Head of Database Administration

About the company
The position is open with a large product iGaming company that has created 100 cutting edge products, operating in 20 different markets, employing 1,300 people.

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an experienced Head of Database Administration (DBA) to lead and scale our database team. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on expertise, ensuring stability, scalability, and performance across a diverse database ecosystem.

Tech Stack:

• Relational Databases: MySQL, Percona XtraDB Cluster, Amazon RDS, Aurora;

• Analytics & Streaming: ClickHouse, CDC data streaming (Debezium);

• NoSQL: MongoDB;

• Infrastructure: Databases hosted in the cloud, on-premises, and in Kubernetes environments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a growing DBA team (currently 5 members, with active hiring ongoing);

• Oversee performance, availability, backup, and disaster recovery for more than 100 database servers, including several high-load systems;

• Collaborate closely with development teams, solution architects, and data analysts to ensure database reliability and efficiency;

• Drive adoption of modern practices for database management, migrations, automation, and process standardization;

• Evaluate, implement, and optimize new technologies and solutions to meet evolving business needs.

• Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in a Database Administration role.

• 3+ years of experience in managing teams.

• Proven experience managing large-scale, high-availability database infrastructures;

• Strong leadership and people management skills;

• Experience working across cloud, on-premises, and containerized environments (Kubernetes);

• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

The company offers:

• 🏝23 working days of vacation per year;

• 🏥 6 sick days without a doctor's note;

• 🩺Medical insurance;

• 🎁Birthdays, milestones, and employee anniversaries celebrations;

• 📍Modern offices with snacks and all the essentials;

• 🏋️‍♂️Social Club and more than 50 events per year - coming soon;

• 🍲Breakfasts and lunches (partially covered);

• 📚Language classes & tennis lessons (partially covered).