Senior Database Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Database Engineer to join our technology team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in SQL development, PostgreSQL administration, and Python scripting to support data-intensive applications. The role requires designing and optimizing databases, building data pipelines, and ensuring seamless migration of customer data into new product hosted on AWS cloud.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize

  PostgreSQL databases

  for scalability, security, and performance.
• Develop and maintain

  complex SQL queries, procedures, views, and triggers

  to support application requirements.
• Write

  Python or sql scripts

  for database automation, ETL processes, and data validation.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and DevOps teams to define database strategies and data models.
• Support

  data migration activities

  , including mapping, transformation, and validation of legacy data to new portals/products.
• Ensure

  high availability, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery strategies

  for database environments.
• Monitor and tune performance using database metrics, indexing strategies, and query optimization.
• Deploy and manage databases in

  AWS environments

  (postgres, S3, etc.).
• Ensure compliance with

  security, privacy, and regulatory standards

  in handling sensitive data.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.

• 3 to 8 years

  of professional experience as a Database Engineer/Administrator/Developer.
• Strong knowledge of

  SQL (PostgreSQL preferred)

  with proven ability to optimize queries and schema design.
• Hands-on experience with

  Python

  for database scripting and automation.
• Good understanding of

  data modeling, normalization, and relational database design principles

  .
• Experience in

  performance tuning

  (indexes, partitions, query optimization).
• Exposure to

  AWS database services

  (RDS for PostgreSQL, EC2, S3, IAM, and VPC.).

Nice to Have

• Experience in

  data migration projects

  , especially migrating existing customers to new portals/products.
• Familiarity with

  ETL tools and frameworks

  (e.g., Airflow, AWS Glue, dbt).
• Understanding of

  NoSQL databases

  (MongoDB, DynamoDB) as a complement to relational systems.
• Knowledge of

  DevOps practices

  for CI/CD integration of database changes.
• Experience with database monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.

*Apply directly on our ATS portal for timely response: https://www.careers-page.com/veersa-technologies/job/X95433VR/apply*