Database Administrator

The Recon Group•Miami, FL

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About The Position

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Database Administrator (DBA) with 5+ years of hands-on experience managing mission-critical databases in dynamic environments. You will play a key role in ensuring database performance, availability, security, and scalability. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in both relational and non-relational databases, strong analytical skills, and a proactive mindset toward automation, monitoring, and optimization. You should bring a can-do attitude, great communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively in a global team environment. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the teammate occupying this position. The selected candidate may perform other related duties assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the business.

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on DBA experience in production environments
Strong proficiency in SQL and performance tuning
Experience with at least two major database platforms (e.g., PostgreSQL + MySQL or SQL Server + MongoDB)
Knowledge of data warehousing or big data tools (e.g., Redshift, Snowflake, Hadoop)
Experience with backup, restore, and recovery models and tools
Familiarity with database monitoring tools and observability stacks
Understanding of high availability, replication, and disaster recovery architectures
Hands-on experience with cloud database services (AWS RDS or Aurora, GCP Cloud SQL, or Azure SQL)
Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell)
Solid understanding of database security, encryption, and access control models
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Proven experience working in a global or distributed team
Self-starter mindset with a positive, can-do attitude

Nice To Haves

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
Familiarity with containerization (e.g., Docker) and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
Certifications such as AWS Certified Database Specialty or Microsoft Certified DBA

Responsibilities

Administer, maintain, and optimize production and development database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, etc.)
Ensure high availability and disaster recovery readiness using replication, backups, clustering, and failover strategies
Design and implement database schemas, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and performance tuning
Monitor database performance and proactively identify issues before they impact production
Manage access controls, roles, and encryption in line with security best practices and compliance standards
Work closely with DevOps, Engineering, and Application teams to support CI/CD and automate database provisioning and deployments
Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for database-related issues
Maintain documentation, including runbooks, architecture diagrams, and backup or recovery procedures
Communicate clearly and effectively with cross-functional teams across multiple time zones

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