Senior Database Administrator - Latin America - Andela

Deskripsi

Senior DBA (AWS/Azure) [LATAM]

Andela

Location Requirement: LATAM

About Andela

Andela exists to connect brilliance and opportunity. Since 2014, we have been dedicated to breaking down global barriers and accelerating the future of work for both technologists and organizations around the world. For technologists, Andela offers competitive long-term career opportunities with leading organizations, access to a global community of professionals, and educational opportunities with leading technology providers.

At Andela, we're deeply passionate about creating long-lasting and transformative growth opportunities for all - and doing it in an E.P.I.C. way We're excited to continue building our remote-first team with incredible people like you. After applying for this role, you will join our Andela Community of brilliant technologists by passing a technical screening and live interview. As a community member, you'll have access to many exclusive technologist roles. Join Andela today to access this opportunity and more in our global marketplace

Our roles are typically filled at lightning speed, so if you're considering applying, get your application in quickly

Andela´s Benefits:

-- 100% payment in USD.

This is a fully remote opportunity for one of our esteemed clients.

About the role

This is an exciting time as we modernize our operations—moving from manual tasks to automation, AI, and one-click CI/CD pipelines. We're seeking talented professionals who excel in traditional database administration while embracing innovation and modernization.

This position is ideal for someone passionate about maintaining high-quality database environments while driving modernization. You will support operational work, manage CI/CD pipelines, implement automation, and ensure robust QA processes. Beyond technical expertise, we value strong communication and consultative skills to collaborate effectively with developers, architects, and application owners.

We are looking for individuals who take ownership of the operational state—someone who takes it personally when an environment they manage isn't performing well and acts quickly to restore stability and optimize performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, optimize, and maintain database systems with a focus on performance, security, and scalability.
• Collaborate with application developers and solution architects to ensure optimal database and application performance.
• Troubleshoot complex database issues promptly and accurately.
• Maintain disaster recovery procedures for high availability and rapid recovery.
• Deploy databases in compliance with GBS standards and business requirements.
• Monitor and resolve performance and capacity issues.
• Manage database maintenance tasks and meet ticket SLA expectations.
• Stay current with emerging database technologies and assess their applicability.
• Work across OLTP and OLAP environments.
• Document, test, and implement database updates.
• Provide proactive performance and stability reports.
• Participate in migrations and upgrades, including on-prem to cloud transitions.
• Occasionally work outside regular business hours for projects or engineering needs.
• Perform routine and on-demand database maintenance tasks, including patching, upgrades, and backups
• Participate in an on-call support rotation to provide 24/7 support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Azure and AWS foundational certifications are required.
• 8–10+ years of DBA experience with expert-level skills in at least one major platform (SQL Server preferred; multi-platform experience a plus: MySQL, Oracle, Postgres, CosmosDB, MongoDB, MariaDB).
• Expert Oracle and SQL server database. Must be comfortable with advanced performance tuning.
• Deep understanding of performance tuning, indexing, and integrated security.
• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.
• Experienced to review and optimize existing code.
• Able to redesign index's.
• Familiarity with backup/recovery tools, Active Directory, and Windows Server.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation, and cloud database environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Soft Skills

• Self-motivated, proactive, and adaptable in a fast-changing environment.
• Team-oriented, collaborative, and committed to shared success.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Continuous learner with a passion for new technologies.
• Possess an ownership mentality and are passionate about what they do, taking pride in delivering excellence.
• Demonstrates operational excellence and promptly addresses system issues.

Required skills

Database Administration yrs)

Oracle Database yrs)

MySQL yrs)

AWS (Amazon Web Services yrs)

Azure (Microsoft Azure yrs)

Must-Haves: DBA, AWS and Azure, MySQL,Oracle, Postgres, CosmoDB, MongoDB or MariaDB.

Mandatory: Certification in AWS and Azure

Main job time zone: EST

Time zone overlap requirements: Availability for EST

Location Requirements: LATAM

Offer

Estimated Duration: 6-month-term contractor position (Renewable)

Full-time dedication (40 hours/week)

At Andela, we know our strengths lie in our diverse community whose talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and orientations we take pride in. Andela is committed to nurturing a work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Everyone has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices. Andela provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to factors including but not limited to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy (including breastfeeding), genetic information, HIV/AIDS or any other medical status, family or parental status, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This commitment applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Our policies expressly prohibit any form of harassment and/or discrimination, as stated above.

Andela is home for all. Come as you are.