Data Platform System Administrator

About the role

Inkomoko is looking for a highly skilled Data Platform System Administrator to manage, optimise and evolve its internal information management systems. The role spans relational, NoSQL, OLAP and vector databases, supporting data reliability, secure architectures, event‑driven pipelines and AI‑powered workflows.

Key responsibilities

• Administer and optimise relational databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Manage vector databases (pgvector, Milvus, Pinecone) for embedding‑based search.
• Administer data‑warehouse and OLAP platforms like ClickHouse to support hybrid analytical workloads.
• Maintain NoSQL systems including MongoDB, Elasticsearch and Redis.
• Ensure proper indexing, normalization and data modelling across all storage solutions.
• Perform backups, recovery testing, schema maintenance and performance tuning.
• Operate multiple database paradigms simultaneously (polyglot persistence).
• Write and maintain infrastructure‑as‑code using Terraform best practices.

Required profile

• Forward‑thinking and detail‑oriented with a strong focus on data quality and security.
• Proven experience managing diverse database technologies in production environments.
• Ability to design scalable, secure data ecosystems that power analytics, operations and AI workflows.
• Comfort working in a fast‑moving, mission‑driven organisation.

Required skills

• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• pgvector
• Milvus
• Pinecone
• ClickHouse
• MongoDB
• Elasticsearch
• Redis
• Terraform