Trexquant is looking for an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to ensure their mission-critical, high-performance transactional (OLTP) SQL systems are secure, reliable, and optimized for speed and scalability.
Requirements
- Strong expertise in SQL programming and MariaDB/MySQL, PostgresSQL, or MicrosoftSQL as RDMS or data management systems.
- Experience working with Database monitoring tools (ex. Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, etc).
- Experience supporting relational (RDBMS) and non-relational data systems.
- Proficiency in database internals, indexing, and optimizers.
- Experience with monitoring, schema migration, and infra-as-code.
- Knowledge of OLTP systems, including their data models, transactional workloads, and performance considerations.
Responsibilities
- Install, configure, and maintain database management systems (DBMS) such as MariaDB/MySQL and Postgres.
- Monitor database performance, identify issues, and implement optimizations for efficiency and scalability.
- Perform regular backups, recovery testing, and disaster recovery planning
- Manage and secure database access and configurations.
- Optimize queries, indexes, and transaction performance.
- Lead schema design and migrations (e.g., Alembic).
- Implement infrastructure-as-code for reliable deployments.
Other
- 5+ years DBA experience across industries, experience in finance or trading environment is a plus.
- Strong problem-solving skills and drive to tackle complex data challenges.
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or another related STEM field; advanced degree preferred.
