Database Administrator

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***Looking for Immediate joiners***

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Database Administrator with strong DB2 (UDB) expertise and working knowledge of PostgreSQL, to manage, optimize, and support database environments across on-premise and cloud (GCP/AWS) infrastructure. The role involves database administration, performance tuning, backup/recovery, and supporting cloud migration/modernization initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and maintain DB2 (UDB) database environments — installation, configuration, upgrades, and patching
• Manage PostgreSQL databases including performance tuning, replication, and backup/recovery
• Support database migration and modernization projects from DB2 to PostgreSQL/cloud-native platforms
• Implement and manage database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
• Monitor database performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize queries/indexes
• Manage database security, user access, and compliance requirements
• Work with cloud-hosted database services on GCP or AWS (Cloud SQL, RDS, Aurora, or equivalent)
• Collaborate with application, infra, and DevOps teams on database capacity planning and deployments
• Maintain documentation for database architecture, configurations, and runbooks

Required Skills

• 5–9 years of hands-on DBA experience with strong DB2 UDB expertise
• Working experience with PostgreSQL administration
• Cloud database experience on GCP or AWS (any one mandatory, both preferred)
• Strong skills in performance tuning, backup/recovery, and high availability setups
• Experience with SQL, database security, and access management
• Good understanding of database migration methodologies

Good to Have

• IBM DB2 certification
• AWS/GCP Database Specialty certification
• Exposure to automation/scripting (Shell, Python) for DBA tasks
• Experience with mainframe DB2 (z/OS) environments

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