Database Administrator Team Lead - Americas & APAC
Overview
This role can be located in Sao Paulo (Brazil) or Bogota (Colombia)
Please submit CV in English
Connecting clients to markets - and talent to opportunity.
With 4,300 employees and over 400,000 retail and institutional clients from more than 80 offices spread across five continents, we’re 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 market’s ecosystem. As a team member, you'll 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, you’ll have the opportunity to optimize processes and implement game-changing policies.
Responsibilities
Job Purpose: To lead and develop StoneX's 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 StoneX's 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 firm's 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.
Qualifications
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 location in São Paulo - Rua Joaquim Floriano - Rua Joaquim Floriano 413 SAO PAULO, São Paulo 04534-011 Brazil
- Office location in Bogota - Avenida Carrera 9A - Avenida Carrera 9A # 115-06/30 Edificio Torre Tierrafirme Bogotá, 110111 Colombia
- Hybrid model (4 days/week in the office, 1 day/week remote)
Benefits:
- Medical and life insurance
- Public Transportation Voucher
- Meal and food allowances