Database Administrator (DBA)

Description

Summary: albo is seeking a high-performing Database Administrator to manage, optimize, and scale their core financial data infrastructure in a hybrid environment, with a performance-first and AI-powered mindset. Highlights: 1. Manage and optimize a hybrid database ecosystem (SingleStoreDB, MongoDB, MySQL) 2. Guarantee 99.99% availability for critical SPEI payment system databases 3. Leverage AI tools to accelerate troubleshooting and optimize database workloads albo albo is a leading fintech company offering financial products to individuals and SMB’s with the mission to bring financial freedom to everyone everywhere. About the job At albo, we are looking for a high\-performing Database Administrator (DBA) to manage, optimize, and scale our core financial data infrastructure. You will oversee a unique hybrid environment powering critical services, including Mexico's SPEI payment system. We seek a professional with a performance\-first mindset who actively leverages AI tools to accelerate troubleshooting, automate repetitive tasks, and optimize database workloads. **What you’ll be doing at albo:** * Multi\-Engine Management: Administer and monitor our hybrid database ecosystem: SingleStoreDB, MongoDB, and MySQL (Cloud and On\-premise). * Mission\-Critical Operations: Guarantee 99\.99% availability and robust security for our on\-premise MySQL instances driving the SPEI platform. * Performance Tuning: Proactively identify bottlenecks, optimize complex queries, refine indexes, and manage partitioning to ensure millisecond\-level latencies. * AI Acceleration: Integrate Generative AI tools into your daily workflow to speed up log analysis, automate scripting, and simulate load scenarios. * Scalability \& Architecture: Collaborate with Backend and Data Engineering teams to design scalable data models prepared for high\-volume growth. * Security \& Compliance: Maintain strict backup policies, disaster recovery plans (DRP), and access controls adhering to fintech regulations. **About you and the type of skill you'll need:** * Experience: 4\+ years as a DBA in high\-transaction, production environments. * Technical Stack: Strong hands\-on experience with MySQL, MongoDB, and distributed databases like SingleStoreDB (or similar). * Performance Obsessed: Deep expertise in execution plans, query optimization, and hardware/resource tuning (CPU, I/O, Memory). * AI\-Powered Workflow: Demonstrated ability to use AI tools to increase efficiency, automate tasks, and write robust infrastructure scripts. * Fintech/Banking Background: Experience handling critical financial systems or payment gateways (knowledge of SPEI regulations is a major plus). * Automation Skills: Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible) is highly valued. * High Availability \& DRP: Another major plus is to have expertise in advanced database replication strategies, hands\-on experience with cross\-site replication for Disaster Recovery (DRP) and configuring Group Replication to build highly resilient, fault\-tolerant clusters.