Senior Database Administrator

Design, build, and maintain monitoring systems for critical database metrics, equipped with intelligent auto-alerting mechanisms.

Proactively monitor and analyze slow queries—beyond adding missing indexes, provide actionable recommendations to engineering teams to improve query structure and application logic.

Demonstrate deep understanding of cardinality, efficient index utilization, and the ability to manage rapidly growing tables through effective partitioning or sharding strategies.

Take full ownership of database replication mechanisms, ensuring seamless auto-failover processes with zero data loss during disruptions.

Proactively conduct capacity planning to prevent unexpected infrastructure cost spikes and avoid sudden performance degradation due to data growth.

Lead and uphold a 24/7 on-call rotation culture within the DBA team to ensure immediate response to production incidents.

Drive a strong post-mortem culture following every incident, focusing on long-term systemic improvements to prevent recurrence.

Ensure data security, proper access control management, and regularly tested backup and recovery procedures.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain monitoring systems for critical database metrics, equipped with intelligent auto-alerting mechanisms.

• Proactively monitor and analyze slow queries—beyond adding missing indexes, provide actionable recommendations to engineering teams to improve query structure and application logic.

• Demonstrate deep understanding of cardinality, efficient index utilization, and the ability to manage rapidly growing tables through effective partitioning or sharding strategies.

• Take full ownership of database replication mechanisms, ensuring seamless auto-failover processes with zero data loss during disruptions.

• Proactively conduct capacity planning to prevent unexpected infrastructure cost spikes and avoid sudden performance degradation due to data growth.

• Lead and uphold a 24/7 on-call rotation culture within the DBA team to ensure immediate response to production incidents.

• Drive a strong post-mortem culture following every incident, focusing on long-term systemic improvements to prevent recurrence.

• Ensure data security, proper access control management, and regularly tested backup and recovery procedures.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information System, or Information Technology

• Minimum of 8 years of experience as a Database Administrator (DBA) in large-scale, high-traffic production environments.

• Strong technical expertise in SQL, with in-depth knowledge of database engines such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, NoSQL, and others.

• Proven experience in handling failover scenarios, disaster recovery, and zero-downtime database migrations.

• Strong, assertive communication skills with the ability to challenge engineering teams when proposed query structures may negatively impact database performance or cost efficiency.

• High level of discipline in maintaining operational documentation and adhering to cybersecurity standards and best practices.

• Prior experience in the transportation or logistics industry and high-growth tech startups is considered a significant advantage.

• Available to be hired and start working as soon as possible.

• Willing to work from Head Office in Mampang, South Jakarta.

Hiring Steps

• 2–3 Interview Rounds

• Psychological Assessment (after passing the first interview)

• Job Offer

• Medical Check-Up (MCU)

Work Arrangement

• Employment: Fulltime - Permanent Employee (PKWTT)

• Location: Mampang, South Jakarta

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