Remote SQL Server DBA - High Availability & Performance

Atmosera; Buenos Aires; Remote; ARS 108,178,000 - 154,540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive compensation

Exciting projects

Flextime: remote and office options

Job summary

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

The role requires 3–4 years of hands-on DBA experience, expertise in SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL, PowerShell or Python, Terraform, Confluent Kafka, AWS RDS/Aurora, performance tuning, high availability, disaster

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

SQL Server

Aurora PostgreSQL

PowerShell

Python

Kafka

Performance tuning

Security protocols

Upper-intermediate English

Tools

Terraform

Confluent Kafka

Job description

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

The role requires 3–4 years of hands-on DBA experience, expertise in SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL, PowerShell or Python, Terraform, Confluent Kafka, AWS RDS/Aurora, performance tuning, high availability, disaster