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Database Administrator

Kochi · Bangalore · TrivandrumFull-time4+ years

Administer, optimize, and secure enterprise database environments supporting critical applications, analytics, and integration platforms.

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Key responsibilities

  • Install, configure, patch, and maintain database servers, clusters, and high-availability architectures.
  • Monitor performance, capacity, and reliability; tune SQL, indexes, queries, and database configurations.
  • Implement backup, recovery, disaster-recovery, and business-continuity strategies for database systems.
  • Enforce security controls, access management, auditing, encryption, and compliance standards.
  • Support application teams with schema design, migrations, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
  • Maintain documentation, runbooks, operational procedures, and change-management practices.

Required experience

  • 4+ years of hands-on experience as a DBA with Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL in enterprise environments.
  • Strong knowledge of database architecture, performance tuning, backup/recovery, and high availability.
  • Experience with monitoring tools, alerting, scripting, and automation for database operations.
  • Solid understanding of security, access control, auditing, and compliance requirements for databases.
  • Good communication skills and ability to work with application, infrastructure, and business teams.

Preferred experience

  • Experience with cloud database services (RDS, Aurora, Azure SQL, Cloud SQL) and managed database platforms.
  • Experience with Oracle RAC, Data Guard, Always On, replication, or advanced HA/DR technologies.
  • Relevant database certifications and experience with large-scale enterprise data environments.