Database Administrator

**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-
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Key Responsibilities**- ** Production Database Operations**-
- Operate and optimize databases across **MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch** on AWS/GCP.
- Conduct performance tuning, slow query analysis, schema/index review, and diagnostics.
- Support incident response, troubleshoot complex issues, and drive root cause analysis.**
High Availability & Disaster Recovery**-
- Maintain multi-AZ and multi-region HA/DR strategies.
- Perform regular backup validation, restore testing, and failover drills. Assist in designing region-level resiliency (e.g., AWS SG
- JP).**
Automation & Tooling (Including AI)**-
- Build automation for provisioning, schema changes, performance diagnostics, and maintenance (Python/Shell/Terraform etc).
- Use AI/LLM-driven tools to enhance DB automation and operational intelligence, **including but not limited to**:

- (a) Automated slow query & anomaly analysis- (b) AI-generated performance tuning recommendations- (c) AI-assisted schema & index review reports- (d) AI-based anomaly detection for traffic, capacity, and workload patterns- (e) Auto-generated runbooks and RCA drafts to accelerate troubleshooting- (f) Collaborate with SRE/Platform to integrate DB workflows into internal AI Ops/Agent frameworks-
Database Risk Governance**-
- Identify operational, capacity, performance, and security risks across databases.
- Ensure backup integrity, replication health, and data consistency across regions.
- Implement **AI-based early warning systems** for performance degradation, storage growth, unusual queries.
- Enforce least-privilege access and monitor for anomalous DB behavior.**
Collaboration & Best Practice Adoption**-
- Document, promote, and enforce database engineering best practices across global teams.
- Drive developer education on schema design, query patterns, and performance-aware engineering.
- Produce and maintain runbooks, standards, and auto-generated best-practice reports.

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Must Have**- ** Technical Skills**- 3 - 7 years DBA/Database Engineering experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Strong MySQL experience (performance tuning, replication, schema design, diagnostics).
- Proficiency with at least one of: MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch.
- Experience with AWS DB stack (Aurora/ RDS, ElastiCache, OpenSearch.
- Understanding of IaC (Terraform is a plus).
- AI/Automation Mindset.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted operations: LLM-based analysis, AI anomaly detection.
- Desire to leverage AI to accelerate root cause analysis.
- Ability to identify opportunities to convert manual DBA tasks into automation or AI workflows.

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Soft Skills**- A strong awareness of data security, privacy protection, and responsible data handling practices.
- Strong ownership and accountability.
- Excellent communication.
- Structured, risk-aware, detail-oriented working style.

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Nice to Have**- Experience with AI-ops tools.
- Experience with CloudSQL/Mongo Atlas/TSDB/Vector DB.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, service mesh, distributed systems.
- Experience in high-traffic industries (OTA, E-Commerce, FinTech).
- Experience participating in data governance or data compliance projects is a strong plus.

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Why Join Us**- Join and shape the foundational DBA team.
- Work with large-scale, real-time cloud database systems on AWS/GCP.
- Drive AI-powered database automation and next-generation AI Ops.
- High visibility role supporting millions of global users.- _
Klook is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire talented and passionate people of all backgrounds. We believe that a joyful workplace is an inclusive workplace, one where employees from all walks of life have an equal opportunity to thrive. We’re dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive culture where everyone belongs._-
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Klook does not accept unsolicited resumes from any temporary staffing agency, placement service or professional