Database Administrator Team Lead Americas & APAC

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Connecting clients to markets and talent to opportunity.

With 4300 employees and over 400000 retail and institutional clients from more than 80 offices spread across five continents were a Fortune-100 Nasdaq-listed provider connecting clients to the global markets focusing on innovation human connection and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.

At StoneX we offer you the opportunity to be part of an institutional-grade financial services network that connects companies organizations and investors to the global markets ecosystem. As a team member youll benefit from our unique blend of digital platforms comprehensive clearing and execution services personalized high-touch support and deep industry expertise. Elevate your career with us and make a significant impact in the world of global finance.

Corporate: Engage in a deep variety of business-critical activities that keep our company running efficiently. From strategic marketing and financial management to human resources and operational oversight youll have the opportunity to optimize processes and implement game-changing policies.

Job Purpose: To lead and develop StoneXs global Database Administration team while driving the adoption of modern database platforms automation DevOps practices and AI-enabled operational capabilities.

The successful candidate will oversee the delivery reliability security and strategic direction of StoneXs database estate with a particular focus on Microsoft SQL Server PostgreSQL cloud technologies and database automation.

This role combines technical leadership people management and strategic planning to ensure the database platform continues to support the firms growth innovation and regulatory requirements.

Primary duties will include:

• Partner with the EMEA/APAC Team Lead to lead mentor and develop the US Database Administration team ensuring operational excellence technical growth and successful delivery of strategic initiatives. Manage workload prioritization project delivery operational support and on-call activities.
• Drive the strategic adoption and expansion of Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server across the organization.
• Partner with Architecture Engineering Security Infrastructure and Development teams to deliver scalable database solutions.
• Develop and maintain database standards governance and operational best practices.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes through scripting Infrastructure-as-Code and self-service capabilities.
• Promote the use of AI-assisted operational tooling to improve efficiency monitoring troubleshooting and knowledge management.
• Lead database modernization initiatives cloud adoption migrations and platform upgrades.
• Ensure high availability disaster recovery security compliance and operational excellence across database platforms.
• Provide technical leadership during major incidents and critical projects.
• Contribute to database roadmap planning and technology strategy.

To Land this role you will need:

Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience administering Microsoft SQL Server in enterprise environments.
• Good working knowledge of PostgreSQL administration performance tuning backup/recovery and high availability technologies.
• Experience supporting highly available mission-critical database environments.
• Experience with Azure cloud platform.
• Strong scripting and automation experience using PowerShell Python Bash or similar technologies.
• Experience implementing database monitoring observability and operational tooling.
• Knowledge of database backup disaster recovery replication and security best practices.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code technologies such as Terraform Ansible or similar platforms.

Leadership Skills

• Proven experience leading mentoring or managing technical teams.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing workloads and deliver multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams.
• Ability to influence technical direction and drive organizational change.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive PostgreSQL experience including architecture and enterprise-scale deployments.
• Experience leading database platform modernization initiatives.
• Experience with DevOps methodologies and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience integrating AI tools into operational workflows automation monitoring or support processes.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Financial services or highly regulated industry experience.
• Knowledge of Oracle/MongoDB Atlas or other NoSQL database technologies.

What Will Make You Stand Out

• A track record of building and developing high-performing technical teams.
• Experience establishing database engineering and automation standards.
• Demonstrated success implementing Infrastructure-as-Code and self-service database platforms.
• Experience leveraging AI technologies to improve operational efficiency and team productivity.
• Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on technical leadership.
• Strong understanding of modern database ecosystems across SQL Server PostgreSQL cloud and automation technologies.

Certifications (Preferred)

• Microsoft Azure Certifications (AZ-104 AZ-305 or equivalent)
• PostgreSQL Certifications
• Terraform Associate Certification
• Microsoft SQL Server certifications

Work environment:

• FTE type of contract
• Office located in São Paulo
• Hybrid model (4 days/week in the office 1 day/week remote)

Benefits:

• Medical and life insurance
• Public Transportation Voucher
• Meal and food allowances
• TotalPass or Gympass

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