Senior Application Database Administrator (SQL Server)
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Experian · Heredia, Costa RicaPrepare for this interview
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Responsibilities
- Lead the design, performance, and reliability of cloud-based, application-facing databases
- Partner with engineering teams to build scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient database solutions
- Guide best practices for database design, schema changes, and performance tuning
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, leading root cause analysis when needed
- Implement standards, guardrails, and automation to improve database operations
- Mentor team members and support knowledge sharing across engineering and database communities
- 7+ years of experience working with application databases or in DBA roles, including cloud environments
- Strong expertise in at least one relational database platform (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server)
- Hands-on experience with cloud-managed database services and modern architectures
- Advanced skills in SQL performance tuning and troubleshooting
- Experience supporting production systems and making sound technical decisions independently
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work across diverse teams
- Our benefits include: Medical, life and dental insurance, Asociacion Solidarista, International Share Save Plan, Flex Work/Work from home, Paid time off, Annual Performance Bonus, Education Reimbursement, Family Bonding, Bereavement Leave, Referral Program, and more.
- This is a fully remote job opportunity. #LI-Remote
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The Senior Application Database Administrator plays a key role in designing, supporting, and improving cloud-based databases that power modern applications. This person partners closely with engineering, DevOps, and platform teams to ensure databases are reliable, scalable, secure, and optimized for performance. This is a hands-on role with strong technical leadership, where you will guide best practices and help teams build solutions that work well in cloud environments while supporting business-critical applications. You will report to the Software Development Agile Developer.
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