Cloud Database Administrator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Peru.

📋 Description

• Design, deploy, and manage database systems within the Azure cloud environment.

• Investigate, implement, and sustain cloud automation and orchestration solutions.

• Identify and resolve performance issues (indexing, query optimization, partitioning, data modeling).

• Enhance database deployments for Azure storage, networking, and security settings.

• Create and maintain monitoring dashboards and alerts using tools like Prometheus and Grafana.

• Automate schema migrations, backups, and cluster maintenance through CI/CD pipelines.

• Lead root-cause investigations for database incidents and oversee remediation efforts.

• Assess and implement strategies for scalability and future growth.

• Manage backup and restore strategies across SQL Server and Cassandra databases.

• Apply patches and upgrades to systems; participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation as required.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in SQL Server and Azure SQL administration, performance tuning, and architecture.

• 3–5+ years of practical experience with Cassandra (data modeling, cluster management, troubleshooting).

• Proficient in Azure operations: Azure SQL, VM-based SQL Server, Cassandra clusters, storage configuration, RBAC, and Key Vault.

• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud-native deployment methodologies.

• Experience in supporting high-traffic, customer-facing SaaS applications.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work opportunity.

• 13 floating holidays.

• 15 vacation days per completed year.

• Positive working environment.