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Principle Responsibilities - Manage SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases across hybrid cloud environment (Huawei Cloud, AWS) - Resolve critical performance issues: slow queries, missing indexes, blocking, deadlocks - Establish database monitoring and alerting integrated with Prometheus/Grafana - Lead incident response for P0/P1 database incidents and conduct root cause analysis - Build comprehensive runbooks and operational documentation - Implement automated health checks, alerting, and self-healing capabilities - Create database provisioning standards for multi-tenant architecture - Support migration strategy from SQL Server to PostgreSQL - Build and mentor DBA team (hire and onboard 1-2 DBAs) - Ensure 99.9% database uptime and performance SLAs - Manage backup/recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery - Ensure PDPA compliance and data protection standards - Collaborate with development teams on database design and optimization Experience / Special Skill Required: - 5+ years SQL Server administration in production, multi-tenant environments - Expert in query optimization, indexing strategies, execution plans, T-SQL - Database monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana) and observability - Backup/recovery, high availability, disaster recovery - Crisis management, incident response, and root cause analysis - Team building and mentorship experience - Strong problem-solving and communication skills Preferred: - PostgreSQL administration - Kubernetes database operations - Multi-cloud (AWS, Huawei Cloud) - GitOps, CI/CD for databases - PDPA compliance knowledge - Scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell)