Database Administrator - Postgres/MongoDB

PEAK6 PARTNERS LLC
Austin, TX, United States
6 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Starter
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

BigQuery Databases Computer Engineering Continuous Integration Data Infrastructure DevOps Disaster Recovery Github Knowledge Management PostgreSQL SQL Azure MongoDB
+6 more
Performance Tuning Query Optimization Redis Amazon Relational Database Service Information Technology Terraform

Job description

Apex Fintech Solutions is seeking a Junior Database Administrator to administer, optimize, and support high-volume, highly available database systems across GCP managed services (Cloud SQL PostgreSQL, Memorystore for Redis/Valkey, AlloyDB, Spanner, BigQuery) as well as MongoDB and PostgreSQL., * Implement all database changes via IaC (Terraform + GitHub PRs).

  • Manage large transactional replication with low-latency delivery, using BigQuery as a replication target; tune performance and cost.
  • Establish backup/restore, PITR, HA/failover testing, DR runbooks, and an overall database support plan.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams on schema reviews, query optimization, and BigQuery governance; handle security/audit tasks.
  • Embrace DevOps: automate DB operations, manage CI/CD for DB changes, and modern monitoring/alerting.
  • Support incident response and participate in on-call rotations (off-hours, Central Time) and scheduled maintenance (patching, VLDB index work, DR testing).

Requirements

  • 5+ years of prior hands-on DBA experience, preferably with Postgres and MongoDB.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent work experience required.
  • Administering and optimizing PostgreSQL environments, including transactional replication expertise.
  • GCP Cloud SQL PostgreSQL and solid PostgreSQL database management knowledge.
  • Preferred: Memorystore for Redis, AlloyDB, Spanner, and BigQuery (incl. BigQuery performance tuning & admin).
  • Preferred: other cloud DB platforms (Azure SQL, AWS RDS).
  • Terraform / IaC and GitHub for managing database infrastructure changes.
  • High-availability architectures and disaster recovery planning & execution. High-volume / fintech / securities transactional environment a plus. *

Benefits & conditions

We offer a robust package of employee perks and benefits, including healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP), competitive PTO, 401k match, parental leave, and HSA contribution match. We also provide our employees with a paid subscription to the Calm app and offer generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits. At AFS, we offer a hybrid work schedule for most roles that allows employees to have the flexibility of working from home and one of our primary offices.

About the company

Apex Fintech Solutions (Apex) powers innovation and the future of digital wealth management by building tech-forward solutions that help simplify, automate, and facilitate access to financial markets for all. Our robust suite of fintech software enables us to support clients such as Stash, Betterment, SoFi, Webull, and eToro, amongst many others; collectively, Apex powers access to the stock market for over 22+ million end customers.

At Apex, we are changing how the securities industry operates by reinventing the status quo, which was manual, slow, and accessible only by the ultra-wealthy. We’re digitizing and democratizing systems so that everyone has an opportunity to invest.

When you’re at Apex, you drive this change. You’re part of a global team with a clear vision: to be the trusted technology that powers the digital economy. Our offices in Austin, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Portland, Belfast, and Manila are home to over 1,000 employees.

Together, we’re shaping the future of financial innovation. Embrace change. Solve big. Win together. And be G.R.E.A.T. - grit, results, empathy, accountability, and teamwork - with Apex.

We’re proud to be recognized for the innovative work we do, the purpose-driven nature of our work, and the collaborative culture we’ve created. Here are just a few of the many awards we’ve recently received, Apex Fintech Solutions is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace for all candidates, including those with disabilities. We are dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please submit your request via the Candidate Accommodation Requests Form. We will work with you to provide the necessary accommodations to ensure your full participation in our hiring process.

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