1. HMI Partners Ltd, Ground Floor, Valiant House, Heneage Lane, London, EC3A5DQ
Tel: +44 (0)203 633 0683 Mobile: 0044 781775 1087Email: dm@hmipartners.co www.hmipartners.co
THIS ROLE IS BASED IN NEW YORK
Database Administrator
Our client is a high-frequency proprietary trading firm founded in 1998, seeks a Database Administrator for its Core
Engineering and Systems team. The Database Administrator will be the first dedicated database expert and will work
closely with developers on the Systems and Core Engineering teams, as well as members of the trading teams.
The Database Administrator will architect, deploy, and support databases in the global infrastructure, and will be
exposed to a range of technologies and challenging projects.
Responsibilities
As a Database Administrator, your responsibilities will include:
Managing databases, which entails architecting, deploying, monitoring, and supporting our databases
Partnering with the developers and traders to design and maintain databases which fulfil their business requirements
Maintaining an inventory of 50 existing databases, with the goal of centrally managing them
Maintaining backups of all databases
Qualifications
At least 5 years of experience with large-scale database management
Strong working knowledge of MySQL and PostgreSQL
Extensive experience monitoring, optimizing, and supporting databases
Working knowledge of database replication and scaling issues
Knowledge of MongoDB/NOSQL (preferred)
Experience with Oracle and Microsoft SQL (a plus)
Experience supporting databases for applications written in Python/Django, Java, or Perl
Strong Linux skills
Experience with OpenTSDB (a plus)
DBAcertifications (a plus)
Additionally, we are seeking someone who is:
An excellent communicator
Self-starting and can work autonomously in a larger team
Organized and detail-oriented
Financial experience is not required.
Benefits
The main office and garden roofdeck are located in TriBeCa, a neighborhood in downtown Manhattan. While they work
hard, cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on
quality of life.
Benefits include:
Competitive salary
401(k) with company matching
Five weeks of paid vacation per year plus nine paid holidays
Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks on a daily basis
Free gym membership
Free tickets to New York events, including the US Open and TriBeCa Film Festival