Database Administrator (Dba) Leader

About Klook We are a leading pan-regional experiences platform in Asia Pacific, purpose built to digitalize experiences and make them accessible to every traveler. Our mission is to build the digital infrastructure for the global experience economy — empowering merchants to share their passions and travelers to discover the heartbeat of each destination. We operate a mobile-first, curated platform featuring diverse experiences across global destinations. Do you share our belief in the wonders of travel? Global citizens ourselves, Klookers are not only curating memorable experiences for others but co-creating our world of joy within Klook. We work hard and play hard, upkeeping our high-performing culture as we are guided daily by our 6 core values: Customer First Push Boundaries Critical Thinking Build for Scale Less is More Win as One We never settle, and together, we believe in achieving greater heights and realizing endless possibilities ahead of us in the dynamic new era of travel. Care to be a part of this revolution? Join us! About the Role We are looking for a DBA Leader to build and lead our DBA team . You will be the technical owner of all production databases , primarily deployed on AWS and GCP , covering MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch etc. Key Responsibilities Global Database Ownership (AWS + GCP) Serve as the technical owner for all production databases across international environments (MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch). Define and drive the global database architecture strategy, ensuring scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency across AWS and GCP. Lead capacity planning, performance engineering, and long-term database technology roadmap. Lead multi-region HA/DR design and operations (e.g., AWS SG → JP). Ensure the stability, reliability, and high availability of databases supporting large-scale, mission-critical workloads. Build & Lead the DBA Team Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-impact DBA team. Establish operational excellence, including on-call rotations and incident escalation processes. Build a strong culture around performance, resilience, and engineering quality. Provide technical leadership and guidance to elevate the organization’s overall database expertise. Database Engineering & Automation Drive automation for provisioning, schema management, backup/restore, and failover operations. Partner with Infra/SRE teams to build scalable DB pipelines, self-service tooling, and observability platforms. Champion Infrastructure-as-Code practices , ensuring consistency, repeatability, and operational efficiency across all environments. Drive innovation in tooling and automation to reduce manual effort, improve reliability, and enhance engineering velocity. Must Have Technical Expertise 10+ years of experience in database administration or engineering. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field. Strong hands-on experience with MySQL , including performance tuning, replication, HA, schema design, and troubleshooting. Familiarity with MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch in production environments. Proficiency with AWS database stack (Aurora, RDS, ElastiCache, OpenSearch, KMS, IAM). Experience with GCP CloudSQL/Mongo Atlas/Elastic Cloud is a strong plus. Solid understanding of Linux, networking, containers, and cloud architecture . Strong scripting/ automation skills (Python, Shell, Terraform is a plus). Leadership & Ownership Proven ability to build and lead a DBA or data infrastructure team. Strong ownership mindset — able to driving design, policy, and governance. Excellent communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams (Ops, Infra, Security, Dev,Data, QA). Strong awareness of data privacy, security, and cross-border compliance considerations. Nice to Have Experience in high-traffic industries (OTA, e-commerce, FinTech, gaming). Familiarity with microservices, service mesh, or multi-region database architectures. Experience working in a fast-growing, multi-location engineering organization. Experience participating in data governance or data compliance projects is a strong plus. Why Join Us Build the DBA team and define company-wide database standards. Direct influence on global architecture powering millions of users around the world. Work with modern cloud-native stacks (AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform) and drive the transformation of AI. Opportunity to be a key technical leader. Klook is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire talented and p…