Senior Database Administrator & Solutions Architect (Hybrid)

About this role

Senior Database Administrator and Solutions Architect (contract/consultancy with hybrid work) in Lagos. This role targets candidates with extensive experience in managing and architecting large-scale MongoDB, PostgreSQL and Oracle deployments, particularly in high-volume Telco environments.

What you would do

• Audit database environments and assess replication, sharding and storage strategies
• Diagnose OS-level bottlenecks and optimise Linux/Unix performance
• Manage end-to-end assessment projects and coordinate deliverables
• Conduct security gap analyses for RBAC, encryption and audit logging
• Review data models, schemas and indexing for high-concurrency and CDR workloads
• Develop 12–24 month infrastructure growth and disaster recovery roadmaps and report to executives

What they are asking for

• 8+ years in DBA and Database Architecture
• 5+ years specialising in MongoDB, PostgreSQL and Oracle
• Hands-on Linux/Unix administration, scripting and containerised deployments (Kubernetes/OpenShift)
• Experience managing complex technical projects and multi-phase database assessments
• Telco data environments experience with high-volume, low-latency requirements
• Strong MongoDB expertise (6.0/7.0+, Ops Manager/Cloud Manager) and related performance tools

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