Remote LATAM DBA - SQL Server & PostgreSQL

ELITEBRAIN; Ciudad de México; Remote; MXN 1,026,000 - 2,052,000; Full time

Job summary

ELITEBRAIN is seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to support and optimize mission-critical database infrastructure in a high-availability production environment. This is a 100% remote, full-time contract opportunity for LATAM professionals, requiring availability during U.S. Central Time business hours.

Initial contract duration is 6 months. Responsibilities include administering, securing, monitoring, and optimizing production databases with Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon Aurora

Qualifications

• Hands-on DBA with production experience in high-availability environments.
• Strong knowledge of SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL.
• AWS services including RDS/Aurora; IaC with Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and optimize production database environments.
• Ensure high availability, security, and performance of mission-critical systems.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize queries.
• Manage AWS database infrastructure (RDS, Aurora).
• Implement database automation using Python/PowerShell and Terraform IaC.
• Support Confluent Kafka environments and data streaming.
• Develop and execute disaster recovery procedures.

Skills

Troubleshooting

High availability

Security practices

Engineering collaboration

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL

AWS RDS

Terraform

Python

PowerShell

Confluent Kafka

Job description

ELITEBRAIN is seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to support and optimize mission-critical database infrastructure in a high-availability production environment. This is a 100% remote, full-time contract opportunity for LATAM professionals, requiring availability during U.S. Central Time business hours.

Initial contract duration is 6 months. Responsibilities include administering, securing, monitoring, and optimizing production databases with Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon Aurora