Senior Database Administrator (Open-Source/FinTech Stack)

Senior Database Administrator (Open-Source/FinTech Stack) About the Company We are partnering with a highly successful, high-growth financial technology firm and regulated European market operator. Known for their disruptive approach and cutting-edge trading technology, they handle massive volumes of Real Time market data at microsecond speeds. Instead of traditional, restrictive corporate database structures, they have built a decentralized open-source data architecture engineered purely for extreme performance and scalability. The Opportunity We are seeking a Senior Database Administrator to join a talented Infrastructure team and take true ownership of a varied, modern database estate. This is a hands-on technical role where you can step away from Legacy monolithic systems. You will manage a highly specialized ecosystem built for speed, data version-control, and deep observability. Working closely with Engineering and Operations teams, you will ensure high availability, advise on schema design, and guarantee that core data engines run flawlessly. The Tech Stack Core Relational: MySQL andamp; PostgreSQL High-Performance Time-Series: QuestDB (Used for massive market data ingestion andamp; operational metrics) Version-Controlled SQL: Dolt (Git-for-data branching technology) Caching andamp; Search: Redis andamp; Elasticsearch Observability: Grafana andamp; Linux-based monitoring tools Key Responsibilities Estate Ownership: Administer, monitor, and scale the database ..... full job details .....