Middle Database Administrator (SQL, Cloud, AWS)

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São Paulo, BRA
In-Office
Mid level
Mobile • Software
The Role
Administer and optimize mission-critical SQL Server database environments, ensuring availability, performance, security, integrity, backup, recovery, and disaster resilience. Responsibilities include performance tuning, capacity planning, troubleshooting, database migrations to AWS, automation, monitoring, documentation, incident response, and collaboration with development, infrastructure, cloud, security, and architecture teams.
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Why Join Exadel

We’re an AI-first global tech company with 25+ years of engineering leadership, 2,000+ team members, and 500+ active projects powering Fortune 500 clients, including HBO, Microsoft, Google, and Starbucks.

From AI platforms to digital transformation, we partner with enterprise leaders to build what’s next.
What powers it all? Our people are ambitious, collaborative, and constantly evolving.

About the Client

A major Brazilian financial institution specializing in investment banking, wealth management, and corporate lending. The customer develops secure digital banking platforms and financial solutions to serve a diverse global client base.

What You’ll Do
  • Administer, support, and optimize critical database environments, with a primary focus on SQL Server
  • Maintain database availability, performance, security, integrity, and resilience
  • Monitor database health, performance, capacity, and resource utilization
  • Perform performance tuning and optimize SQL queries, indexes, execution plans, and database structures
  • Conduct capacity planning and recommend improvements based on projected growth and business demand
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex database, application, and infrastructure issues
  • Implement and manage backup, restore, replication, contingency, and recovery strategies
  • Support Disaster Recovery planning, testing, and execution
  • Participate in database migration and modernization projects, particularly within AWS environments
  • Support the evolution of database architectures, administration standards, and technical best practices
  • Collaborate with Development, Infrastructure, Cloud, Security, and Architecture teams
  • Support development teams with SQL query optimization and physical data modeling
  • Identify opportunities to automate recurring database-administration activities
  • Improve operational efficiency through automation, monitoring, and standardized procedures
  • Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and recovery runbooks
  • Participate in incident response and problem-management activities for critical environments
What You Bring
  • Middle-level experience in database administration
  • Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft SQL Server
  • Experience supporting critical, large-scale, or mission-critical database environments
  • Experience working within banking or financial-services environments
  • Strong knowledge of high availability, database security, performance optimization, and Disaster Recovery
  • Experience working with cloud and hybrid environments, preferably AWS
  • Hands-on experience with backup, restore, replication, contingency, and environment-recovery processes
  • Strong SQL troubleshooting and performance-tuning skills
  • Experience optimizing queries, indexes, execution plans, and database structures
  • Understanding of capacity planning, monitoring, and database-health management
  • Knowledge of infrastructure, operating systems, storage, and networking
  • Experience supporting database migrations or modernization initiatives
  • Ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • Analytical, proactive, collaborative, and solution-oriented mindset
Nice to have
  • Experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySQL
  • Knowledge of NoSQL databases
  • Experience with Python, PowerShell, or other automation and scripting technologies
  • Microsoft, AWS, or comparable technical certifications
  • Experience working with Infrastructure as Code or automated cloud-provisioning tools
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies
English level

Advanced

Work Type: Hybrid 

Location: São Paulo, Brazil

Legal & Hiring Information
  • Exadel is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion across minority, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, and more
  • Reasonable accommodations are available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions
  • Please note: this job description is not exhaustive. Duties and responsibilities may evolve based on business needs
  • Compensation details are shared with candidates at the early stage of the recruitment process.
  • The offer is not binding until a signed contract is in place.
Your Benefits at Exadel

Exadel benefits vary by location and contract type. Your recruiter will fill you in on the details.

  • International projects
  • In-office, hybrid, or remote flexibility
  • Medical healthcare
  • Recognition program
  • Ongoing learning & reimbursement 
  • Well-being program
  • Team events & local benefits 
  • Sports compensation 
  • Referral bonuses 
  • Top-tier equipment provision
Exadel Culture

We lead with trust, respect, and purpose. We believe in open dialogue, creative freedom, and mentorship that helps you grow, lead, and make a real difference. Ours is a culture where ideas are challenged, voices are heard, and your impact matters.

Skills Required

  • Middle-level experience in database administration
  • Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft SQL Server
  • Experience supporting critical, large-scale, or mission-critical database environments
  • Experience working within banking or financial-services environments
  • Knowledge of high availability, database security, performance optimization, and disaster recovery
  • Experience with cloud and hybrid environments, preferably AWS
  • Hands-on experience with backup, restore, replication, contingency, and environment-recovery processes
  • Strong SQL troubleshooting and performance-tuning skills
  • Experience optimizing queries, indexes, execution plans, and database structures
  • Understanding of capacity planning, monitoring, and database-health management
  • Knowledge of infrastructure, operating systems, storage, and networking
  • Experience supporting database migrations or modernization initiatives
  • Ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • Advanced English proficiency
  • Experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySQL
  • Knowledge of NoSQL databases
  • Experience with Python, PowerShell, or other automation and scripting technologies
  • Microsoft, AWS, or comparable technical certifications
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code or automated cloud-provisioning tools
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies

Exadel Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Exadel and has not been reviewed or approved by Exadel.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation — Base pay is viewed as fair and market-competitive, with salaries delivered reliably and on time. Payroll stability and dependable processes are repeatedly emphasized as strengths.
  • Healthcare Strength — Offerings include medical healthcare and localized insurance that are presented as solid core benefits. Mentions of PTO and, in some cases, retirement contributions reinforce the benefits foundation.
  • Flexible Benefits — Remote and hybrid work options feature prominently as part of the package. Learning reimbursements and lifestyle perks such as well-being initiatives and sports support add adaptable elements to the offering.

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The Company
HQ: Walnut Creek, CA
1,549 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

For more than 20 years, Exadel has been delivering Digital Transformation services, enterprise and custom software solutions for Fortune 500 clients, including HPE, Deloitte, Home Depot and McKesson. With 20+ locations and delivery centers across the US and Europe, Exadel solves the most complex engineering problems using Agile methodologies, offering a scalable and skilled mix of multi-shore resources at the industry's most competitive price. Exadel’s digital transformation solutions and services help chart new strategies that are built upon creative thinking, cutting-edge design, and technical innovation, designed for the growing digital landscape of business. Enterprise Services - Digital Transformation Experts - Developing mission-critical software and mobile applications - Advising companies on how best to leverage open source technology - Helping companies plan and implement migrations to better technology stacks - Providing QA, automation, and testing services for application development - Supporting and maintaining applications and systems for companies - Providing on-line training and mentoring to companies - Assisting companies in evaluating their current enterprise software architecture and planning for improvements or new systems.

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