Database Administrator Position Available In Miami-Dade, Florida

Database Administrator (P790)

About Us:

As a Senior Database Administrator at Kenility, you’ll join a tight-knit family of creative developers, engineers, and designers who strive to develop and deliver the highest quality products into the market.

Technical Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
Over 5 years of hands-on experience as a Database Administrator (DBA), with proven expertise in YugabyteDB or PostgreSQL.
Deep understanding of PostgreSQL internals, including architecture, storage, and execution processes.
Practical experience with AWS services such as RDS, EKS, and ECS, as well as designing base infrastructure for scalable database deployments.
Solid experience implementing load balancing, failover, and disaster recovery strategies to ensure high availability and data resilience.
Strong skills in SQL performance tuning, including indexing, query optimization, and execution plan analysis.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) is a plus.
Exposure to NoSQL technologies, especially Cassandra or other distributed database systems, is considered an asset.
Certifications in YugabyteDB, PostgreSQL, or AWS.
Experience working in high-traffic, mission-critical production environments, with an emphasis on stability and scalability.
Minimum B2 (Upper-Intermediate) or C1 (Proficient) level in English.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Lead the scoping, planning, and hands-on delivery of technical database projects in close collaboration with customers.
Deploy, configure, and administer YugabyteDB clusters and PostgreSQL environments within AWS infrastructure.
Execute database migrations from Oracle and other RDBMS platforms to YugabyteDB or PostgreSQL, ensuring data integrity and minimal downtime.
Provide expert guidance on performance tuning, including monitoring, query optimization, and system diagnostics.
Design and maintain high availability architectures, incorporating disaster recovery and fault-tolerant configurations.
Implement advanced data distribution strategies such as replication, sharding, and partitioning to support horizontal scalability.
Identify and resolve database issues, conduct root cause analysis, and prevent recurrence of incidents.
Work closely with application developers to enhance SQL efficiency and refine data models and schemas.
Automate routine operations and infrastructure provisioning using tools like CloudFormation, Terraform, and shell scripting.
Oversee database backup procedures, recovery operations, and version upgrades for both YugabyteDB and PostgreSQL instances.
Enforce security best practices, including data encryption, secure access controls, and compliance with standards.
Continuously track updates and evolving capabilities within YugabyteDB and PostgreSQL ecosystems.
Contribute to team growth through mentoring and knowledge sharing, fostering best practices and continuous improvement.

Soft Skills:

Responsibility
Proactivity
Flexibility
Great communication skills