Database Architect

Genpact; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site facility

Job summary

Genpact is seeking a senior Database SRE to lead reliability and performance across Oracle, PostgreSQL, Mongo, and SQL databases. The role focuses on platform ownership, automation, and cloud-native database practices in collaboration with security, architecture, and application teams.

You will guide a team of Lead and Senior DB SREs, drive incident response, capacity planning, and ensure SLAs/SLOs while shaping the database platform strategy for on‑prem and cloud deployments.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Oracle databases and other RDBMS systems.
• Hands-on knowledge of PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL, and cloud databases.
• Strong experience with HA/DR architectures and performance tuning.
• Proven track record in database migrations to cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead Database SRE teams and mentor Lead/Senior DBSErs.
• Own availability, reliability SLAs/SLOs and incident response.
• Drive automation-first approaches and reliable by design practices.
• Define platform strategy, standards, and roadmaps for databases.
• Oversee cloud migrations and secure cloud-native database platforms.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

SRE leadership

Automation

Database technologies

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MySQL

NoSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Engineering

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Bachelor in Information Technology

Masters in Software Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Job description

For immediate response, Kindly share resume to [e-mail] with Sub of "Database SRE" along with notice period.

Job Description :

Design and architect cloud infrastructure solutions • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and identify business objectives • Ensure security, scalability, and performance of cloud solutions • Implement and maintain cloud services and applications • Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.

Role Overview

Database SRE is responsible for leading and scaling the Database Operations and Engineering under Site Reliability Engineering function, ensuring the reliability, security, performance, and availability of enterprise database platforms supporting critical business services.

This role combines technical leadership, people management, and platform ownership, driving the adoption of SRE principles, automation, and cloud‑native database practices across both commercial and open‑source database technologies. The Manager Database SRE sets the strategic vision for database reliability and operational excellence, while partnering closely with application, cloud, security, and architecture teams.

The role has a main focus on Oracle, Postgres, Mongo and SQL databases, with growing responsibility for open‑source and cloud‑native databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL platforms.

Leadership & People Management

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Lead and Senior Database SREs, encouraging a high‑performance and innovating culture.

Set clear goals, expectations, and career development plans for team members.

Promote SRE standard processes, accountability, and continuous improvement across the team.

Act as a critical issue contact for sophisticated operational and organisational challenges.

Reliability, Operations & Service Ownership

Lead the availability, resilience, and reliability SLAs/SLOs for enterprise database platforms.

Be responsible for incident response, major incident command, root cause analysis, and post‑incident reviews.

Ensure effective on-call coverage, shift rotations, and operational readiness.

Drive proactive capacity management, performance optimisation, and risk reduction initiatives.

Ensure platform operations align with business priorities and service expectations.

Database Platform Strategy & Engineering

Define and evolve the database platform strategy, standards, and roadmaps across:

Oracle and SQL Server

NoSQL / cloud databases (MongoDB and RDS, Aurora)

Ensure standardised approaches for builds, upgrades, patching, backup, recovery, and HA/DR.

Supervise complex performance tuning, scalability, and architectural reviews.

Guide teams in supporting application and development initiatives with sound database design principles.

SRE & Automation Enablement

Champion automation-first and reliability-by-design approaches for all database services.

Define and implement observability, monitoring, and alerting standards for database platforms.

Encourage adoption of self-healing, standardisation, and continuous testing practices.

Cloud, Migration & Modernisation

Lead the design and governance of database services on Cloud platforms

Supervise and govern database migrations from on‑premise to Cloud, including hybrid and phased approaches.

Partner with cloud, security, and architecture teams to build secure, scalable, cloud‑native database platforms.

Support modernization initiatives across RDBMS and NoSQL platforms.

Partner with IT Security and Risk teams to define and implement database security policies.

Ensure compliance with regulatory, audit, and enterprise security requirements.

Be responsible for implementation of encryption, auditing, access controls, and secrets management.

Evaluate applications and platform usage for alignment to security and compliance

Database Technologies

Relevant years of experience in handling multiple databases as technical leader and delivery manager. Strong expertise in Oracle Database platforms, including:

11g through 23ai, RAC, Grid Infrastructure, ASM/ACFS, Data Guard, RMAN, OEM

PL/SQL, APEX

Strong solid understanding of SQL Server. Practical experience managing and supporting:

PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL and Cloud Databases

Deep understanding of HA/DR architectures, replication technologies, and data consistency models.

SRE & Automation

Proven experience applying SRE principles in large, sophisticated environments.

Experience with automation and scripting (Python, Bash/KornShell, PowerShell).

Familiarity with secrets management

Exposure to container and orchestration ecosystems (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).

Additional Requirements

Strong collaborator management and decision‑making skills.

Ability to prioritise work, handle risk, and communicate trade‑offs clearly to senior interested parties.

Experience in Automotive or CRM environments is highly advantageous.

Knowledge of distributed systems, data warehousing, and transaction management. Experience with database migration and assessment tools.

Strong influencing and leadership presence. Collaborative and inclusive team leader.

Phenomenal communication skills across technical and executive audiences.

Strategic and tactical delivery-focused approach.

Ability to balance hands‑on technical depth with people and platform leadership.

Dedication to coaching, mentoring, and sharing knowledge.

Continuous improvement approach with high ownership.

• Education : Bachelors in Computer Engineering, Bachelors in Computer Science, Bachelors in Information Technology, Masters in Software Engineering
• Language and Proficiency : English - Proficient - C2
• Time Type : Full time
• Primary location : 1401-G-India: Floor 1 to 12, Hafeezpet Phoenix, Hyderabad