Team Lead, Platform DBA

About This Job OpportunityOur VisionTo be the world's most trusted global payroll partner, simplifying pay for all employees.Our MissionEmpowering global workforces with seamless, compliant, and innovative payroll and payment solutions, enabling businesses to thrive in a connected world.Our PeopleOur fundamental beliefs at CloudPay are built on core values of professionalism, passion, empowerment, innovation, and teamwork. We value our employees and strive to create a great workplace where everyone is valued, heard, inspired, and encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work. We're committed to providing an excellent employee experience through fulfilling projects, empowerment to make a difference, and an environment that inspires innovation.What Makes This Role ExcitingWe are seeking an expert Team Lead to guide our Platform Database (DBA) team. This is a critical, hands-on leadership role responsible for the architecture, implementation, performance optimisation, and maintenance of CloudPay's entire database estate.You will be a technical expert and a mentor, guiding a team of engineers in managing our shared structured and unstructured data. Your focus will be on ensuring the highest standards of data integrity, security, availability, and scalability that our global platform demands.Main responsibilities:Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure database architectures.Lead, mentor, and coach a team of database engineers, supporting their technical and career development.Pro-actively monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimisations.Oversee all database management activities, including installation, configuration, and upgrades.Develop and execute comprehensive backup and recovery strategies.Implement and enforce database security measures to safeguard sensitive data.Collaborate closely with the platform, development, and other stakeholder teams.Contribute to data modelling, data quality checks, and data governance policies.Experience needed for this role:A proven track record of success in database administration, ideally in a platform engineering environment.Experience in leading and mentoring a team of technical professionals.Strong expertise in a variety of database technologies (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).Experience with cloud-based database services (e.g., AWS RDS).Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.Strong knowledge of database performance tuning and SQL.Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.Beneficial: Certifications in relevant database technologies or experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark).About You And Our Core ValuesTaking ownership, working with integrity and respectBeing a team player is key to our cultureSolution and customer-focusedGreat initiative with the goal of excellence in achieving resultsDedicated to developing and always looking for continuous improvementsBe creative, be committed, be engaged and enjoy what you doPoland Package and Benefits:Competitive SalaryCompetitive vacation allowanceCalm appEye Tests & Glasses ContributionEAPEmployee Referral ProgramWFH AllowancePPK / Employee Capital PlanCloudPay NOWSports SubscriptionMedical AllowanceLunch AllowancePaid Volunteering daysStudy LeaveMarriage LeaveBereavement LeaveCloudPay is committed to being an equal opportunities employer.The CloudPay culture is built upon on five core values, from which we develop our service, our technology and our business strategies. Our fundamental beliefs are a promise to our employees, customers and partners, built on the core values of professionalism, passion, empowerment, innovation, and teamwork.Glassdoor