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Senior Database Administrator Remote from United Arab Emirates) at jobgether
jobgetherUnited Arab Emirates·1w ago
SeniorFull-timePythonRustAWSKubernetesTerraformMySQLCI/CDGitAI
Salary Range
$127,075 - $171,925 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Database Administrator to join our team in United Arab Emirates. This role focuses on designing, scaling, and operating database platforms that support mission-critical, high-traffic systems used globally.
Key Responsibilities
- →Scale, tune, and operate high-throughput MariaDB environments supporting global products and services
- →Design and continuously improve high-availability, backup, and disaster-recovery strategies
- →Reduce manual operational work by building automation and improving consistency across database workflows
- →Enhance observability by defining meaningful metrics, improving alert quality, and reducing operational noise
- →Strengthen database security through disciplined access controls, patching, upgrades, and safe operational practices
- →Contribute to platform initiatives including containerized environments, infrastructure as code, and reproducible deployments
- →Partner with engineering teams to improve performance patterns, operational readiness, and database hygiene
- →Participate in on-call rotations with a focus on preventative engineering and long-term reliability improvements
Requirements
- ✓5+ years of hands-on experience operating MariaDB or MySQL in high-volume production environments
- ✓Strong understanding of high-availability architectures, replication, and distributed database behavior
- ✓Experience with database proxies or load-balancing technologies such as HAProxy, ProxySQL, or similar
- ✓Practical experience with CI/CD, GitOps, and infrastructure-as-code workflows, ideally using Terraform
- ✓Solid Linux, cloud infrastructure, and networking fundamentals
- ✓Experience building container images and operating workloads on Kubernetes at scale
- ✓Strong security mindset around access control, upgrades, and operational safety
- ✓Proven expertise in monitoring, alerting, and incident readiness
- ✓Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to document systems and align work to KPIs
Benefits
- ★Competitive compensation package aligned with international market standards
- ★Fully remote work model with global collaboration
- ★Opportunity to work on large-scale, high-impact systems with real-world usage
- ★Strong focus on automation, reliability, and engineering excellence
- ★Inclusive, diverse, and merit-based work culture
- ★Long-term growth opportunities within a globally distributed engineering organization
