Country Colombia
Job Type Full time
Job Description
AgileEngine is an Inc. **** 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.
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
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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
: Adaptable schedule with remote and office options.
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📌 Database Administrator Id99042 (Bogotá)
🏢 Agileengine
📍 Bogotá