Senior Database Administrator

Join FxPro: a leading international fintech company. Be a part of our expanding international team, with offices in Limassol, London, Monaco, Nassau, and Dubai. FxPro boasts a diverse workforce of over 400 employees representing 22 nationalities, making it an exciting and dynamic workplace. At FxPro, we see each team member as an integral part of our success story.

As a Senior Database Administrator, you will manage large-scale MS SQL environments, ensure high availability, optimize performance, and maintain data security across our database systems.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for day-to-day activities regarding the upkeep and availability of all database servers in the environment
• Serve as SME (subject matter expert) for Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL and other database technologies
• Responsible for database backup and restore functions including scheduled tests of DR availability, including knowledge of MS SQL restoration and availability technologies such as Clustering, Replication and especially Always-On
• MS SQL production database level performance tuning
• Builds and reports on SQL environment performance and availability metrics and takes appropriate actions to implement best practices and optimise performance
• Assist in the technical analysis and design for current and future projects

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Senior Database Administrator
• Strong and demonstrable experience as DBA in large-scale MS SQL environments.
• Experience in Postgres SQL management
• Documented hands-on expertise managing high-volume instances of MSSQL setups featuring high availability
• Develop and establish policies and procedures related to data security and integrity; monitor and limit database access as needed
• Ensure all database servers are managed to Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO)
• Document the company’s database environment
• Experience with database storage engines and master-slave replication principles and practices
• Ability to use a scripting language (like TSQL, Powershell etc) to automate database administration tasks
• Good communication and coordination skills and ability to work efficiently under pressure
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide quick solutions to issues

Preferred skills and qualifications

- Experience in cloud database technologies, like Amazon RDS or Microsoft Azure

- Experience in Data warehouse management and maintenance

Our benefits

• Excellent compensation package
• Hybrid work schedule
• Medical and life insurance
• Provident fund
• In-house gym with a personal trainer
• Free daily lunch catering, snacks, and beverages
• Company discount card for various products & services
• 50% discount on language courses with a tutor
• 21 days of annual leave and 10 days of sick leave annually
• Shuttle bus service from Limassol
• Birthday certificate program
• Relocation bonus and visa/work permit support