CI&T
[Job - 27404] Senior Database Platform Engineer, Colombia
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Job Description
- Req#: 6c1c39ce-1c3f-4bfc-806c-656f9230531d
- 7+ years of hands-on experience as a Microsoft SQL Server DBA, including senior or lead-level responsibilities.
- Proven experience managing both on-prem and cloud-based SQL Server environments (Azure/AWS preferred).
- Deep expertise in Microsoft SQL Server 2016+ and Azure SQL ecosystem.
- Proficient in T-SQL, SSIS, SSRS, and PowerShell scripting.
- Skilled in monitoring tools (e.g., Redgate, SolarWinds, SQL Sentry).
- Familiar with infrastructure automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
- Strong knowledge of indexing, partitioning, query tuning, and performance monitoring.
- Exposure to DevOps tools and methodologies preferred.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving aptitude.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Capable of working independently and collaboratively across multiple time zones
- Leadership mindset with the ability to drive initiatives and influence without authority.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate or equivalent.
- Experience with Azure Data Factory, Synapse, or AWS RDS is a plus.
- Familiarity with agile and DevOps practices.
- Database Engineering & Management:
- Design, maintain, and optimize relational database structures to support application and reporting needs.
- Design, install, configure, and manage enterprise Microsoft SQL Server databases and Azure SQL services.
- Architect and implement high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), and replication solutions.
- Automate routine DBA tasks via PowerShell, T-SQL, and DevOps pipelines.
- Performance Optimization:
- Perform advanced performance tuning, query optimization, indexing strategies, and capacity planning.
- Analyse SQL execution plans and resolve complex database bottlenecks.
- Security & Compliance:
- Enforce database security policies, including encryption, role-based access, and auditing.
- Ensure compliance with GDPR, ISO27001, and other regulatory frameworks.
- Backup & Recovery:
- Define and test robust backup/recovery strategies and recovery time objectives (RTO/RPO).
- Lead recovery efforts during critical incidents.
- Collaboration & Support:
- Act as SME for database architecture in projects and technical design reviews.
- Partner with DevOps and development teams to align database design with CI/CD practices.
- Documentation & Standards:
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for systems, processes, and standards.
- Drive database best practices
We are tech transformation specialists, uniting human expertise with AI to create scalable tech solutions.
With over 8,000 CI&Ters around the world, we’ve built partnerships with more than 1,000 clients during our 30 years of history. Artificial Intelligence is our reality.
Objective:
Be an integral part of the Application Managed Services team, collaborating closely with application developers, infrastructure engineers, business analysts, and IT leadership to architect, maintain, and optimize mission-critical database solutions. The role plays a strategic part in modernizing and evolving the database landscape across the EMEA region.
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Our benefits include:
- Premium Healthcare
- Meal voucher
- Maternity and Parental leaves
- Mobile services subsidy
- Sick pay-Life insurance
- CI&T University
- Colombian Holidays
- Paid Vacations
And many others.
Collaboration is our superpower, diversity unites us, and excellence is our standard.
We value diverse identities and life experiences, fostering a diverse, inclusive, and safe work environment. We encourage applications from diverse and underrepresented groups to our job positions.
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CI&T is an information technology and software engineering company.
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