Database Administrator

r3 Consultant; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

r3 Consultant is seeking a Database Administrator to design and maintain high-performance database systems in Gurugram. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience, strong knowledge in security, cloud databases like AWS, and excellent troubleshooting skills. This role offers a chance to make an impact, especially in the education sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Database Administrator.
• Experience with both relational and non-relational databases.
• Relevant certifications are an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain high-performance database systems.
• Monitor and optimize SQL queries and database configurations.
• Collaborate with DevOps, troubleshooting performance issues.

Skills

Database Security

Performance Monitoring

Backup and Recovery

Database Troubleshooting

Data Modeling

Cloud Database Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

MCA or M.Tech

Tools

AWS

PostgreSQL

OpenSearch

Firebase

Firestore

Job description

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Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain high-performance, scalable, and secure database systems ensuring data integrity and availability.

• Monitor and optimize SQL queries, indexes, and database configurations to support efficient data retrieval, especially under high load conditions.

• Perform regular database updates, migrations, transformations, and scripting tasks while minimizing downtime and ensuring data consistency.

• Analyze database performance through load testing, identify bottlenecks, and recommend actionable improvements to enhance stability and speed.

• Manage data security, encryption, backup policies, and disaster recovery strategies to ensure compliance and business continuity.

• Collaborate with DevOps, development, and analytics teams to troubleshoot performance, connectivity, and data inconsistency issues, and implement best practices.

• Develop and maintain effective database architectures, schemas, and documentation such as data dictionaries and architecture diagrams.

• Proactively monitor database growth and recommend appropriate scaling strategies and resource optimization.

• Contribute to the design, maintenance, and enhancement of data lakes and data warehouses to support analytics and reporting needs.

• Leverage multi-database experience, including technologies such as OpenSearch, Firebase, Firestore, and PostgreSQL, to manage a diverse and dynamic data environment.

• Stay updated on emerging database technologies, tools, and industry best practices to continuously improve system performance and reliability.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience); MCA or M.Tech is a plus.

• 5+ years of proven experience as a Database Administrator (DBA) working across both relational and non-relational database technologies.

• Strong command of database security, performance monitoring, and backup and recovery processes.

• Experience in database monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving performance and connectivity issues.

• Solid understanding of relational and dimensional data modeling.

• Hands-on experience with cloud databases, particularly AWS.

• Familiarity with clustering, replication, and high-availability (HA) database solutions.

• Relevant certifications (e.g., Oracle Certified DBA, Microsoft SQL Server Certification) are an added advantage.

• Exposure to DevOps tools and practices, contributing to automation, CI/CD pipelines, and cross-functional collaboration.

If you believe in making an impact on society and are keen to be a part of the education sector, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Education, Staffing and Recruiting, and Technology, Information and Media

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