Database Administrator (Managed Services)

Reve Cloud Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Reve Cloud Inc. is seeking a seasoned Database Administrator to manage production databases across a portfolio of hybrid cloud clients.

You will handle Oracle Autonomous Database, OCI DBCS, Aurora, RDS, PostgreSQL and MySQL, focusing on performance, backups, and patch cycles. You will monitor health, execute patching, support capacity planning, and participate in quarterly restore and failover exercises, with after-hours Sev1/Sev2 escalation support as needed.

Qualifications

• 4-7 years of DBA experience with cross-platform Oracle and at least one of Aurora/RDS/PostgreSQL/MySQL.
• MSP or multi-client shared-services background preferred.
• OCI/Terraform IaC environment experience; Oracle OCP or OCI DB Management cert a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer and monitor Oracle Autonomous Database, OCI DBCS, Aurora, RDS, PostgreSQL and MySQL across managed accounts.
• Own backup, recovery, and point-in-time restore configuration; validate RPO/RTO against service tiers.
• Monitor database health (connections, waits, slow queries, replication lag, tablespace growth).
• Execute patch cycles and upgrades within maintenance windows.
• Support performance tuning and capacity planning for production workloads.
• Participate in quarterly restore and failover testing.
• Provide Sev1/Sev2 escalation support for database incidents, including after-hours coverage.

Skills

Oracle Autonomous Database

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Aurora/RDS

Terraform (IaC)

Database performance tuning

Backup and recovery

Sev1/Sev2 incident support

Tools

Oracle DBCS

OCI

AWS RDS

Monitoring platform

Job description

Role Summary

Administer and support production databases across a portfolio of hybrid AWS/OCI managed-services clients, covering both cloud-native managed databases and self-managed instances, with responsibility for performance, backup/recovery, and patch cycles.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer Oracle Autonomous Database, OCI DBCS, Amazon Aurora, RDS, PostgreSQL and MySQL across managed accounts
• Own backup, recovery, and point-in-time restore configuration; validate RPO/RTO against agreed service tiers
• Monitor database health (connection counts, session waits, slow queries, replication lag, tablespace growth) via the monitoring platform
• Execute patch cycles and version upgrades within agreed maintenance windows, coordinated through the standard change process
• Support performance tuning and capacity planning for production workloads
• Participate in quarterly restore and failover testing
• Provide Sev1/Sev2 escalation support for database-related incidents, including critical-only after-hours coverage

Experience Required

• 4 to 7 years as a DBA with demonstrated cross-platform depth Oracle (Autonomous DB/DBCS) plus at least one of Aurora/RDS/PostgreSQL/MySQL
• MSP or multi-client shared-services background strongly preferred
• Certifications: Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) or OCI Database Management certification; AWS Database Specialty a plus
• Comfortable working in an IaC-governed environment (Terraform-provisioned infrastructure