Senior Database Administrator

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled  Senior Database Administrator  to oversee, manage, and optimize our database infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in database architecture, performance tuning, backup & recovery, high availability, and security best practices across multiple database platforms.

Key Responsibilities
Database Administration :
Install / Setup, configure, and maintain production, staging, and development databases (e.g., Postgre

SQL, MySQL, and Mongo

DB).
Performance Optimization :
Monitor, analyze, and tune database performance to ensure high availability and minimal downtime.
Backup & Recovery :
Implement and manage backup strategies, disaster recovery plans, and replication solutions.
Security & Compliance :
Ensure database security, user access controls, encryption, and compliance with industry regulations
High Availability :
Configure and maintain clustering, failover, and replication for mission-critical systems.
Data Migrations :
Plan and execute schema changes, upgrades, and database migrations with minimal impact.
Monitoring & Automation :
Develop monitoring dashboards, alerts, and automated maintenance scripts.
Collaboration :
Partner with developers to optimize queries, schema design, and indexing strategies.
Documentation :
Maintain accurate and up-to-date database documentation, procedures, and change logs.
PII Tagging  :
Tag attributes in PII and non PII for every attribute added in the database.
ETL Management:  Expert in bin log setup and sync for Data warehouse  ETL.
Cost Management:  Optimization of cost for databases.

Required

Skills & Qualifications
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
4+ years of experience as a DBA in production environments.
Strong proficiency in  MySQL RDS and Mongo Db.
Advanced skills in  SQL query optimization, indexing, and execution plan analysis .
Hands-on experience with  replication, clustering, and high availability configurations .
Proficiency in  backup/recovery tools and disaster recovery planning like Percona .
Strong understanding of  database security, encryption, and access control .
Strong understanding with cloud database services (AWS RDS).

Experience with monitoring tools like  Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, or equivalent will be plus .
Scripting experience (Shell, Python, or similar) for automation   will be a plus .

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with  RDS MYSQL ,  No

SQL databases  (Mongo

DB,).
Proven track record of handling high-pressure production incidents.
Scripting experience (Shell, Python, or similar) for automation

Experience with Monitoring tools.