Senior Database Platform Analyst

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

Job summary

Ameriprise India LLP is seeking a Database Reliability Engineer / AWS Database Administrator to manage cloud-based database platforms on AWS, ensuring availability, performance, security, and reliability of RDS PostgreSQL, MySQL and Aurora PostgreSQL environments.

You will implement IaC with Terraform and Ansible, automate provisioning, backups, and disaster recovery, and collaborate with DevOps, security, and application teams to drive resilience and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in CS/IS/Engineering.
• 4–7 years of database administration and cloud infra experience.
• Experience with AWS RDS for PostgreSQL, RDS for MySQL, and Aurora PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and resolve production incidents for AWS RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL.
• Manage IaC-based infrastructure with Terraform and Ansible.
• Design automation for provisioning, patching, backups, and disaster recovery.
• Collaborate with DevOps, security, and application teams to meet reliability standards.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement permanent improvements.

Skills

AWS RDS management

Database performance tuning

Root cause analysis

CI/CD with DevOps

Linux shell scripting

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

AWS services

Job description

About Our Company

Ameriprise India LLP has been providing client based financial solutions to help clients plan and achieve their financial objectives for 20 years. We are part of Ameriprise Financial Inc., a US financial planning company headquartered in Minneapolis with a global presence and diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. The firm's focus areas include Asset Management and Advice, Retirement Planning and Insurance Protection.

Be part of an inclusive, collaborative culture that rewards you for your contributions, and work with other talented individuals who share your passion for doing great work. You'll also have plenty of opportunities to make your mark at the office and a difference in your community. So, if you're talented, driven and want to work for a strong, ethical company that cares, take the next step and create a career at Ameriprise India LLP.

Job Description

We are seeking a Database Reliability Engineer / AWS Database Administrator to manage, support, and optimize cloud-based database platforms hosted on AWS. This role is responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, security, and reliability of AWS RDS (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and Aurora PostgreSQL environments. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in database administration, cloud infrastructure, automation, incident management, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production incidents related to AWS RDS (PostgreSQL, MySQL), Aurora PostgreSQL, and associated cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability and reliability.
• Gauge the severity, urgency, and business impact of database and infrastructure incidents, driving timely resolution and stakeholder communication.
• Manage, maintain, and enhance database infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Design, implement, and support automation solutions for database provisioning, patching, upgrades, backups, disaster recovery, and operational processes.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for production issues and recommend permanent corrective actions to improve platform stability, performance, scalability, and resilience.
• Collaborate with application, cloud, security, and DevOps teams to support database-related requirements and ensure adherence to organizational standards.
• Optimize database performance through query tuning, indexing strategies, capacity planning, and proactive monitoring.
• Manage and support AWS services related to database platforms, including CloudWatch, SNS, IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, Lambda, and other relevant services.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, backup, recovery, and security controls for database environments.
• Participate in database migrations, version upgrades, and cloud modernization initiatives.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for automation, operational excellence, and cost optimization.
• Collaborate with global and cross-functional teams to ensure efficient operation, support, and delivery of database platform services.

Required Qualifications

• 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.

Required Experience & Skills

• 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, indexes, 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.