Database Engineer

About Us

Founded in 2011, PT Data Sinergitama Jaya, Tbk (now known as “Elitery”) is an IT-managed service company specializing in cloud and cybersecurity services. With a strong corporate reputation, Elitery is trusted by leading global cloud service providers, including Google Cloud, as a go-to-market partner in Indonesia.

Why Join Us?

Elitery is an exceptional place to work, offering the flexibility of a hybrid work environment. We foster a collaborative and innovative culture, alongside competitive benefits and more. The company places a strong emphasis on career development, ensuring employees have opportunities for growth.

Elitery also adheres to global standards like ISO 9001 and ISO 27001, with a focus on credibility, competency, a commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and customer focus.

Role ObjectiveServe as the technical and architectural authority for database platforms across multiple customers and environments, leading solution design (HA/DR, scaling, security), large-scale cost optimization programs, and acting as the escalation point for critical incidents.

Qualifications3+ years of experience (5+ years preferred in enterprise or regulated environments).Expert in at least one engine (PostgreSQL or MySQL) with strong capability in the other; solid understanding of multi-engine trade-offs.Proven experience handling production-scale environments (HA/DR, multi-customer setups, major incidents, complex migrations).Strong in observability and reliability patterns (SLOs, error budgets, capacity modeling).Able to clearly explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders (management/customers).

Key ResponsibilitiesDesign database architectures for mission-critical workloads: HA, DR (multi-region when required), scaling, partitioning strategies, connection pooling, and caching approaches.Lead large-scale cost optimization programs: governance, standard sizing, storage/IOPS evaluation, replica strategies, backup cost optimization, licensing, and recommendations for the most cost-efficient platforms.Lead complex performance optimization initiatives: query rewrites, enterprise-grade indexing strategies, advanced tuning, contention/locking analysis, vacuum/analyze strategies (PostgreSQL), buffer/Innodb tuning (MySQL).Lead major upgrades/rolling upgrades and define version compatibility strategies with minimal downtime.Define and enforce security standards: encryption, key management, auditing, and customer compliance requirements (fintech/regulatory, etc.).Act as technical lead for large/complex migrations (multi-TB, near-zero downtime), including well-planned cutover and rollback strategies.Serve as the Sev-1 escalation point, lead war rooms, conduct deep RCAs, and drive permanent fixes.Mentor junior and mid-level DBAs through coaching, design reviews, knowledge sharing, and operational maturity improvements.Collaborate with Cloud Architects/DevOps to standardize platforms: DB landing zones, blueprints, and automation.Participate in pre-sales/solutioning activities (optional depending on vendor): effort estimation, risk assessment, and high-level design.