Production SQL DBA – SQL Server, Aurora, AWS, Kafka

Atomic Hr; Buenos Aires; Hybrid; ARS 139,086,000 - 200,903,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive pay

Exciting projects

Flextime

Job summary

AgileEngine is seeking a Database Administrator to manage, secure, and tune high-availability production databases, collaborating with engineering teams. This hands-on role focuses on database administration, performance, security, and reliability—not Data Engineering.

The ideal candidate has 3–4 years of DBA experience, expertise in SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL, and strong skills in PowerShell or Python, Terraform, Confluent Kafka, and AWS RDS/Aurora with performance tuning and DR

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of hands-on DBA experience.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL.
• Experience with AWS, especially RDS and Aurora.
• Programming experience with PowerShell or Python.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with Kafka (Confluent Kafka) and administration/troubleshooting.
• Extensive experience with performance analysis and tuning.
• Upper-intermediate English level.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high availability of production database systems and keep them performing well.
• Plan for and carry out disaster recovery, ensuring zero data loss in case of disaster.
• Keep database systems secure, including access control, and adhere to security protocols.
• Analyze and tune database performance, and diagnose difficult performance issues.
• Work closely with engineers on system design, performance tuning and technical support.
• Operate hands-on in an extremely technical environment, administering the data systems that support the website.
• Stay composed under pressure and navigate extremely stressful situations.

Skills

DBA experience

MS SQL Server

Aurora PostgreSQL

PowerShell or Python

Terraform

Confluent Kafka

AWS RDS/Aurora

Performance tuning

High availability & DR

English (upper-intermediate)

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Aurora PostgreSQL

AWS RDS

Aurora

Terraform

Confluent Kafka

PowerShell

Python

Job description

AgileEngine is seeking a Database Administrator to manage, secure, and tune high-availability production databases, collaborating with engineering teams. This hands-on role focuses on database administration, performance, security, and reliability—not Data Engineering.

The ideal candidate has 3–4 years of DBA experience, expertise in SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL, and strong skills in PowerShell or Python, Terraform, Confluent Kafka, and AWS RDS/Aurora with performance tuning and DR