Senior Database Administrator

Grid Dynamics; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Grid Dynamics in Chennai is seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator to oversee production and non-production databases, including SQL Server and CosmosDB. The role demands 10+ years in database administration, strong SQL, performance tuning, and collaboration with engineering and DevOps.

Responsibilities include designing backup and disaster recovery, ensuring data governance and security compliance (PCI DSS, SOC), capacity planning for high‑volume systems, and maintaining

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in database administration.
• Expertise in SQL Server and CosmosDB.
• Strong SQL/PLpgSQL and performance tuning skills.
• Experience with AWS RDS/Aurora/Redshift.
• Familiarity with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience with data governance and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Administer and optimize relational and NoSQL databases in prod and non-prod.
• Design and implement backup, recovery, and DR strategies.
• Monitor database performance and address bottlenecks and anomalies.
• Collaborate with engineering and DevOps to support CI/CD and automation.
• Ensure compliance with data governance and regulatory standards (PCI DSS, SOC).
• Perform capacity planning and support scalability for high-volume systems.
• Develop and maintain documentation for database architecture and processes.
• Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for database issues.

Skills

SQL proficiency

NoSQL databases

Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

Performance tuning

Data governance & security

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

SQL Server

CosmosDB

AWS (RDS, Aurora, Redshift)

Terraform

CloudFormation

Datadog

Prometheus

Redgate

Job description

Note:

Years of Experience - 10+ Years

Job Location - Chennai

Notice Period - Immediate to 15 days only

Final Level discussion Face to Face Mandatory

Requirements for the candidate

Experience in fintech or regulated financial services environments.

Familiarity with data warehouse integrations and analytics platforms.

Contributions to database performance optimization or open-source DBA tools.

Strong communication and documentation skills for cross-team collaboration

Candidate responsibilities

• Administer and optimize relational and NoSQL databases across production and non-production environments.
• Design and implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Monitor database performance and proactively address bottlenecks and anomalies.
• Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and regulatory standards (e.g., PCI DSS, SOC
• Perform capacity planning and support scalability initiatives for high-volume transaction systems.
• Develop and maintain documentation for database architecture, processes, and procedures.
• Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for database-related issues.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in database administration
• Expertise in SQL Server; experience with NoSQL databases such as CosmosDB.
• Strong proficiency in SQL, PL/pgSQL, and performance tuning techniques.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), including RDS, Aurora, and Redshift.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and monitoring solutions (Datadog, Prometheus and Redgate).
• Knowledge of data replication, partitioning, and high-availability configurations.
• Experience implementing security controls and auditing mechanisms for sensitive data.
• Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.