#140315 - Database Administrator

We are seeking a hands-on Database Administrator for a remote contract engagement supporting high-availability operational database systems behind a large, high-traffic website. The role focuses on database reliability, security, disaster recovery, performance analysis, and close partnership with engineering teams. Enterprise experience strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain high availability and strong performance across production database systems.

• Plan, test, and carry out disaster recovery procedures with a zero-data-loss objective.

• Maintain database security, access controls, and adherence to security protocols.

• Analyze and tune database performance and diagnose difficult production performance issues.

• Work closely with engineers on requirements gathering, system design, design reviews, performance tuning, and technical support.

• Administer operational data systems in a highly technical production environment.

• Deliver reliable work under tight deadlines and remain composed during high-pressure incidents.

Must-Have Skills

• Approximately 3 to 4 years of hands-on database administration experience.

• Experience with both Microsoft SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL; deeper expertise in either platform is acceptable.

• Hands-on AWS experience, particularly Amazon RDS and Amazon 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 database performance analysis and tuning.

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

• Experience planning or performing disaster recovery.

• Strong ability to diagnose difficult database performance issues.

• Experience working closely with engineering teams through requirements gathering, design reviews, technical support, and deadline-driven delivery.

• Experience with database access control and security practices.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• 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.

Required Tools & Platforms

• Microsoft SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL.

- AWS, Amazon RDS, and Amazon Aurora.

- PowerShell or Python.

• Terraform or comparable Infrastructure as Code tooling.

- Confluent Kafka.

Location, Time & Engagement

• Candidates must be based in an eligible Latin American country.

• Central Time working hours are preferred.

• Remote contract engagement, 40 hours per week.

• Expected engagement through March 31, 2027; start date to be agreed.

- One opening is available.

• This is not currently a contract-to-hire opportunity.

• Before client submission, viable candidates must complete the Amazon WorkSpaces Health connectivity test and provide a screenshot showing good connectivity to an AWS WorkSpace region.

Originally posted on Himalayas