Remote Principal SQL DBA: Scale & Performance Leadership

FullStack Labs, Inc.; Salta; Hybrid; ARS 137,157,000 - 198,116,000; Full time

Job summary

FullStack is seeking a Principal SQL Database Administrator to join client teams remotely across Latin America. You will administer Microsoft SQL Server environments at scale, across 1,000+ databases, and drive performance optimization with proactive tuning.

This role requires 8+ years of DBA experience, a four-year degree, and advanced English. You’ll work with Agile teams and coordinate overlapping Canadian business hours as needed, delivering reliable database health and governance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional Database Administration experience.
• Advanced English is required.
• Four-year college degree is required.
• Experience administering Microsoft SQL Server at significant scale (1,000+ databases).
• Deep expertise in SQL Server administration within Windows-hosted environments.
• Strong experience with SQL Server performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Advanced knowledge of SQL Server indexing strategies and index optimization.
• Strong experience analyzing execution plans, waits, blocking, locking, and other performance indicators.
• Proven ability to identify and resolve database performance bottlenecks proactively.
• Strong understanding of DBA maintenance and health management.
• Establishing database administration standards and best practices in evolving environments.
• Root-cause analysis of production database issues.
• Consultative mindset to challenge ineffective approaches.
• Ability to operate at scale across many databases with attention to operational detail.
• Ownership mentality for health and performance of large environments.
• Overlap with Canadian business hours (Vancouver/Toronto).
• Agile/Scrum experience.
• Experience with large, complex systems.
• Extreme ownership over work.

Responsibilities

• Join our talent network and work with U.S. clients on projects as Principal SQL DBA.
• Integrate into client teams and collaborate daily with designers and engineers.
• Provide proactive database performance improvements and issue resolution.

Skills

SQL Server Admin

Windows Server

Performance Tuning

Query Analysis

Indexing

Troubleshooting

Agile / Scrum

English (Advanced)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Job description

FullStack is seeking a Principal SQL Database Administrator to join client teams remotely across Latin America. You will administer Microsoft SQL Server environments at scale, across 1,000+ databases, and drive performance optimization with proactive tuning.

This role requires 8+ years of DBA experience, a four-year degree, and advanced English. You’ll work with Agile teams and coordinate overlapping Canadian business hours as needed, delivering reliable database health and governance.