Cloud DBA Lead

NTT DATA; Ciudad de México; Presencial; MXN 1,463,000 - 2,196,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading technology services company is looking for a Cloud DBA Lead to oversee PostgreSQL databases within public cloud environments. Ideal candidates should possess over 10 years of experience, with a significant focus on managing databases in GCP environments. Responsibilities include performance tuning, backup strategies, and disaster recovery planning. This role provides an opportunity to work in a dynamic team dedicated to delivering outstanding service.

Servicios

Inclusive work environment

Career development opportunities

Access to innovation centers

Formación

• 10+ years of operational experience, with 6+ years in GCP as cloud DBA.
• Strong expertise in PostgreSQL/MongoDB with a focus on public cloud.
• Ability to provide 24x7 support at L3 level.

Responsabilidades

• Manage PostgreSQL databases on cloud environments.
• Optimize SQL queries for performance improvements.
• Design and implement disaster recovery plans.

Conocimientos

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

RedisDB

GCP

Cloud database management

SQL query optimization

Disaster Recovery planning

Customer service

ITIL foundation

Educación

B.Tech/BE/MCA in Information Technology or equivalent

Herramientas

AWS RDS

Azure SQL

Python

Powershell

PgAdmin

Descripción del empleo

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward‑thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Cloud DBA Lead to join our team in City of Mexico, Guanajuato (MX-GUA), Mexico (MX).

Job Description

At NTT DATA, we know that with the right people on board, anything is possible. The quality, integrity, and commitment of our employees are key factors in our company’s growth, market presence and our ability to help our clients stay a step ahead of the competition. By hiring the best people and helping them grow both professionally and personally, we ensure a bright future for NTT DATA and for the people who work here.

Preferred Experience

• Ideal candidate has been supporting traditional server‑based relational databases (PostgreSQL, RedisDB and MongoDB) for over 10+ years out of which last 6+ years in public cloud environments (GCP).
• Hands‑on experience with PostgreSQL/MongoDB, including installation, configuration, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing PostgreSQL databases on Azure, GCP and AWS RDS.
• Experience with features such as automated backups, maintenance, and scaling for PostgreSQL.
• Ability to analyze and optimize complex SQL queries for performance improvement.
• Proficiency in setting up and managing monitoring tools for PostgreSQL on GCP.
• Experience configuring alerts based on performance metrics.
• Experience in implementing and testing backup and recovery strategies for PostgreSQL databases on AWS RDS/Azure SQL/GCP Cloud SQL.
• Knowledge and experience in designing and implementing disaster recovery plans for PostgreSQL databases on AWS RDS/Azure SQL/GCP Cloud SQL.
• Good understanding of database security principles and best practices.
• Proven ability to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in PostgreSQL databases.
• Experience in optimizing database configurations for better performance.
• Able to provide 24×7 shift‑hour support at L3 level.
• Experience in updating KB articles, Problem Management articles, and SOPs/runbooks.
• Passion for delivering timely and outstanding customer service.
• Great written and oral communication skills with internal and external customers.
• Strong ITIL foundation experience.
• Ability to work independently or with no direct supervision.
• Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross‑training to peers and team members.
• Work directly with end customers, business stakeholders and technical resources.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of overall operational experience.
• 6+ years of GCP experience as a cloud DBA (PostgreSQL/MongoDB/RedisDB).
• 6+ years of experience working in diverse cloud support database environments in a 24×7 production support model.
• Query fine tuning – MongoDB.
• Shell scripts for monitoring like slow queries, replication lag, node failures, disk usage, etc.
• Backup and restore – backups should be automated with shell scripts/Ops Manager.
• Database health check – complete review of slow queries, fragmentation, index usage, etc.
• Upgrades – Java version, Mongo version, etc.
• Maintenance – data centre outages, etc.
• Architecture design as per application requirements.
• Writing best‑practice documents for sharding, replication for dev/app teams.
• Log rotation/maintenance (mongos, mongodb, config, etc.).
• Segregation of duties – user roles and responsibilities.
• Designing DR (Disaster Recovery)/COB (Continuity of Business) plans as applicable.
• Database profiling, locks, memory usage, connection count, page faults, etc.
• Export and import of data to and from MongoDB, runtime configuration of MongoDB.
• Data management in MongoDB capped collections – expired data from TTL.
• Monitoring of various DB issues.
• Server, database, collection level monitoring and monitoring tools related to MongoDB.
• Database software installation and configuration in accordance with client‑defined standards.
• Database migrations and updates.
• Capacity management – MongoDB.
• Hands‑on experience in server performance tuning and recommendations.
• High‑availability solutions and recommendations.
• Hands‑on experience in root‑cause analysis for business‑impacting issues.
• Experience with SQL, SQL Developer, TOAD, PgAdmin, MongoDB Atlas.
• Experience with Python/Powershell scripting – preferred.
• Secondary skill in MySQL/Oracle – preferred.
• Installation, configuration and upgrading of PostgreSQL server software and related products.
• Secondary skill – DB2 is a plus.

Preferred Certifications

• Azure Fundamentals certification (AZ‑900) – REQUIRED.
• Google Cloud Associate Engineer – REQUIRED.
• Azure Database Certification (DP‑300) – preferred.
• AWS Certified Database Specialty – preferred.
• PostgreSQL certification – a plus.
• MongoDB certification – a plus.
• B.Tech/BE/MCA in Information Technology degree or equivalent experience.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75 % of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise‑scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start‑up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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