Purchasing Manager

Descripción del trabajo

HBX Group is a leading B2B ecosystem player in the TravelTech space, connecting and empowering businesses in the ever-evolving world of travel. We drive growth for our clients and partners while removing friction from the end-to-end travel experience. Our cloud-based technology platforms offer fast and reliable access to a unique portfolio of travel products & services, while rich data and intelligence seamlessly connect supply and demand worldwide.

We have over more than 3,000 experts worldwide, including specialists on the ground who provide insights and support to boost trading even further, especially in the most hard-to-reach segments. This unique blend of technology, data and passionate people serves as a catalyst for all businesses aiming to unlock their full potential in the travel arena.

HBX Group comprises four best-in-class B2B brands that meet the needs of its growing and diverse client base across 190+ global markets.

Overview:

We are looking for a talented DBA Specialist, ideally oriented to cloud-deployed database services with at least 5 years of experience in the following areas:

• First point of contact for data-related requests from internal customers, such as database structure changes, data extraction for reporting/business intelligence, and logic implementation in stored procedures, views, and data extraction queries.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting database performance issues, getting to the root cause of anomalies in the database response.
• Database services resilience, integrity, availability, and confidentiality; definition and testing of disaster recovery plan scenarios, backup policies, and restore procedures.
• General system administration tasks, as the role will be integrated into the Infrastructure Team and will participate in other initiatives and areas of activity of the team as a secondary role.

The technology stack is based on PostgreSQL and AWS services, so some experience with these particular technologies would ease the integration of the role. Additional technologies in use include Kubernetes, Lambda, ELK stack, and Linux Operating Systems. Experience in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), automation/CICD systems, and scripting languages would also be considered.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, administer, and optimize PostgreSQL-based database/clusters, including installation, configuration, backup and recovery, performance tuning, and security management.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and database-related issues in a timely manner, ensuring minimal impact on production systems.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability, and proactively identify and address issues to ensure optimal uptime and performance.
• Collaborate with development teams to understand application requirements and optimize database schema and queries for performance and scalability.
• Implement and enforce security best practices and compliance standards for database and general infrastructure.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices in database administration, operating systems, cloud computing, and in general in the areas of knowledge that the candidate provides.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience as DBA, with a minimum of 5 years experience, ideally in Cloud environments.
• Proficiency in database administration, ideally with PostgreSQL, including installation, configuration, monitoring, performance tuning, and backup and recovery.
• Familiarity with database security best practices and tools for encryption, access control, and auditing.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, fully remote team environment.
• Valuable experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Valuable experience with ETL jobs, data warehouse solutions, BI tools, and observability stacks like Prometheus/Graphana and ELK.