Senior Database Administrator
Location:
Guadalajara, Mexico
Seniority:
Senior
Technologies:
BigData, Data, System Administration

Our client is a leading consumer genetics and research company committed to helping people access, understand, and benefit from the human genome. With the world’s largest crowdsourced platform for genetic research, they are dedicated to innovation and improving accessibility.

This team will be working on a number of Marketing projects, handling multiple databases across Accounting, Supply Chain, Analytics, and other business units. The role requires expertise in database administration, performance tuning, and cloud-based infrastructure management.

  • Administer and maintain PostgreSQL and other DBMS platforms in a production environment.

  • Design, build, and manage AWS RDS for MySQL and PostgreSQL;

  • Oversee Redshift data warehousing services, ensuring optimal performance and scalability;

  • Implement database backup, restoration, and disaster recovery planning and execution;

  • Monitor and optimize DB performance, query execution, and indexing strategies;

  • Manage infrastructure as code for database deployment and scaling;

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate and adopt new tools and conventions like Quicksight, Glue, and Athena;

  • Participate in an on-call rotation during business hours to support mission-critical database operations.

  • 10+ years of experience in database administration in a production environment;

  • Strong expertise in PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Redshift;

  • Hands-on experience with AWS services (RDS, Redshift, EC2, S3, Glue, Athena, etc.);

  • Proficiency in database tuning, query optimization, and performance troubleshooting;

  • Experience with database security, access control, and compliance best practices;

  • Strong knowledge of backup and recovery strategies;

  • Experience with at least one major scripting language;

  • Exposure to Athena, Glue, and Redshift Spectrum is a plus.

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  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation for database deployments;

  • Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.).

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