Job Description

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 - 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.