WHY JOIN US

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Database Administrator to manage, secure, and tune high-availability production databases, working closely with engineering teams. This is a hands‑on DBA role focused on database administration, performance, security, and reliability—not Data Engineering.

The mandatory requirements are 3–4 years of hands‑on DBA experience, Microsoft SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL, PowerShell or Python, Terraform, Confluent Kafka, AWS RDS and Aurora, performance tuning, high availability and disaster recovery, and an upper‑intermediate English level.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- Maintain high availability of production database systems and keep them performing well.
- Plan for and carry out disaster recovery, ensuring zero data loss in case of disaster.
- Keep database systems secure, including access control, and adhere to security protocols.
- Analyze and tune database performance, and diagnose difficult performance issues.
- Work closely with engineers on system design, performance tuning and technical support.
- Operate hands‑on in an extremely technical environment, administering the data systems that support the website.
- Stay composed under pressure and navigate extremely stressful situations.

MUST HAVES

- Mid‑level with 3 to 4 years of hands‑on experience in the skills listed below.
- Experience with both Microsoft SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL; candidates may be stronger in either one.
- Experience with AWS, particularly RDS and Aurora.
- Programming experience with PowerShell or Python.




- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, such as Terraform.
- Experience with Kafka (Confluent Kafka), such as administration and troubleshooting.
- Extensive experience with performance analysis and tuning.
- Experience working closely with engineering teams, including requirements gathering, design reviews and delivering work on tight deadlines.
- Experience administering high‑function, high‑availability production systems.
- Experience performing disaster recoveries.
- Adroit at diagnosing difficult performance issues.
- Upper‑intermediate English level.

NICE TO HAVES

- Experience building Kafka connectors and topics.
- Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB.
- Experience with Snowflake.
- Experience with other relational databases such as MySQL.
- Advanced Kafka experience, including KSQL and Flink.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

- Professional growth: Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
- Competitive compensation: USD‑based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.
- Exciting projects: Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies.
- Flextime: Flexible schedule with remote and office options.

Requirements

Mid‑level with 3 to 4 years of hands‑on experience in the skills listed below.



Experience with both Microsoft SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL; candidates may be stronger in either one. Experience with AWS, particularly RDS and Aurora. Programming experience with PowerShell or Python. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, such as Terraform. Experience with Kafka (Confluent Kafka), such as administration and troubleshooting. Extensive experience with performance analysis and tuning. Experience working closely with engineering teams, including requirements gathering, design reviews and delivering work on tight deadlines. Experience administering high‑function, high‑availability production systems. Experience performing disaster recoveries.

Location: Cordoba, Argentina
Contract: Full time
Job ID: R14751

About Us

Proofpoint is a integral leader in human‑and agent‑centric cybersecurity. We protect how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. Over 80 of the Fortune 100, 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint to stop threats, prevent data loss, and build resilience across their people and AI workflows. Our mission is simple: safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.

How We Work

At Proofpoint you'll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values:

- Bold in how we dream and innovate
- Responsive to feedback, challenges and opportunities
- Accountable for results and best in class outcomes<

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