Database Administrator ID99042

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

WHY JOIN US

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Database Administrator to manage, secure, and tune high-availability production databases, working closely with engineering teams. This is a hands-on DBA role focused on database administration, performance, security, and reliability—not Data Engineering.

The mandatory requirements are 3–4 years of hands-on DBA experience, Microsoft SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL, PowerShell or Python, Terraform, Confluent Kafka, AWS RDS and Aurora, performance tuning, high availability and disaster recovery, and an upper-intermediate English level.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- Maintain high availability of production database systems and keep them performing well.

- Plan for and carry out disaster recovery, ensuring zero data loss in case of disaster.

- Keep database systems secure, including access control, and adhere to security protocols.

- Analyze and tune database performance, and diagnose difficult performance issues.

- Work closely with engineers on system design, performance tuning and technical support.

- Operate hands-on in an extremely technical environment, administering the data systems that support the website.

- Stay composed under pressure and navigate extremely stressful situations.

MUST HAVES

- Mid-level with 3 to 4 years of hands-on experience in the skills listed below.

- Experience with both Microsoft SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL; candidates may be stronger in either one.

- 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), such as administration and troubleshooting.

- Extensive experience with performance analysis and tuning.

- Experience working closely with engineering teams, including requirements gathering, design reviews and delivering work on tight deadlines.

- Experience administering high-function, high-availability production systems.

- Experience performing disaster recoveries.

- Adept at diagnosing difficult performance issues.

- Upper-intermediate English level.

NICE TO HAVES

- Experience building Kafka connectors and topics.

- Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB.

- Experience with Snowflake.

- Experience with other relational databases such as MySQL.

- Advanced Kafka experience, including KSQL and Flink.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

- Professional growth: Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.

- Competitive compensation: USD-based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.

- Exciting projects: Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies.

- Flextime: Flexible schedule with remote and office options.