Nium, the global leader in real-time, cross-border payments, was founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. With the onset of the global economy, its payments infrastructure is shaping how banks, fintechs, and businesses everywhere collect, convert, and disburse funds instantly across borders.
Its payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 220+ markets, 100 of which in real-time. Funds can be disbursed to accounts, wallets, and cards and collected locally in 35 markets. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries. Nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in more than 40 countries, enabling seamless onboarding, rapid integration, and compliance – independent of geography. The company is co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore.
About the Role
Nium is looking for a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) to lead the architecture, performance, and reliability of our PostgreSQL, MongoDB, RedShift and other database platforms hosted on AWS (primarily RDS/Aurora). You'll play a critical role in enabling modern, automated, and resilient database operations that support our engineering and analytics teams.
This is not your traditional DBA role — we're looking for someone who brings both deep database internals knowledge and modern practices like DBOps, schema versioning, infrastructure-as-code, and database CI/CD.
You’ll collaborate closely with DevOps, SREs, and Developers to streamline deployments, improve observability, and build a scalable data platform.
Responsibilities
Architect, manage, and scale cloud-native PostgreSQL and MongoDB clusters (primarily AWS RDS/Aurora, MongoDB Atlas)
Implement and maintain schema change automation using tools like Liquibase, Flyway, or equivalent
Collaborate with engineering teams on schema design, query optimization, indexing strategies, and ORM tuning
Establish and evolve database CI/CD pipelines integrated with GitOps practices
Monitor database health and performance using observability tools such as CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus/Grafana, or pg_stat_statements
Drive automation for routine operations: failover, backup validation, data masking, role management, etc.
Manage and secure database environments with IAM, KMS, and encrypted connections
Plan and execute migration strategies (engine-to-engine, sharded or replicated setups)
Document architecture, runbooks, schema evolution, and disaster recovery plans
Support compliance needs (e.g., audit logging, PCI-DSS, GDPR/data retention policies)
Coach developers and data analysts on best practices for schema evolution, query design, and performance debugging
Requirements
6+ years of production experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and MySQL including high-availability and disaster recovery setups
Proven experience with cloud-managed databases (e.g., AWS RDS, Aurora, DocumentDB)
Strong SQL and NoSQL tuning skills; deep knowledge of query plans, vacuum/analyze, index strategies
Hands-on with Liquibase, Flyway, or similar tools for version-controlled schema management
Proficient in scripting with Python, Bash, or Go for automation
Familiarity with AWS CLI/SDK, Terraform, or CloudFormation for database IaC
Experience with monitoring, alerting, and performance dashboards
Strong understanding of replication, sharding, WAL tuning, and data lifecycle management
What we offer at Nium
We Value Performance: Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work.
We Care: The wellness of Nium’ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office).
We Upskill Ourselves: We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend.
We Constantly Innovate: Since our inception, Nium has received constant recognition and awards for how we approach both our business and talent opportunities. Check out CNBC World’s Top Fintech Companies 2024.
We Celebrate Together: We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more!
We Thrive With Diversity: Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.
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