Senior Database Reliability Engineer

Senior Database Reliability Engineer

Desired Experience Range:

Location of Requirement:

Must Have:

• Experience in managing relational databases (enterprise and open-source), Snowflake, MongoDB / PostgreSQL, MySQL,Oracle DB.

• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Git & Jenkins.

• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and hybrid architectures.
• Deep experience with automation, configuration management, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot, tune, and optimise complex database workloads.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying technical concepts to both technical and executive stakeholders.
• Expertise in multiple programming/scripting languages (Python, Go, Ruby, Java, Node).

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, manage, and optimize enterprise and open-source relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB), cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, and NoSQL databases like MongoDB.
• Lead performance tuning, high-availability, and disaster recovery strategies across hybrid environments.
• Automate provisioning, scaling, backups, and routine operations using infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible, Chef).
• Troubleshoot complex system and database issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term solutions.
• Collaborate with application developers, cloud architects, and DevOps teams to deploy reliable and scalable systems.
• Mentor junior engineers, provide technical guidance, and contribute to knowledge sharing through documentation and system diagrams.
• Participate in CI/CD pipelines to integrate database changes with automated testing and deployment.
• Implement monitoring, observability, and logging strategies to proactively detect and resolve issues.
• Create detailed system diagrams, performance analyses, and architecture documentation for leadership review.