Senior Application Database Administrator (Cloud)

Location: Hybrid, Heredia, Costa Rica

Company

hirify.global is a global data and technology company serving markets including financial services, healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, and insurance, with 25,200 employees across 32 countries.

What you will do

• Lead the design, administration, and optimization of cloud-based application databases.
• Partner with application developers, DevOps engineers, platform teams, and engineering teams to build scalable, secure, and resilient database solutions.
• Provide guidance on database architecture, schema design, SQL performance tuning, and cloud-native best practices.
• Manage database automation, infrastructure-as-code, deployment processes, monitoring, and operational efficiency.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term improvements.
• Establish database standards, backup and recovery strategies, security controls, and operational practices.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in database administration, application database support, or related technical roles.
• Expertise with enterprise relational database platforms and advanced SQL performance tuning.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native database services such as Amazon Web Services RDS, Aurora Postgres, Cloud SQL, or similar technologies.
• Experience supporting high-availability production environments, including replication, disaster recovery, and performance optimization.
• Knowledge of modern application architectures, including microservices, cloud-native platforms, or distributed systems.
• Experience mentoring team members and contributing to technical discussions, standards, and database-related projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time hybrid position in Heredia, Costa Rica.
• People-first, inclusive, and purpose-driven culture.
• Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
• Workplace accommodations are available for disabilities or special needs.