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Flintex Consulting Pte Ltd

Senior Database Administrator

Flintex Consulting Pte Ltd Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · MYR 96K–MYR 120K/yr

Staffing and Recruiting · 11-50 employees

Oct 23
dba Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time Malaysia
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About the role

The Senior Database Administrator is responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining database servers including SQL Server and PostgreSQL. They will also monitor performance, manage backups, and provide support for database design and query optimization.

What they look for

SQL Server PostgreSQL Database Administration Performance Tuning Disaster Recovery Replication Clustering Query Optimization Capacity Planning Patch Management Data Governance Automation Virtualization AWS Linux Windows

Requirements

Candidates must have over 5 years of experience in database administration and proficiency in SQL Server and PostgreSQL. Strong knowledge of infrastructure, cloud environments, and security compliance is required to ensure system availability and scalability.

Full description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Experience in SQL Server, PostgreSQL Administration.
  • Install, configure, and upgrade database servers and related tools (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or cloud-native DBs).
  • Monitor database performance and proactively identify bottlenecks or issues.
  • Perform regular database backups, restorations, and disaster recovery planning.
  • Implement and maintain database replication, clustering, and high-availability solutions.
  • Optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and indexing strategies.
  • Monitor capacity and plan for growth, ensuring scalability of database systems.
  • Apply patches, service packs, and version upgrades while minimizing downtime.
  • Support developers with database design, query optimization, and troubleshooting.
  • Maintain documentation for database configurations, processes, and policies.
  • Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy regulations
  • Provide 24x7 on-call support for critical production systems (if required).

Additional Preferred Skills (Nice-to-Have)

  • Knowledge of data warehousing and ETL processes.
  • Windows and Linux Operating System.
  • Monitor system performance, availability, and capacity; troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues.
  • Implement automation for provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance tasks.
  • Manage virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, etc.)
  • Support cloud infrastructure (AWS) including compute, networking, and storage.
  • Maintain patch management, updates, and upgrades for servers and infrastructure components.
  • Collaborate with security teams to apply security hardening, vulnerability remediation, and compliance controls

Working hours:

Mon to Fri 9am - 6pm

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