MSSQL Database Administrator

Paymentology is the first truly global issuerprocessor giving banks and fintechs the technology team and experience to rapidly issue and process Mastercard Visa and UnionPay cards across more than 50 countries at scale.

Our advanced multicloud platform offering both shared and dedicated processing instances vast global presence and richer realtime data set us apart as the leader in payments.

As a MSSQL Database Administrator at Paymentology youll play a crucial role in ensuring the integrity and performance of our missioncritical databases. Your duties will include monitoring database performance troubleshooting issues implementing security measures and planning for database growth and scalability.

• Partner with our development team to design and optimize database schemas as well as configure SQL Server databases
• Handle all database administration tasks and enhance database performance
• Ensure the integrity and availability of our critical data through endtoend backup recovery replication and disaster recovery strategies
• Safeguard our sensitive data by managing security user access encryption and optimizing our database security protocols
• Proactively monitor database performance and troubleshoot issues using advanced monitoring tools and processes
• Be available for oncall support as required to address database emergencies and critical issues
• Streamline operations by developing automated scripts to handle database maintenance and repetitive tasks
• Manage database migrations including cluster upgrades version migrations and transitions to cloudbased services such as AWS

At Paymentology we value making a difference to the lives of the people who work for us and who live in the communities where we operate. You can look forward to working with a diverse global team where Paymentologists at all levels play an important part in our global mission to advance the world through payments and make a difference on a global scale.

Requirements :

What it takes to succeed:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science IT or a related technical field
• 57 years of handson experience working as a SQL Server database administrator
• Proficient in scripting languages like PowerShell and Python to automate database maintenance
• Knowledge of tools like GitHub and Terraform
• Proven experience architecting planning and implementing database migrations especially to cloud platforms like AWS or Azure
• Familiarity with Redis and PostgreSQL is preferred
• Committed to continuous learning and professional development

Let s also not forget languages (not the programming kind); While you will work with colleagues located throughout the world English is our company language so its important that you be able to communicate at a fluent level in both spoken and written form.

As a key member of our technical team you will be expected to maintain high availability and be ready to address critical incidents ensuring the continuous performance of our systems. This includes being part of an oncall schedule to support 24/7 operations.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Independent Contractor