Senior DBA Analyst

• Serve as the database subject matter expert for the Foundation squad, responsible for supporting and administering the platform’s databases
• Support squads through the ticketing system by resolving incidents and requests involving query tuning, index optimization, and structural maintenance within agreed SLAs
• Ensure data availability and integrity by managing backup and restore routines, replication, high availability, and disaster recovery
• Guide and train development and backend teams on data modeling, high-performance queries, and schema change reviews
• Support database integration with APIs and backend services, data pipelines, BI/Analytics tools, and Machine Learning workflows
• Monitor data volumes and performance, create optimization routines, and plan future processing and storage capacity
• Manage database access, permissions, and security best practices
• Automate operational routines and document procedures, environments, and standards while encouraging knowledge sharing

• Extensive experience in database administration (DBA) in critical, high-transaction environments
• Strong hands-on knowledge of relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL
• Experience with MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB, or Elasticsearch
• Experience with non-relational databases (NoSQL)
• Strong command of performance optimization, including query tuning, indexing, execution plan analysis, and partitioning
• Experience with backup and restore routines, replication, and high availability
• Experience with managed cloud databases such as AWS RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL, or similar services
• Experience in microservices ecosystems, supporting backend, BI, and Data Science teams
• Strong communication skills to guide developers and align priorities across different squads
• Analytical and disciplined approach to ticket- and SLA-based support, resolving requests efficiently and systematically with a focus on root cause analysis
• Knowledge of database monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog, Grafana, and Percona PMM or similar solutions
• Automation of routines using Python, Bash, or PowerShell scripts, as well as infrastructure as code with Terraform
• Experience with data replication for analytics pipelines, such as CDC, Debezium, and AWS DMS or similar solutions
• Knowledge of data masking and LGPD compliance
• Database or cloud certifications