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#140315 - Database Administrator

Location
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.
Region
United States, Latin America, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile
Type
Contract
Salary
Not listed
Posted
6 Nov 2026
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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