Database Administrator

Techunting; Ciudad de Mendoza; On-site; ARS 60,345,000 - 94,828,000; Full time

Job summary

Techunting is seeking a SeniorDatabase Administrator to lead the performance, security, and availability of our enterprise database environments powering tax compliance SaaS across global customers. You will act as a hands-on technical leader, mentor junior DBAs, and drive best practices with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes performance tuning, high-availability setups, patching, upgrades, and disaster recovery testing, with weekly in-person office presence (Condesa, CDMX) and

Qualifications

• Formal education or equivalent hands-on experience in database systems.
• Hands-on experience managing production database environments and resolving performance issues.
• Strong proficiency with SQL Server environments and deep understanding of database internals.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for critical database technologies and lead incident resolution.
• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and tune queries for throughput.
• Collaborate with engineers to review query designs and schema changes for efficiency.

Skills

SQL Server

Performance tuning

Incident handling

High availability

Mentoring

English fluency

Education

CS/IS degree

Tools

SQL Server

AI tooling

Monitoring tools

Job description

We manage and scale the database infrastructure that powers tax compliance for more than 100,000 customers across 100+ countries. As a Senior Database Administrator, you'll be a hands-on technical leader responsible for the performance, security, and availability of our enterprise database environments, keeping mission-critical SaaS applications running at their best.

More specifically, you will:

• Serve as a subject matter expert for critical database technologies, leading resolution of complex incidents and performance issues across SQL Server environments.
• Proactively monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement tuning solutions to optimize query response times and system throughput.
• Collaborate with software engineers and tech leads to review query designs and schema changes, ensuring efficiency and scalability prior to deployment.
• Lead the implementation of patches, upgrades, and migrations with minimal downtime, including backup/recovery strategies, high-availability setups, and disaster recovery testing.
• Mentor and support junior DBAs and application teams, driving adoption of database best practices across the organization.
• Leverage AI-assisted tooling and automation to streamline monitoring, root cause analysis, and operational workflows.
• Communicate database health, maintenance status, and potential risks clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Strong foundational knowledge in database systems, acquired through formal education or equivalent hands-on experience.
• You have hands-on experience managing production database environments, resolving performance issues, and implementing tuning solutions.
• with deep expertise in performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Strong proficiency with SQL Server environments, with a deep understanding of database internals.
• Fluent English, written and verbal.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Product and Technology teams and guide peers to adopt best practices.
• Comfort working with AI tools to improve productivity and operational efficiency.
• Availability to attend the office once a week (Condesa, CDMX).
• Due to client contractual obligations, the successful candidate will be asked to clear a background check upon hire.