Database Administrator

Sportingtech is a multi-award-winning provider of turnkey betting and gaming solutions designed for regulated and emerging markets around the world. With offices in Malta, Bulgaria, London, Brazil and Portugal, our iGaming platform offers everything covering sportsbook, casino and retail via a modular system and intuitive back office for a fully omni-channel solution. Our unparalleled ability to cater for local-market customisation and operator preferences provides players with an optimal betting experience, resulting in proven growth for our rapidly expanding customer base.

Where you Fit In

You’ll be a key player within the Sportingtech Infrastructure Team and joining a group of highly skilled professionals, with a pivotal responsibility in creating performing and scalable solutions across our award-winning iGaming Platform. Our Database Administrators are responsible for managing Sportingtech’s database systems, installing and maintaining the database software, creating storage structures, setting up user accounts, debugging malfunctioning programs, creating backups, and continuously maintaining and improving the database security.

Who are You?

You are an experience Database Administrator, with extensive experience with DBA tools like pSQL, SQLplus, pgAdmin, pgBackRest, excellent problem-solving skills, and hands-on experience with database management. You can expertly manage our database systems to maximize performance and efficiency.

The Impact you will have:

Installing and maintaining the database software (PostgreSQL predominantly but also other dmbs)

Visualizing, creating, testing, and administering database objects. Optimizing query performance.

Documenting the required changes and maintaining the knowledgebase with any new information.

Working with peers and end-users to understand and solve issues they might be facing and aligning and contributing to the company culture of open communication.

Discovering new technologies and suggesting future products and improvements in alignment with the company roadmap.

Being accustomed to the agile practices and be a proponent of the agile ways of working.

What we’re looking for:

PostgreSQL version 13+

PostgreSQL streaming replication

PostgreSQL backup, restore and recovery

PostgreSQL performance optimization

Experienced in database design, coding, and documentation.

Knowledge of database backup procedures, backup & recovery systems, SQL and PL/SQL for Oracle

Good knowledge of shell scripting on Unix/Linux systems

Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Good understanding and knowledge of migration to PostgreSQL tools

Good knowledge of logical replication

Knowledge of sharding, clustering, auditing and encryption

Fluent in English (written and spoken)

Sportingtech is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to providing a work environment of mutual respect to everyone without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.