Remote DBA Lead: SQL Server, PostgreSQL & Kafka

Connections Education Llc; Buenos Aires; Hybrid; ARS 108,178,000 - 169,994,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive compensation

Exciting projects

Flextime

Job summary

AgileEngine is seeking a Database Administrator to manage, secure, and tune high-availability production databases, collaborating closely with engineering teams.

The role requires 3–4 years of hands-on DBA experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Aurora PostgreSQL, and Confluent Kafka, plus AWS RDS/Aurora, and upper-intermediate English. You will ensure security, disaster recovery, and performance in a highly technical environment.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years hands-on DBA experience required.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL; strong in either.
• AWS experience with RDS and Aurora.
• Scripting with PowerShell or Python.
• Infra as Code tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with Confluent Kafka administration and troubleshooting.
• High-availability production systems administration.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high availability of production DB systems and ensure performance.
• Plan and execute disaster recovery with zero data loss.
• Ensure database security and access controls.
• Analyze and tune performance and diagnose issues.
• Collaborate with engineering on design, tuning, and support.
• Hands-on operation in a technical environment managing data systems.
• Stay composed under pressure in stressful situations.

Skills

3–4 years hands-on DBA experience

PowerShell

Python

Kafka (Confluent Kafka)

AWS RDS & Aurora

Microsoft SQL Server

Aurora PostgreSQL

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

English (upper-intermediate)

Tools

SQL Server

Aurora PostgreSQL

Confluent Kafka

Job description

AgileEngine is seeking a Database Administrator to manage, secure, and tune high-availability production databases, collaborating closely with engineering teams.

The role requires 3–4 years of hands-on DBA experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Aurora PostgreSQL, and Confluent Kafka, plus AWS RDS/Aurora, and upper-intermediate English. You will ensure security, disaster recovery, and performance in a highly technical environment.