The Role
Manage, secure, tune, and support highly available production databases. Responsibilities include disaster recovery planning, performance analysis, access control, troubleshooting, and collaboration with engineering teams on system design and technical support. The role requires Microsoft SQL Server, Aurora PostgreSQL, AWS RDS and Aurora, Kafka, scripting, infrastructure-as-code, and hands-on administration of production data systems.
Summary Generated by Built In
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.
The mandatory requirements are experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Aurora PostgreSQL, and Confluent Kafka, 3–4 years of hands-on DBA experience, AWS RDS and Aurora, 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.
Skills Required
- 3 to 4 years of hands-on database administration experience
- Experience with Microsoft SQL Server
- Experience with Aurora PostgreSQL
- Experience with AWS, particularly Amazon RDS and Aurora
- Programming experience with PowerShell or Python
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform
- Experience administering and troubleshooting Confluent Kafka
- Extensive experience with performance analysis and tuning
- Experience working with engineering teams on requirements gathering, design reviews, and tight deadlines
- Experience administering highly functional, highly available production systems
- Experience performing disaster recoveries
- Ability to diagnose difficult performance issues
- Upper-intermediate English level
- 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
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The Company
What We Do
AgileEngine is a privately held company established in 2010 that builds dedicated teams of designers and developers. We turn good ideas into awesome software that people actually want to use. Some of the biggest names and the hottest startups around the world chose us to build their tech.
