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Senior Database Administrator

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Summary

Senior Database Administrator at Binar Academy, based at the head office in Mampang, South Jakarta. Owns database reliability day to day: monitoring and auto-alerting, slow-query tuning, partitioning/sharding, replication with zero-data-loss failover, capacity planning, backups, and a 24/7 on-call and post-mortem culture. Core tech: SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, NoSQL.

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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