Senior DBA: SQL Server & Aurora PostgreSQL | AWS, Kafka

BairesDev; Ciudad de Mendoza; Hybrid; ARS 43,117,000 - 77,610,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive USD-based pay

Exciting projects

Flextime: remote & office options

Job summary

AgileEngine is seeking a Database Administrator to manage, secure, and tune high-availability production databases. You will work closely with engineering teams to ensure uptime, performance, and data integrity across SQL Server, Aurora PostgreSQL, and Confluent Kafka.

We expect 3–4 years of hands-on DBA experience, strong AWS RDS/Aurora familiarity, and upper-intermediate English. The role offers flexibility with remote/office options and involvement in cutting-edge projects for top brands.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of hands-on DBA experience with the listed databases.
• Experience with MS SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL.
• Experience with AWS, especially RDS and Aurora.
• Programming in PowerShell or Python.
• Experience with IaC tools, such as Terraform.
• Kafka administration and troubleshooting.
• Experience in high-availability production environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high availability of production database systems and ensure performance.
• Plan and execute disaster recovery with zero data loss.
• Secure databases, manage access control, and follow security protocols.
• Analyze and tune database performance and diagnose issues.
• Collaborate with engineers on design, tuning, and support.
• Hands-on administration of data systems supporting websites.
• Stay composed under pressure in demanding situations.

Skills

MS SQL Server

Aurora PostgreSQL

AWS RDS

PowerShell

Python

Terraform

Kafka

Performance tuning

Engineering collaboration

High availability systems

Job description

AgileEngine is seeking a Database Administrator to manage, secure, and tune high-availability production databases. You will work closely with engineering teams to ensure uptime, performance, and data integrity across SQL Server, Aurora PostgreSQL, and Confluent Kafka.

We expect 3–4 years of hands-on DBA experience, strong AWS RDS/Aurora familiarity, and upper-intermediate English. The role offers flexibility with remote/office options and involvement in cutting-edge projects for top brands.