Remote Database Administrator (DBA)

Description:

• As a Database Administrator (DBA) at Air Apps, you will be responsible for managing, optimizing, and securing large-scale, complex databases.
• You will work with engineering teams to design, implement, and maintain high-performance, scalable, and resilient database systems that power our AI-driven platform.
• Your role will involve database tuning, backup and recovery strategies, monitoring, and ensuring data integrity while working with structured and unstructured data sources.
• Responsibilities include designing, implementing, and maintaining high-performance database systems to support large-scale applications, optimizing database queries, indexing strategies, and partitioning to enhance performance.
• You will monitor database health, ensuring high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery.
• You will manage and fine-tune SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, and DynamoDB.
• Implementing database security policies, encryption, and access control to protect sensitive data will be part of your duties.
• You will automate database backups, replication, and failover mechanisms.
• Collaborating closely with developers to optimize queries, schema design, and data modeling is essential.
• You will perform capacity planning and monitor database growth trends.
• Ensuring compliance with data governance, GDPR, and other regulatory requirements is required.
• Staying updated with the latest database technologies, trends, and best practices is expected.

Requirements:

• You should have around 4+ years of experience as a Database Administrator (DBA) or in a similar role.
• Expertise in relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, and/or NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, and DynamoDB is required.
• A strong knowledge of database optimization, indexing, partitioning, and replication is necessary.
• Experience in performance tuning, query optimization, and troubleshooting slow queries is essential.
• Familiarity with database backup, recovery, failover, and disaster recovery strategies is required.
• Experience with cloud database services such as AWS RDS, Aurora, Google Cloud Spanner, and Azure SQL is necessary.
• Knowledge of scripting for automation using Python, Bash, or SQL scripts is required.
• An understanding of data security best practices, encryption, and compliance requirements is essential.
• Experience working with large, complex datasets and high-traffic applications is necessary.
• You should have the ability to work with DevOps teams to integrate databases into CI/CD workflows.

Benefits:

• We offer a remote-first approach with flexible working hours.
• You will receive Apple hardware for work.
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) is provided to support work-life balance.
• An annual bonus is part of the compensation package.
• Top-tier health insurance is offered for peace of mind.
• A public transportation pass is provided to support your commute needs.
• The Coverflex benefits package includes meal allowances, well-being, and more.
• You will have the opportunity to attend the Air Conference 2025 in Las Vegas to meet the team, collaborate, and grow together.