About the Role

We are hiring a Senior Database Administrator (7+ years experience) to join our IT team at V2 Retail. The DBA will be responsible for managing, maintaining, and securing enterprise databases, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability. You will also work with developers, IT teams, and business users to support critical applications and data needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server).

• Ensure database availability, performance tuning, and optimization.

• Manage backups, recovery, disaster recovery planning, and data replication.

• Monitor and troubleshoot database performance issues.

• Design and manage schemas, tables, indexes, and storage structures.

• Ensure database security, access control, and compliance.

• Support ETL processes, data migration, and integration projects.

• Work with development teams to optimize queries and database design.

• Prepare and maintain database documentation, standards, and best practices.

• Mentor and guide junior DBAs and developers.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on DBA experience.

• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL and at least one other RDBMS (SQL Server/Oracle/MySQL).

• Expertise in performance tuning, indexing, and partitioning.

• Proven experience in backup, restore, and disaster recovery.

• Solid understanding of data security, roles, permissions, and encryption.

• Knowledge of Linux/Unix environments and shell scripting.

• Hands-on experience with high-availability setups (clustering, replication, failover).

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills (Good to Have)

• Experience with cloud databases (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, Google Cloud).

• Exposure to NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.).

• Familiarity with data warehousing, BI tools, and reporting systems.

• Understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools.

Why Join V2 Retail?

• Work with a growing retail leader that values technology and innovation.

• Opportunity to manage large-scale enterprise databases.

• Be part of a dynamic IT team and mentor upcoming talent.

• Competitive salary and growth opportunities.