Job Title: Senior Database Administrator – SQL Server, Snowflake & Azure
Location: Colombia - Fully Remote
Type of Contract: Full-Time
Salary Range: Market Rates
Language Requirements: Above Average English
We are seeking a skilled Senior Database Administrator with strong experience in SQL Server, Snowflake, and Azure cloud environments to join our growing Infrastructure team. You will play a key role in database administration, platform stability, and performance optimization across large-scale enterprise systems. Your work will directly impact system reliability, scalability, and overall data platform performance.
Key Responsibilities
Administer, maintain, and optimize SQL Server environments across production and non-production systems in Azure
Monitor and improve database performance through query tuning, execution plan analysis, indexing strategies, and troubleshooting locks, blocking, and wait statistics
Manage backup and restore processes, replication, high availability, and disaster recovery configurations
Administer and optimize Snowflake environments, including warehouse sizing, access controls, roles, permissions, and platform performance
Support integrations with Azure services, external stages, blob storage, and automation workflows related to database operations
Collaborate with Infrastructure, DevOps, and Data teams on deployments, migrations, incident response, and continuous platform improvements
Contribute to database administration best practices, documentation, and governance standards
Must-Have Qualifications
7+ years of experience in database administration and database performance optimization
Strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft SQL Server, including administration, tuning, replication, backup and recovery, and HA/DR
Strong experience with Snowflake administration, architecture, and performance tuning
Hands-on experience working with Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure
Proven ability to troubleshoot complex database issues in large-scale or high-volume environments
Strong understanding of concurrency, transactions, indexing, and database reliability best practices
Above Average English communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical teams
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting enterprise or retail platforms with high transaction volumes
Background in database modernization, migration, or cloud transformation initiatives
Familiarity with scripting or automation using PowerShell or Python
Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
Nearshore Business Solutions is a nearshore staffing and business solutions provider that specializes in connecting Latin American remote talent with U.S.-based companies. The company operates with a distributed team structure focused on serving clients across multiple industries, including freight and transportation operations. They maintain a people-first company culture emphasizing collaboration and joyful work environments. Nearshore Business Solutions facilitates remote work relationships between their talent and client organizations, enabling companies to scale their teams with skilled professionals in accounting, backend engineering, and other technical disciplines.
