Database Administrator

Accenture; Chennai District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm is seeking a Database Administrator to design, implement, and maintain databases. The role requires a minimum of 5 years in Database Management and expertise in tools like MySQL and AWS RDS. Responsibilities include overseeing best practices, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring data integrity. The position is based in Chennai and involves collaboration with various teams on key decisions while supporting 24/7 operations globally.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Database Management.
• Education level of 15 years full-time.
• Location: Based at the Chennai office.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and manage the team to perform.
• Responsible for team decisions.
• Engage with multiple teams and contribute to key decisions.
• Provide solutions to problems across teams.
• Oversee best practices in database management for data integrity and security.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Coordinate with stakeholders for database requirements.

Skills

Database Management

Education

15 years full-time education

Tools

MySQL

Oracle

AWS RDS

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab

Python

Job description

About The Role

Project Role: Database Administrator

Project Role Description: Design, implement and maintain databases. Install database management systems (DBMS). Develop procedures for day-to-day maintenance and problem resolution.

Must Have Skills

• Database Management

Good To Have Skills

• MySQL
• Oracle Data Cloud
• AWS Relational Database Service

Professional & Technical Skills

• Design, implement, and operate enterprise database platforms including Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MS SQL across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Manage and optimize AWS RDS deployments including backup/restore, replication, monitoring, configuration, and performance tuning.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and resilience following global architectural standards.
• Perform lifecycle management: patching, upgrades, performance tuning, security hardening, and capacity planning.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) templates using Terraform/CloudFormation.
• Use Ansible for configuration management and automation.
• Use GitLab for CI/CD pipelines and version control.
• Script operational tooling in Python.
• Support global initiatives such as data center modernization, cloud migration, platform consolidation, and legacy decommissioning.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Expected to be an SME, collaborate and manage the team to perform.
• Responsible for team decisions.
• Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions.
• Provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams.
• Oversee the implementation of best practices in database management to ensure data integrity and security.
• Mentor and support junior team members to enhance their skills and knowledge.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to understand database requirements and deliver effective solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Database Management.
• 15 years full-time education.
• Based at our Chennai office.

Summary

As an IT Database Engineer (m/f/d) within Global Data Center Operations, you design, operate, and continuously optimize enterprise grade database platforms across hybrid and multi cloud environments. You ensure performance, scalability, availability, and resilience of mission critical workloads while contributing to global standards, automation, and operational excellence. You support 24/7 operations in a globally distributed environment and act as an escalation point for complex incidents.