Database Administrator - Remote & Flexible Hours

AgileEngine, LLC.; Perímetro Urbano Barranquilla; Hybrid; COP 292,047,000 - 421,845,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive USD-based compensation

Exciting projects with top clients

Flextime: remote and office options

Job summary

AgileEngine, LLC. is seeking a Database Administrator in Barranquilla to manage production databases, focusing on performance, security, and reliability.

You will work closely with engineering teams on system design and tuning, ensuring high availability and zero data loss in disaster scenarios. The role requires 3–4 years of hands-on DBA experience with Microsoft SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL, plus Terraform and Kafka (Confluent Kafka).

Qualifications

• 3–4 years hands-on DBA experience.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL.
• AWS experience, RDS and Aurora.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high availability of production database systems and ensure performance.
• Plan for disaster recovery with zero data loss in case of disaster.
• Keep databases secure, with proper access controls and security protocols.
• Analyze and tune database performance; diagnose issues.
• Collaborate with engineers on system design, tuning, and support.
• Hands-on administration in a highly technical environment.

Skills

SQL Server

Aurora PostgreSQL

PowerShell

Python

Terraform

Kafka (Confluent Kafka)

AWS RDS/Aurora

Performance tuning

High availability / DR

English (upper-intermediate)

Tools

SQL Server

Aurora PostgreSQL

PowerShell

Python

Terraform

Confluent Kafka

AWS

Job description

AgileEngine, LLC. is seeking a Database Administrator in Barranquilla to manage production databases, focusing on performance, security, and reliability.

You will work closely with engineering teams on system design and tuning, ensuring high availability and zero data loss in disaster scenarios. The role requires 3–4 years of hands-on DBA experience with Microsoft SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL, plus Terraform and Kafka (Confluent Kafka).