Senior DBA: SQL Server, PostgreSQL & AWS (Remote)

Find Bandit; Ciudad de Mendoza; Hybrid; ARS 139,086,000 - 185,448,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive compensation

Exciting projects

Flextime

Job summary

AgileEngine is seeking a Database Administrator to manage high-availability production databases, working closely with engineering teams to ensure security, performance, and reliability. The role requires 3–4 years of hands-on DBA experience with Microsoft SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL, plus AWS RDS/Aurora and Confluent Kafka.

The ideal candidate will have PowerShell or Python scripting skills, Terraform IaC experience, and a strong handle on performance tuning and security practices.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of hands-on DBA experience.
• Experience with both Microsoft SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL, with strength in either.
• Experience with AWS, particularly RDS and Aurora.
• Programming experience with PowerShell or Python.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with Kafka (Confluent Kafka) and administration.
• Extensive experience with performance analysis and tuning.
• Experience working with engineering teams, including requirements gathering and design reviews.
• Experience administering high-function, high-availability production systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high availability of production database systems and ensure performance.
• Plan and execute disaster recovery with zero data loss.
• Keep databases secure with access control and security protocols.
• Analyze and tune database performance and diagnose issues.
• Collaborate with engineers on system design and performance tuning.
• Operate hands-on in a technical environment supporting data systems.
• Stay composed under pressure in stressful situations.

Skills

MS SQL Server

Aurora PostgreSQL

Confluent Kafka

AWS RDS/Aurora

PowerShell

Python

Terraform

High availability

Security/compliance

Tools

Kafka (Confluent Kafka)

Terraform

Job description

AgileEngine is seeking a Database Administrator to manage high-availability production databases, working closely with engineering teams to ensure security, performance, and reliability. The role requires 3–4 years of hands-on DBA experience with Microsoft SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL, plus AWS RDS/Aurora and Confluent Kafka.

The ideal candidate will have PowerShell or Python scripting skills, Terraform IaC experience, and a strong handle on performance tuning and security practices.