Database SME – Senior Infrastructure Lead

Who are we looking for?

A Senior Database SME having 10-12+ years of experience working as database technical SPOC for BAU operations. Candidate should have handled and have strong experience in managing large/complex database systems for a enterprise client.

Technical Skills:

• 10-12 years of experience in database administration, overseeing the performance, security, and scalability of large, complex database systems.
• Expertise in managing and optimizing various databases such as MS-SQL, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.
• Extensive experience in troubleshooting, resolving, and preventing complex database performance, security, and operational issues.
• Strong knowledge in architecting, implementing, and managing robust backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies to ensure business continuity.
• Expertise in advanced performance tuning, query optimization, and database resource management for large-scale systems.
• In-depth experience in applying patches, updates, and configuration changes, ensuring minimal downtime and maintaining database stability.
• Strong command of database security practices, including encryption, auditing, user access control, and regulatory compliance.
• Proven ability to manage and optimize database capacity planning, ensuring high performance and cost efficiency.
• Extensive experience in implementing and managing high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions for critical systems.
• Leads and oversees database migrations, upgrades, and consolidations, ensuring smooth transitions with minimal impact on business operations.
• Proactively monitors and analyzes database logs, identifying issues, trends, and opportunities for optimization.
• Develops and implements automation processes for routine database maintenance and operational tasks.
• Provides leadership and expert guidance in troubleshooting complex database issues, guiding junior and senior team members.
• Ensures alignment with industry best practices, compliance standards, and organizational database management policies.
• Leads database audits and ensures adherence to data protection and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Mentors and trains database engineers, sharing expert knowledge and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Process Skills:

• Strong knowledge on ITIL and worked on incident/change/problem on regular basis.
• Strong database skills in assisting juniors in troubleshooting the DB related issues.

Expert knowledge on Critical incident management and SLA management.

Behavioral Skills:

• Effective interpersonal, team building and communication skills
• Able to thrive in rapid environment and adopt new technology Fastly.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree preferably in Computer Science or Information Systems and /or equivalent formal training or work experience.
• 10-12+ years of relevant experience in Database Infrastructure.
• Must have a Database certification (Either on MS SQL (or) SQL Server (or) Oracle)