DB Admin - S

Tata Consultancy Services; Chennai District, Delhi; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Chennai is seeking an experienced database administrator to manage Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL and MariaDB instances, ensuring high availability and optimal performance. Knowledge of cloud DB platforms is preferred.

You will handle backup, recovery, security, monitoring, and collaborate with DevOps and applications teams on deployments and cloud database initiatives. Experience with HA/DR and tuning is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with relational databases including Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB.
• Knowledge of DB architecture, indexing, partitioning, replication.
• SQL scripting, stored procedures, and query tuning.
• Backup and recovery strategies.
• HA/DR solutions.
• Security best practices.
• Monitoring and administration tools.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix and Windows server environments.
• Cloud database platforms such as AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database, or Google Cloud SQL preferred.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain database systems.
• Monitor performance and ensure availability and reliability.
• Perform backup, restoration, and disaster recovery activities.
• Manage security, user access controls, and data integrity.
• Implement and support HA and DR solutions.
• Tune performance, optimize queries, and plan capacity.
• Troubleshoot issues and provide timely resolution.
• Monitor health using enterprise monitoring tools.
• Create and maintain documentation, standards, and procedures.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and DevOps for deployments and support.
• Ensure compliance with security and governance policies.
• Support migrations, upgrades, patches, and cloud initiatives.

Skills

Oracle DB

SQL Server

MySQL

PostgreSQL

MariaDB

Database design

SQL scripting

Backup & DR

HA & DR

Linux/Unix

Windows Server

Cloud DB platforms

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain database systems.
• Monitor database performance and ensure optimal availability and reliability.
• Perform database backup, restoration, and disaster recovery activities.
• Manage database security, user access controls, and data integrity.
• Implement and support high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions.
• Perform database performance tuning, query optimization, and capacity planning.
• Troubleshoot database issues and provide timely resolution.
• Monitor database health using enterprise monitoring tools.
• Create and maintain database documentation, standards, and procedures.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and DevOps teams for deployment and support activities.
• Ensure compliance with organizational security and governance policies.
• Support database migrations, upgrades, patches, and cloud database initiatives.

Required Skills:

• Strong experience with relational databases such as:
  • Oracle Database
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • MariaDB
• Knowledge of database architecture, indexing, partitioning, and replication.
• Experience in SQL scripting, stored procedures, and query tuning.
• Expertise in backup and recovery strategies.
• Knowledge of High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions.
• Understanding of database security best practices.
• Experience with monitoring and administration tools.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix and Windows server environments.
• Knowledge of cloud database platforms such as AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database, or Google Cloud SQL is preferred.