we are looking for a skilled database administrator (dba) with strong experience in sql server, snowflake, and azure to manage and optimize critical production environments. The idóneo candidate will have hands-on expertise in performance tuning, troubleshooting, and supporting large-scale database systems in a fast-paced environment.

key responsibilities:

- 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 glassdoor website.
- stay composed under pressure and navigate extremely stressful situations.

must-have skills:

- 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.
- fluent english at a conversational level (b2+)

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.

scope of work:

- database administrators manage, secure and optimize the organization's operational database systems so that data remains accurate, accessible and protected, supporting the data systems behind the glassdoor website.
- core duties include maintaining high availability, disaster recovery, performance tuning, access control and system security.
- the role works closely with engineers on system design, performance tuning and technical support.
- expected outcomes are high database availability and performance, zero data loss in case of disaster, and adherence to security protocols.
- this is not a data engineering role. Candidates whose primary experience is with reporting software (such as tableau) or workflow and processing technologies (such as airflow or spark) are not a fit.

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📌 Database administrator (México)
🏢 CTC
📍 México