Senior Data Platform Engineer – PostgreSQL & NoSQL

Mastek; Indiana; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastek is seeking a data-focused professional to join our engineering team in Indiana. The role emphasizes building and supporting database solutions for application teams, with strong emphasis on data modelling, performance tuning, and observability in distributed data platforms.

The ideal candidate will bring 5–7 years of relevant experience, hands-on PostgreSQL or NoSQL expertise (e.g., Cassandra, MongoDB, Couchbase), and a track record of working in Agile delivery environments.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in data engineering, database engineering or database development/support roles.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of PostgreSQL or a major NoSQL platform such as Cassandra, MongoDB or Couchbase.
• Practical experience supporting database solutions used by application teams.
• Understanding of relational and/or NoSQL data modelling, schema design and data access patterns.
• Experience working across development, test or other non-production environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a larger team and deliver tasks to agreed quality and timelines.
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies .
• Exposure to AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with automation, scripting, CI/CD pipelines or infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Familiarity with distributed data platforms, database observability, security or performance tuning.
• Experience working in Agile delivery teams.

Skills

Data engineering

Database engineering

Database development

Troubleshooting

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Learning new technologies

CI/CD automation

AWS/GCP exposure

Distributed data platforms

Security and performance tuning

Agile delivery

Tools

PostgreSQL

Cassandra

MongoDB

Couchbase

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as code

AWS

GCP

Job description

Mastek is seeking a data-focused professional to join our engineering team in Indiana. The role emphasizes building and supporting database solutions for application teams, with strong emphasis on data modelling, performance tuning, and observability in distributed data platforms.

The ideal candidate will bring 5–7 years of relevant experience, hands-on PostgreSQL or NoSQL expertise (e.g., Cassandra, MongoDB, Couchbase), and a track record of working in Agile delivery environments.