Senior Application Database Administrator

Location: Heredia, Heredia, cr

Company Description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.

Job Description

The Senior Application Database Administrator will contribute in design and manage cloud-based databases that support business-critical applications. You will partner with application developers, DevOps engineers, and platform teams to ensure databases are secure, scalable, reliable, and cost-effective. You will combine deep database expertise with a cloud-native mindset, helping guide modernization efforts, improve performance, and establish best practices across the organization. You will report to the Director of Software Engineering.

Qualifications

• 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 managing 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.
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Responsibilities

• Lead the design, administration, and optimization of cloud-based application databases to ensure performance and reliability.
• Partner with engineering and platform teams to develop scalable, secure, and resilient database solutions that support our needs.
• Provide guidance on database architecture, schema design, performance tuning, and cloud-native best practices.
• Manage database automation projects, including infrastructure-as-code, deployment processes, monitoring, and operational efficiency.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term improvements to prevent recurrence.
• Establish and promote database standards, backup and recovery strategies, security controls, and operational best practices.

Additional Information

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's people first, inclusive and purpose driven culture is multi award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2025 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 26 countries to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why. Experian is also proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.