Database Administrator (DBA)

Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art AI and machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For nearly two decades, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying AI/ML to investment management. We have become a multibillion-dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future.Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in artificial intelligence and machine learning research as well as highly experienced finance and technology professionals. In addition to our enriching and collegial working environment, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefits packages, technology talks by our experts, a beautiful modern office, daily catered lunches, and more.We are seeking a skilled Database Administrator (DBA) to help manage and support our database systems as a core part of our infrastructure team.You will take ownership of the day-to-day operations, availability, backups and performance of production and development database environments, while also contributing to automation, tuning, and modernization efforts.This role involves working closely with systems infrastructure and storage components, and will require hands-on management of both software and the underlying hardware that supports the database environment.This is a hands-on role for someone with strong expertise in at least one major relational database (PostgreSQL), preferably with additional experience with one or more of (MySQL, Oracle or SQLserver) and a desire to grow into broader technical domains.ResponsibilitiesAdminister, monitor, and maintain relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle) in production and development environmentsPerform routine DB operations such as backup and recovery, schema changes, patching, upgrades, and security hardeningSupport incident response, root cause analysis, and recovery for database-related issuesAutomation, configuration management, modernizationMonitoring and analysisWork collaboratively with systems and infrastructure teams to understand storage, OS, and networking components that influence database performance and reliabilityLeverage basic Linux command-line and systems knowledge to troubleshoot and improve DB processesRequirementsStrong hands-on experience with at least one of PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle (PostgreSQL strongly preferred)Solid grasp of daily DBA operational tasks, including backups, replication, security, user management, and loggingAt minimum, basic experience with performance tuning; medium level strongly preferredBasic knowledge of Linux systems, including filesystem layout, memory/disk utilization, and OS-level toolsExperience with configuration management (Ansible) and other automation/deployment toolsExperience with both On-Prem and Cloud configurationExperience with database specific MonitoringPreferred QualificationsExposure to containerized environments (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes) for running database workloadsFamiliarity with Ceph RBD as a backend for database storage or similar distributed storage systemsUnderstanding of modern big data formats or engines like Hadoop, Parquet, RocksDBLinux networking fundamentals (troubleshooting connections, ports, interfaces)Experience with cloud-based DB offerings (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure Database, GCP Cloud SQL)Familiarity with application development or scripting in BASH, Java or Python, particularly for automating databases install/configurationExperience with general Monitoring and Alerting“Friends of Voleon” Candidate Referral ProgramIf you have a great candidate in mind for this role and would like to have the potential to earn $7,500 if your referred candidate is successfully hired and employed by The Voleon Group, please use this form to submit your referral. For more details regarding eligibility, terms and conditions please make sure to review the Voleon Referral Bonus Program.Equal Opportunity EmployerThe Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.#LI-MB1 Compensation Range: $155K - $195KLocationRemote, United States; Berkeley, CA; New York City, NYEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeRemoteDepartmentITCompensationBase Salary $155K – $195K • Offers BonusThe listed base salary range for this position is based upon the location(s) of this posting. Individual salaries are determined through a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. Base salary does not include other forms of total compensation such as bonus compensation and other benefits. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D insurance, 20 days of paid time off, 9 sick days, and a 401(k) plan with a company match.