity with RedShift and clichouse .

Current stack: AWS RDS (PostgreSQL,MySQL), AWS RedShift, Clickhouse, Terraform, Ansible.

Responsibilities:

• Own the provisioning, configuration, and ongoing maintenance of PostgreSQL and MySQL instances across AWS RDS and on-premises, ensuring they meet uptime and performance targets.
• Design and implement automated failover solutions, load balancing configurations, and DNS management strategies to keep databases accessible under failure conditions.
• Write and maintain Terraform code to provision and manage database infrastructure - clusters, instances, storage, parameter groups, security groups - with consistency across environments.
• Build and manage Ansible playbooks and roles for database deployments, configuration changes, and patching cycles.
• Monitor, alert, and tune - using Prometheus and Grafana - to catch performance degradation before it becomes an incident.
• Plan and execute database upgrades and migrations, including cross-version and cross-engine work (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redshift, ClickHouse, DynamoDB), with minimal impact to production.
• Manage backup, restore, and recovery processes; test them regularly so they work when it matters.
• Harden database security through access controls, encryption at rest and in transit, and periodic audits.
• Maintain and improve underlying Linux systems hosting the databases, including security hardening and performance tuning.
• Document configurations, runbooks, and disaster recovery plans; participate in on-call rotation.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of proven experience as a Database Administrator or Database Engineer, with hands-on depth in PostgreSQL and MySQL in production environments.
• Solid Terraform experience - you've written and maintained IaC.
• Working knowledge of Ansible for configuration management and deployment automation.
• Strong Linux system administration skills, including performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Experience designing and operating high-availability solutions - failover, replication, load balancing, DNS management.