MariaDB Database Administrator (Cyprus)

Our client, with its HQ in Cyprus, is a licensed stock broker providing access to real stock and ETF trading.

It was founded in 2013. They were honoured as the Safest European Broker by the London Trader Show Awards and were named ‘Best Stocks Broker (Europe)’ in the GF Awards – B2B category.

There are 160 employees and 8 dev teams located in Cyprus.

About the role

This is a new role at the company. You will be working on the administration of MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB as a team member on an Infrastructure team.

Cyprus, Limassol

(Relocation)

Full-time

Responsibilities:

Ensure high availability, performance, and security of database systems in a high-load production environment.
Design, implement, and maintain scalable database solutions, including replication, clustering, and data migration.
Monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks, and proactively optimise queries and configurations.
Manage backup and recovery strategies to ensure data integrity, reliability, and disaster recovery readiness.
Perform routine database maintenance, including upgrades, patching, and capacity planning.
Troubleshoot incidents, respond to alerts, and ensure timely resolution of database-related issues.
Collaborate with Development and DevOps teams to improve system architecture and database efficiency.
Contribute to automation and infrastructure-as-code practices (e.g., Ansible).

Requirements:

3+ years of experience as a Database Administrator in high-load / large-scale environments.
Strong hands-on experience with MySQL (or MariaDB, or Percona).
Solid understanding of database architecture, replication, performance tuning, and query optimisation.
Experience with backup and recovery strategies, data integrity, and security best practices.
Good knowledge of Linux systems (Debian, Ubuntu).
Experience with automation tools (Ansible or similar).
Familiarity with PostgreSQL, MongoDB or other databases is a plus.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a distributed team environment.
English language at B1+ level, Russian — native.
Readiness for relocation to Cyprus.

Benefits:

Full relocation package to Cyprus: flights to Limassol for you and your family, a company-covered apartment for the first 2 weeks.
A comfortable office in the centre of Limassol (Cyprus).
Medical insurance for employees and their families.
Access to professional training, conferences, and paid educational courses.
Corporate language courses.
Evening yoga classes in the office relaxation space.
Subsidised lunches.
Sports events.
Open family culture.
Different corporate events for employees and their children.

Sector

FinTech

Tech

DBA

Employment

Full-time

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