About this role
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
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Maintain high availability of production database systems and keep them performing well.
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Plan for and carry out disaster recovery, ensuring zero data loss in case of disaster.
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Keep database systems secure, including access control, and adhere to security protocols.
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Analyze and tune database performance, and diagnose difficult performance issues.
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Work closely with engineers on system design, performance tuning and technical support.
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Operate hands-on in an extremely technical environment, administering the data systems that support the website.
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Stay composed under pressure and navigate extremely stressful situations.
MUST HAVES
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Mid-level with 3 to 4 years of hands-on experience in the skills listed below.
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Experience with both Microsoft SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL; candidates may be stronger in either one.
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Experience with AWS, particularly RDS and Aurora.
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Programming experience with PowerShell or Python.
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Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, such as Terraform.
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Experience with Kafka (Confluent Kafka), such as administration and troubleshooting.
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Extensive experience with performance analysis and tuning.
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Experience working closely with engineering teams, including requirements gathering, design reviews and delivering work on tight deadlines.
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Experience administering high-function, high-availability production systems.
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Experience performing disaster recoveries.
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Adept at diagnosing difficult performance issues.
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Upper-intermediate English level.
NICE TO HAVES
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Experience building Kafka connectors and topics.
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Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB.
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Experience with Snowflake.
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Experience with other relational databases such as MySQL.
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Advanced Kafka experience, including KSQL and Flink.
PERKS AND BENEFITS
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Professional growth: Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
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Competitive compensation: USD-based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.
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Exciting projects: Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies.
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Flextime: Flexible schedule with remote and office options.