Database Administrator (DBA)

Company: FP Markets

FP Markets Group of Companies is a well-established multi-regulated broker, founded in Australia, offering traders access to CFD trading on Forex, Indices, Commodities, Stocks and Cryptocurrencies. We are growing and looking to recruit a Full-time Database Administrator (DBA) remote.
We're looking for a Database Administrator to own the health, performance, and reliability of our database fleet on AWS. You'll work across MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MS SQL Server — running production workloads on RDS — and partner with engineering teams on schema design, query performance, and operational excellence.
What You'll Work With: AWS RDS / Aurora · MySQL · PostgreSQL · MS SQL Server · Terraform · Prometheus · Grafana · Python · ClickHouse
Reporting to: Head of Security and Infrastructure
Responsibilities:
* Administer production databases on AWS RDS — MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server
* Design and maintain HA / DR architectures: replication, Multi-AZ, read replicas, failover, backups
* Tune performance — query optimization, indexing, execution plans, parameter groups
* Capacity planning, sizing, and cost optimization across the database fleet
* Manage schema changes and migrations safely in production
* Monitor database health with Prometheus / Grafana / CloudWatch; tune alerting
* Lead incident response for database outages, performance issues, and data integrity events
* Implement and enforce security controls — encryption, access management, auditing, secrets rotation
* Partner with developers on data modeling, query reviews, and access patterns
* Automate routine work — backups, patching, provisioning — using IaC
* Document standards, runbooks, and recovery procedures
* Participate in on-call rotation
Candidate profile:
* 4+ years as a DBA or database-focused engineer in production environments
* Strong hands-on experience with AWS RDS (and ideally Aurora)
* Deep expertise in at least two of: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server
* Advanced SQL — query tuning, execution plans, stored procedures, window functions
* Solid understanding of replication, backups, point-in-time recovery, and HA / DR patterns
* Experience with database security — IAM, encryption (KMS), TLS, auditing
* Schema design and migration experience in high-availability environments
* Experience with ClickHouse
* Scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation
* Linux fundamentals and networking basics
Nice to Have:
* IaC for databases — Terraform, CloudFormation
* Schema migration tooling — Flyway, Liquibase, Alembic
* NoSQL exposure — DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis, ElastiCache
* Data warehousing — Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery
* Experience with CDC tooling — Debezium, AWS DMS
* Familiarity with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Percona Toolkit, pgBadger)
* Experience in regulated environments (fintech, financial services, SOC 2, ISO 27001, DORA)
* Certifications — AWS Database Specialty, Microsoft, Oracle, PostgreSQL
Our offer:
* Welcoming, young and multicultural team with approachable leadership
* Ability to contribute to dynamic business at a growth phase
* High level of autonomy, support of ideas and putting your expertise into the best practices for the company
* Continuous personal development, training budget, growth with the company and opportunity to learn from industry leaders
* Competitive remuneration, regular salary reviews and performance-based incentive schemes
* Vibrant company life: from team activities to global celebrations
* Fully remote work 
Journey to FP Markets:
* Interview with People Function member (30 - 45 min) to assess match to our culture
* Interview with your future manager (45 min - 1 hour) to assess match to the job and the team and discuss role expectations
Join our team and be a part of a professional, rapidly-growing company operating in a multicultural environment!

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