Team Lead - Database Administrator

IFTAS - Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

IFTAS - Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services is seeking a senior database administrator to lead enterprise-scale Oracle and MySQL environments, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and DR for banking applications.

The role requires 6+ years of experience, L3 escalation, automation using Ansible, Shell, and Python, and collaboration with application and infrastructure teams. A rotational shift (excluding night shift) is involved.

Qualifications

• Experience administering enterprise-scale MySQL and Oracle databases in 24x7 mission-critical environments.
• Strong production support, performance tuning, troubleshooting, HA, and DR for complex database infrastructures.
• Hands-on with MySQL InnoDB Cluster, Group Replication, Oracle RAC, Data Guard, and GoldenGate.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage enterprise-scale Oracle and MySQL database environments.
• Serve as the L3 escalation point for complex database issues.
• Drive database optimization, automation, monitoring, backup and recovery.
• Support 24x7 production operations and collaborate with application and infrastructure teams.

Skills

MySQL

Oracle

Performance tuning

High availability

Disaster recovery

Group replication

Oracle RAC

Data Guard

Automation (Ansible)

Shell scripting

Python

Security hardening

Production support

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

Any Graduate

Tools

Oracle RAC

MySQL InnoDB Cluster

GoldenGate

Data Guard

Job description

Summary

Lead and manage enterprise-scale Oracle and MySQL database environments, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and disaster recovery for mission-critical banking applications. Act as the L3 escalation point for complex database issues, drive database optimization, automation, monitoring, backup and recovery, and support 24x7 production operations while collaborating with application and infrastructure teams to ensure reliable and efficient database services. This role requires to work in rotational shifts, excluding Night Shift.

Education

Any Graduate

Experience

6+ Years of experience

Knowledge

• 1. 6-8+ years of experience in administering and supporting enterprise-scale MySQL and Oracle databases in 24x7 mission-critical environments.
• 2. Strong expertise in production support, performance tuning, troubleshooting, High Availability, and Disaster Recovery for complex database infrastructures.
• 3. Hands‑on experience with MySQL InnoDB Cluster, Group Replication, Oracle RAC, Data Guard, and GoldenGate technologies.
• 4. Proven ability to diagnose and resolve critical database issues related to performance, replication, availability, and scalability.
• 5. Extensive experience in database upgrades, patching, migrations, backup & recovery, and environment management across Production, UAT, and DR environments.
• 6. Strong focus and hands on database security, hardening, encryption, compliance, and operational best practices.
• 7. Experienced in driving automation initiatives using Ansible, Shell Scripting, and Python to improve reliability and operational efficiency.
• 8. Excellent problem‑solving, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), stakeholder management, and communication skills with the ability to work independently in high‑pressure environments.

Skills

MySQL, Oracle, Performance Tuning, InnoDB Cluster, Replication, Oracle RAC, Data Guard, Security & Hardening, Automation (Ansible), High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Production Support, and RCA.