Database Engineer

ARISTON SERVICES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ARISTON SERVICES PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks a senior Database Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise database platforms supporting critical applications.

You will manage relational and NoSQL systems, optimize performance, implement backups and DR, and drive CI/CD integration with DevOps teams. Strong IaC and cloud experience on AWS, Azure, and GCP are essential.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in Database Administration/Engineering/Infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Database, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or IBM Db2.
• Experience with enterprise DB environments having high availability and disaster recovery.
• Cloud database platform experience on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience implementing IaC using Terraform for database infra provisioning.
• Strong SQL/PL-SQL/T-SQL, indexing, and performance tuning.
• Knowledge of database replication, clustering, Always On/Data Guard concepts.
• Backup/recovery strategies using RMAN or equivalents.
• DevOps, CI/CD, and database deployment automation familiarity.
• Strong analytical and fault-troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, administer, and maintain enterprise database platforms.
• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and maintain relational and NoSQL databases.
• Manage performance tuning, indexing, and query optimization.
• Monitor health, availability, capacity, and performance; resolve issues.
• Design and implement backup, recovery, DR, replication, and HA solutions.
• Support cloud DB platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Administer cloud-native services like RDS, Aurora, Azure SQL, Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, Spanner.
• Automate provisioning and deployment using Terraform and IaC.
• Collaborate with DevOps to integrate DB deployments into CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform migrations from on-prem to cloud with minimal downtime.
• Implement security controls: encryption, RBAC, auditing, compliance.
• Develop standards, procedures, docs, and DR plans.
• Support ITIL-aligned Incident, Problem, Change, Release, Capacity MGMT processes.
• Work with developers to optimize SQL objects and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with security policies and governance.

Skills

Oracle DB

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

MySQL

IBM Db2

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

SQL

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, administer, and maintain enterprise database platforms supporting business-critical applications.


• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and maintain relational and NoSQL database systems.


• Manage database performance tuning, optimization, indexing strategies, and query performance improvements.


• Monitor database health, availability, capacity, and performance while proactively resolving issues.


• Design and implement database backup, recovery, disaster recovery, replication, and high-availability solutions.


• Support cloud database platforms across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).


• Administer cloud-native database services including Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, Azure SQL Database, Azure Database Services, Google Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, and Cloud Spanner.


• Automate database provisioning, configuration, and infrastructure deployment using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).


• Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate database deployments into CI/CD pipelines.


• Perform database migration activities from on-premises to cloud platforms with minimal downtime.


• Implement database security controls including encryption, role-based access control, auditing, and compliance requirements.


• Troubleshoot complex database incidents and perform root cause analysis for production issues.


• Develop database standards, operational procedures, technical documentation, and disaster recovery plans.


• Support Incident, Problem, Change, Release, and Capacity Management processes aligned with ITIL best practices.


• Collaborate with developers to optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, triggers, functions, and database objects.


• Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies, governance standards, audit requirements, and regulatory guidelines.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 6 years of experience in Database Administration, Database Engineering, or Database Infrastructure.


• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or IBM Db2.


• Experience supporting enterprise database environments with high availability and disaster recovery.


• Hands-on experience with cloud database platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.


• Experience managing cloud-native database services such as Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, Azure SQL Database, or Google Cloud SQL.


• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for database infrastructure provisioning.


• Strong knowledge of SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL, stored procedures, triggers, indexing, query optimization, and performance tuning.


• Experience with database replication, clustering, Always On Availability Groups, Oracle RAC, Data Guard, or equivalent technologies.


• Experience implementing backup and recovery strategies using RMAN, native backup utilities, or third-party enterprise backup solutions.


• Familiarity with DevOps methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and database deployment automation.


• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.


• Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise production environments.