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- Manage production DBs across regions: install, patch, monitor, backup, tune and run HA/DR tests.
- Multi-region cloud stack (RDS/Aurora); collaborate with SRE, DevOps and data teams.
- Lead HA/DR, performance & automation; drive cross-region impact!
Job Description
Position Responsibilities
Database Operations & Administration
- Manage and maintain production databases across multiple regions
- Perform installation, configuration, patching, and upgrades of database systems
- Monitor database health, performance, and availability
- Manage database backups and recovery procedure
High Availability & Disaster Recovery
- Design and maintain high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions
- Implement replication strategies across regions
- Ensure data integrity and minimal downtime
- Regularly test backup restoration and DR failover procedures
Performance Optimization
- Monitor database performance and resolve bottlenecks
- Optimize queries, indexes, and database configurations
- Work with developers to improve database schema design and query efffficiency
- Implement caching or scaling strategies when necessary
Cloud Database Management
- Manage databases deployed on cloud infrastructure
- Support cloud database services such as: Amazon RDS / Aurora, Self-hosted databases on cloud infrastructure
- Optimize cloud database usage for perfoformance and cost efffficiency
Security & Compliance
- Implement database access control policies
- Manage encryption, credentials, and database security practices
- Ensure compliance with data protection and governance policies
- Perform security audits and vulnerability assessments
Monitoring & Automation
- Implement monitoring tools for proactive issue detection
- Build automation scripts for routine database operations
- Improve operational efficiency through Infrastructure as Code and automation
Cross-Regional Coordination
- Support regional teams with database deployment and operations
- Ensure consistent database standards across regions
- Collaborate with SRE, DevOps, and data engineering teams
Job Requirements
Qualification and Experience
Experience
- 4+ years experience as a Database Administrator in production environments
- Experience managing high availability databases
- Experience supporting mission-critical applications
Database Technologies
Strong experience with one or more of:
- MySQL / MariaDB
- PostgreSQL
- Microsoft ft SQL Server
- MongoDB (optional but beneficial)
Cloud Platforms
Experience with:
- AWS (RDS, Aurora, EC2-hosted databases)
- Cloud infrastructure management
- Backup and DR solutions in cloud environments
Technical Skills
- Database performance tuning
- Query optimization
- Replication and clustering
- Backup and recovery strategies
- Database monitoring tools
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing multi-region database clusters
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems
- Experience with database sharding or partitioning
- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (TeTerrafoform / CloudFormation)
- Experience with containerized database environments
Skills
Company Benefits
Employee Discount
Enjoy employee discounts on beverage, merchandise, etc at all outlets across Malaysia.
Employee Perk Programmes
Establishment of corporate benefits to offer exclusive discounts or benefits to each employee.
Health and Wellness
Out-patient care and in-patient care are covered for all employee including ongoing wellness programs & activites.
Career Development
Job training and continuing education help to fuel employee career growth.
Extension Leave Benefits
Provide more generous with their leave days. We have more than 6 other types of leave!
Additional Info
Company Activity
Last active - few minutes ago
Experience Level
4 - 7 Years of Experience
Career Level
Senior Executive
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