Senior Database Platform Analyst

Jobtailor; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in India is seeking a seasoned Database/Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to manage AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, and related cloud services for mission-critical applications. You will optimize database performance, implement IaC with Terraform, and strengthen automation.

You will collaborate with global teams, review code, and contribute to runbooks and disaster recovery plans, ensuring reliability and scalability of our platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in CS/IS/Engineering or equivalent
• 4–7 years in database administration, cloud infra, or DevOps
• Hands-on AWS RDS/PostgreSQL/MySQL and Aurora PostgreSQL experience
• IaC tools like Terraform experience
• Familiarity with Ansible and configuration management
• Strong knowledge of indexing, query plans and backup/recovery

Responsibilities

• Ensure success of critical application operations
• Support day-to-day batch processing and fix issues on priority
• Handle high-priority incidents with timely resolution
• Perform code reviews and minor enhancements
• Manage outages and ensure performance and maintenance of apps
• Design automation for database operations
• Develop and maintain operational runbooks and docs

Skills

AWS RDS Management

Aurora PostgreSQL Admin

Terraform IaC

DB Performance Tuning

CI/CD Experience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

AWS Cloud Services

Linux

CI/CD Tools

Job description

• Responsible for ensuring success of business critical application operations


• Support day to day batch processing, analyze and fix issues on priority


• Support High priority (P1/P2) incidents with timely resolution


• Handle minor enhancements and perform code reviews


• Manage application outages (planned/unplanned)


• Responsible for performance and maintenance of highly critical business application


• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production incidents related to AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, and associated cloud infrastructure


• Management and enhancement of database infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Ansible


• Design, implement, and support automation solutions for database operations


• Develop and maintain technical documentation and operational runbooks

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent


• 4-7 years of experience in database administration, cloud infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or related disciplines


• 4-7 years of hands-on experience managing relational database platforms, preferably Aurora Postgres, RDS PostgreSQL and MySQL


• Strong experience managing AWS RDS for PostgreSQL, RDS for MySQL, and Aurora PostgreSQL environments


• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform


• Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible


• Strong understanding of database architecture, indexing, query optimization, execution plans, performance tuning, backup and recovery concepts


• Good understanding of database objects including schemas, tables, indices, views, stored procedures, users, roles, and permissions


• Experience performing database upgrades, migrations, patching, and disaster recovery activities


• Working knowledge of AWS cloud services including IAM, CloudWatch, SNS, KMS, VPC, Security Groups, Lambda, and Secrets Manager


• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to perform incident analysis and root cause investigations


• Knowledge of Linux administration and shell scripting


• Experience with monitoring and observability tools for database and infrastructure monitoring


• Understanding of change management, release management, and ITIL-based operational practices


• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a global team environment

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing and optimizing relational database platforms, particularly AWS RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL, while utilizing Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform and Ansible for automation and infrastructure management. Strong analytical skills are essential for troubleshooting and resolving production incidents effectively.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• AWS RDS Management


• Aurora PostgreSQL Administration


• Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) with Terraform


• Database Performance Tuning


• CI/CD Pipeline Experience

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Database Administration


• Cloud Infrastructure Engineering


• DevOps Practices


• Database Architecture


• Query Optimization


• Backup and Recovery


• Database Upgrades


• Disaster Recovery


• Shell Scripting


• Monitoring and Observability

Soft Skills

• Analytical Skills


• Problem-Solving Skills


• Communication Skills


• Collaboration Skills

Industry Keywords

• ITIL


• Change Management


• Release Management


• Operational Runbooks


• Incident Management

Tools & Technologies

• Terraform


• Ansible


• AWS Cloud Services


• Linux Administration


• CI/CD Tools