Are you a seasoned Database Engineer ready to bring your deep technical expertise to the cutting edge of quantitative finance? A global, leading systematic investment manager is seeking a hands-on production expert to ensure the resilience, performance, and security of our core trading and research infrastructure.
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Our client is a technology and data-driven group, implementing a scientific approach to investing, and we are looking for a DBA who thrives in complex, high-pressure environments and views low-latency performance optimization as a personal challenge.
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The Challenge & The Impact
As a key member of the global DB team, you will be instrumental in supporting mission-critical systems that drive daily trading decisions across all liquid asset classes worldwide. This is not a typical maintenance role—you will be designing the future of our data architecture and ensuring absolute operational excellence.
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What You Will Do:
Own the Production Stack: Administer, secure, and ensure maximum uptime for our critical, on-premise SQL Server and PostgreSQLÂ environments running on Linux.
Performance Mastery: Dive deep into database internals and Linux Kernel tuning to achieve bleeding-edge performance and sub-millisecond query responses.
System Design:Â Enable business transformation by translating complex quantitative research and trading requirements into robust, scalable database solutions.
High Availability:Â Architect and manage advanced solutions for Always-On/High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and Capacity Planning.
Automate Everything:Â Utilize your scripting expertise (Shell/Python/PowerShell) to manage configurations, security, monitoring, and streamline administrative tasks.
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What You Bring
5+ years of dedicated experience in production database administration within a demanding, high-volume environment.
Essential Expertise:Â Proven mastery in at least two of the following platforms, with a strong preference for SQL Server and PostgreSQL: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Oracle.
Operational Depth:Â must have deep on-premise administration experience on Linux.
Optimization Guru:Â Expertise in DB monitoring, analysis, and advanced performance tuning techniques (e.g., query optimization, indexing strategies).
Experience with database programming (T-SQL, PSQL) and familiarity with BI tools (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS) is a plus.
A proactive, organized team player with excellent time management skills and a proven ability to work under pressure.
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Note on Oracle Experience: Candidates with strong Oracle backgrounds are welcome, provided you are enthusiastic and committed to rapidly mastering PostgreSQL and SQL Server, the primary platforms.
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Why Apply?
Our client offers a culture of innovation, collaboration, and high performance. Join a company where combining data, research, and technology is essential to solving the most complex challenges in finance.
Relocation Support:Â Our client offers comprehensive assistance to help you and your family relocate to Hong Kong.
Cutting-Edge Technology:Â Work daily with the latest tools and challenges that define the future of finance.
Work-Life Balance:Â Our client offers robust programs to help employees achieve a healthy, sustainable work-life balance alongside professional achievement.
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If this outstanding opportunity sounds like your next career move, please submit through "Apply Now" or send your resume in Word format to Ann Wong at resume.all@pinpointasia.com and put Senior Production Database Engineer (SQL/PostgreSQL) - Quant Finance Firm - J12317 in the subject header.
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