Lead Database Administrator

We are seeking a seasoned Lead Database Administrator to take full ownership of our database ecosystem. You will drive reliability, performance, and scalability across multiple database platforms on-premises and cloud while acting as the technical authority and mentor for our infrastructure team. Key Responsibilities Database Administration & Operations Administer and maintain multiple databases including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis across production, staging, and development environments. Monitor database health, performance metrics, query execution plans, and system resources; resolve bottlenecks proactively. Design and enforce backup, recovery, replication, clustering, and failover strategies to guarantee high availability. Manage schema changes, DDL migrations, and version-controlled deployments in collaboration with engineering teams. Define and uphold database security standards including role-based access control, encryption, and audit logging. Cloud Database Managemen...