Database Engineer

iServeU Technology Pvt. ltd.; Khordha; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

iServeU Technology Pvt. ltd. in Bhubaneswar, India, is hiring a Database Administrator to deploy and manage distributed databases (Cassandra, CockroachDB, MongoDB) on GCP. You will implement RBAC, TLS, and PKI, perform upgrades, and automate operations with Bash.

You will collaborate with engineering and product teams to ensure secure, scalable data services across multiple environments and contribute to documentation in Markdown.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years as a Database Administrator or similar infra role.
• Hands-on with distributed/NoSQL and NewSQL databases (Cassandra, MongoDB, CockroachDB, Redis Sentinel).
• Strong SQL skills for admin/data retrieval.
• Practical GCP experience with Compute Engine, VPC/firewall, and GKE networking.
• Linux admin skills, OS patching, upgrades, and Bash scripting.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and manage database systems on GCP VMs in multi-node deployments.
• Configure GKE networking and firewall rules for secure connectivity.
• Implement RBAC-based authentication/authorization with least privilege.
• Maintain TLS/SSL and PKI for database traffic (OpenSSL).
• Plan major database upgrades and perform OS maintenance.
• Write SQL queries for admin/analytics and support product teams.
• Troubleshoot incidents and participate in on-call rotations.
• Create technical docs in Markdown and collaborate with engineering.

Skills

SQL proficiency

RBAC security

Bash scripting

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

CockroachDB

Apache Cassandra

Redis Sentinel

MongoDB

GCP

Kubernetes (GKE)

Job description

iServeU Technology Pvt. ltd. | Full time

Bhubaneswar, India | Posted on 09/09/2026

iServeU is a modern bankinginfrastructure provider in APAC region, empowering financial enterprises withembedded fintech solutions for their customers. iServeU is one of the fewcertified partners with National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), VISA forvarious products.

iServeU also provides acloud-native, micro services-enabled, distributed platform with over 5000possible product configurations with a low code/no code interface to banks,NBFCs, Fintech, and other regulated entities.

• We process around 2500transactions per second by levering distributed & auto scale technologylike K8.
• Our core platformcombines of 1200+ micro services.
• Our customer listincludes Fintech start-ups, top tier private banks to PSU bank. We operate infive countries and help customers constantly change the way financialinstitutions operate and innovate.
• Our solutions currentlyempowers over 20 banks and 250+ enterprises across India and abroad.
• Our platform seamlesslymanages the entire transaction lifecycle, including withdrawals, deposits,transfers, payments, and lending through various channels like digital, branch,agents.

Our team of 500+ employees,with over 80% in technology roles is spread across offices in Bhubaneswar,Bangalore and Delhi. We have raised $8 million in funding to support our growthand innovation.

For more detailsvisit: www.iserveu.in

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy and manage standalone and clustered database systems — CockroachDB,Apache Cassandra, Redis Sentinel, and MongoDB — on GCP virtual machines, withclusters typically running as multi-node deployments
• Configure GCP firewall rules and GKE networking (pod IP ranges, NAT IPwhitelisting) to enable secure connectivity between Kubernetes-hosted clientapplications and database VMs
• Implement and maintain RBAC-basedauthentication and authorization for database users, applying the principle ofleast privilege at every layer
• Enable and maintain TLS/SSLconnections for database traffic, including managing a self-signed certificatePKI using OpenSSL
• Perform regular OS-levelmaintenance on database VMs, including patching and minor/major versionupgrades, to reduce attack surface
• Plan and executedatabase-level major version upgrades and keep updated
• Write and run SQL queriesto support RBAC administration and to extract data for the product team
• Troubleshoot databaseissues through log analysis and drive incidents to resolution
• Join team calls to respondto and resolve critical database incidents as they arise
• Automate operational andmaintenance tasks using Bash scripting
• Maintain clear, currenttechnical documentation in Markdown
• Collaborate withengineering, product, and other cross-functional teams as needed

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• 3-5+years of experience as a Database Administrator or in a similar infrastructureengineering role
• Hands-onexperience deploying and administering distributed/NoSQL and NewSQL databasessuch as Cassandra, MongoDB, CockroachDB, and Redis (Sentinel)
• StrongSQL skills, comfortable writing queries for administration and data retrieval
• Practicalexperience with GCP — Compute Engine, VPC/firewall configuration, and GKEnetworking
• SolidLinux system administration skills, including OS patching and major-versionupgrades
• Experiencewith Bash scripting for automation
• Workingknowledge of RBAC and least-privilege security principles
• Experienceenabling TLS/SSL and managing a certificate PKI (self-signed certs, OpenSSL)
• Abilityto write clear technical documentation (Markdown)
• Willingnessto join ad hoc incident calls to help resolve critical issues

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiaritywith Kubernetes networking concepts beyond basic whitelisting
• Experiencewith infrastructure-as-code or configuration management tools
• Relevantcloud or database certifications