Database Administrator

V2Soft, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

V2Soft, Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior DBA to manage production databases across MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL platforms in a Bengaluru environment.

The role emphasizes performance tuning, backup/recovery, security, and on-call support, with a strong automation mindset and collaboration with application teams.

Qualifications

• 35 years of hands-on DBA experience in production environments.
• Strong command of MySQL, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL.
• Practical experience with NoSQL/distributed databases such as MongoDB, Aerospike, ClickHouse, Redis.
• Strong Linux/Unix fundamentals and shell scripting, with an automation mindset.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, problem-solving, RCA skills.
• Ability to work independently and learn new database technologies quickly.
• Comfort working across multiple database technologies and supporting production systems, including on-call as required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer production and non-production databases, including installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and ongoing maintenance.
• Manage database environments across MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL/distributed platforms such as MongoDB, Aerospike, and ClickHouse.
• Execute database upgrades, patching, and migration projects in coordination with dependent application teams.
• Monitor availability, health, capacity, performance, replication, and resource utilization to maintain uptime and reliability.
• Troubleshoot production issues, providing root cause analysis (RCA) and implementing fixes in a timely manner.
• Participate in on-call support as required and in post-incident reviews.
• Implement and maintain backup, restore, and recovery processes; set up and manage HA and replication architectures.
• Review access controls and audit trails to keep databases secure.

Skills

DBA experience

Linux/Unix fundamentals

Shell scripting

Analytical problem-solving

On-call support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

MySQL

MariaDB

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Aerospike

ClickHouse

Redis

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK/OpenSearch

CloudWatch

Job description

Role & responsibilities

35 years of hands-on DBA experience in production environments, with strong command of MySQL, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL (SQL, indexing, transactions, locking/concurrency, execution plans).

• Hands-on experience in performance tuning, backup/recovery, replication/HA, and database security.
• Practical experience with at least one NoSQL/distributed database such as MongoDB, Aerospike, ClickHouse, Redis, or equivalent.
• Strong Linux/Unix fundamentals and shell scripting, with an automation mindset.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, problem-solving, communication, and RCA skills.
• Ability to work independently and learn new database technologies quickly.
• Comfort working across multiple database technologies and supporting production systems, including on-call as required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Cloud & DevOps: Basic exposure to AWS, Azure, or GCP; experience with cloud database services and infrastructure automation.
• Monitoring: Experience with database and infrastructure monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, CloudWatch, or equivalents.
• Scale & Migrations: Experience with multiple database technologies, large-scale/high-volume production databases, database migration/upgrade projects, or performance benchmarking.

The Scope of Your Influence

1. Database Administration & Maintenance:
   • Administer production and non-production databases, including installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and ongoing maintenance.
   • Manage database environments across MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL/distributed platforms such as MongoDB, Aerospike, and ClickHouse.
   • Execute database upgrades, patching, and migration projects in coordination with dependent application teams.
2. Monitoring & Troubleshooting:
   • Monitor availability, health, capacity, performance, replication, and resource utilization to maintain uptime and reliability.
   • Troubleshoot production issues, providing root cause analysis (RCA) and implementing fixes in a timely manner.
   • Participate in on-call support as required and in post-incident reviews.
3. Performance Tuning & Optimization:
   • Perform SQL/query tuning, execution-plan analysis, indexing, and configuration optimization.
   • Troubleshoot locks, blocking, deadlocks, and resource bottlenecks.
   • Identify opportunities to improve database efficiency through benchmarking and capacity analysis.
4. Backup, Recovery & High Availability:
   • Implement and maintain backup, restore, and recovery processes for business-critical databases.
   • Set up and manage high-availability and replication architectures.
   • Implement disaster-recovery processes and participate in DR testing and RCA.
5. Security & Access Management:
   • Manage database users, roles, privileges, and access controls.
   • Implement auditing and database security best practices.
   • Review access and audit trails regularly to keep database environments aligned with security best practices.