Senior DBA
- Accepting Applications Closed
- US Company | Large (251-500 employees)
- LATAM (100% remote)
- 5+ years
- Short-term (40h)
- SaaS Tools
- Full Remote
Required skills
- MSSQL
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
- PostgreSQL
- SQL
- Amazon Relational Database Service
- AWS
Requirements
Must-haves
- 5+ years of software development experience in database administration
- Experience with SQL Server administration in cloud environments (MSSQL, AWS EC2)
- Experience with PostgreSQL
- Experience with managed and serverless database services (RDS, Aurora)
- Proficiency with advanced SQL development and performance optimization
- Ability to design, debug, and tune complex queries, stored procedures, and views
- Deep knowledge of database maintenance practices including indexing strategies, backup validation, and patching
- Ability to monitor database systems and implement continuous performance improvement initiatives
- Strong communication skills in both spoken and written English
Nice-to-haves
- Startup experience
- Proficiency with AI-assisted development and automation tools (Cursor, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Codex)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
What you will work on
- This is a full-time role (40 hours/week) for a 6-month contract
- Lead database administration activities focused on SQL Server environments running on AWS EC2
- Optimize database health, performance, and scalability across production systems
- Diagnose and resolve performance issues using SQL Server logs, extended events, and execution plans
- Configure and maintain high availability and disaster recovery setups (AlwaysOn, backups, restores)
- Tune database and instance-level settings including memory management, MaxDOP, and resource usage
- Manage and optimize cloud-based database workloads to ensure high availability and reliability
- Work with both managed and serverless database deployments when applicable
- Contribute to sprint planning and delivery workflows using Linear
- Manage database code changes (DDL, DML, scripts) through GitHub using feature branches and pull requests
Interested in this job?
We're still accepting applications for this position
Apply now
Get matched with the best remote opportunities from today's top US companies
Find great opportunities
Earn more compensation for your hard work
Access exclusive benefits like healthcare, English classes, and more
1-1 individualized training to succeed in the international job market