Hiring for DataBase Engineer/DBA Architect
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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What you’ll work on
Full postingDesign and maintain PostgreSQL schemas, indexes, partitioning and row-level security
Manage Cloud SQL high availability, backups, point-in-time recovery and connection pooling
Tune SQL queries and workloads for transactional and reporting applications
Monitor databases, plan capacity and apply security hardening and compliance controls
Support releases, schema versioning, incident management and recovery testing
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Design and maintain scalable PostgreSQL schemas, indexing strategies, partitioning, and row-level security policies.
Manage Cloud SQL environments, including high availability, backups, point-in-time recovery, connection pooling, and database maintenance.
Optimize database performance through SQL tuning, index optimization, and workload management for transactional and reporting applications.
Implement database monitoring, capacity planning, security hardening, access reviews, and compliance controls.
Support application releases, schema versioning, incident management, recovery testing, and production troubleshooting.
What you’ll bring
All qualificationsCore experience
- 6+ years of PostgreSQL database administration and engineering experience
- Hands-on expertise with Google Cloud SQL
- Experience supporting high-volume transactional applications on GCP
Qualification wording
6+ years of PostgreSQL database administration and engineering experience
including hands-on expertise with Google Cloud SQL
Experience supporting high-volume transactional applications on GCP is required.
Tools in this posting
- SQL
- GCP
- Kubernetes
- PostgreSQL
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PostgreSQL Database Engineer (Cloud SQL & GCP) Experience: 6+ years of PostgreSQL database administration and engineering experience, including hands-on expertise with Google Cloud SQL. Experience supporting high-volume transactional applications on GCP is required. Healthcare data management and PHI compliance experience is preferred.
PostgreSQL Database Engineer (Cloud SQL & GCP) Experience: 6+ years of PostgreSQL database administration and engineering experience, including hands-on expertise with Google Cloud SQL. Experience supporting high-volume transactional applications on GCP is required. Healthcare data management and PHI compliance experience is preferred. Key Skills:
Key Skills: - PostgreSQL, Google Cloud SQL - SQL Performance Tuning & Query Optimization
- PostgreSQL, Google Cloud SQL - SQL Performance Tuning & Query Optimization - High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), PITR
- Design and maintain scalable PostgreSQL schemas, indexing strategies, partitioning, and row-level security policies. - Manage Cloud SQL environments, including high availability, backups, point-in-time recovery, connection pooling, and database maintenance. - Optimize database performance through SQL tuning, index optimization, and workload management for transactional and reporting applications.
- Manage Cloud SQL environments, including high availability, backups, point-in-time recovery, connection pooling, and database maintenance. - Optimize database performance through SQL tuning, index optimization, and workload management for transactional and reporting applications. - Implement database monitoring, capacity planning, security hardening, access reviews, and compliance controls.
- Monitoring, Auditing & Performance Management - Cloud-Native Database Operations on GCP Responsibilities:
- Cloud-native database architectures - Kubernetes and microservices environments - Advanced database security and governance practices
Responsibilities: - Design and maintain scalable PostgreSQL schemas, indexing strategies, partitioning, and row-level security policies. - Manage Cloud SQL environments, including high availability, backups, point-in-time recovery, connection pooling, and database maintenance.
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Job description
PostgreSQL Database Engineer (Cloud SQL & GCP)
Experience: 6+ years of PostgreSQL database administration and engineering experience, including hands-on expertise with Google Cloud SQL. Experience supporting high-volume transactional applications on GCP is required. Healthcare data management and PHI compliance experience is preferred.
Key Skills:
- PostgreSQL, Google Cloud SQL
- SQL Performance Tuning & Query Optimization
- High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), PITR
- Database Security, Row-Level Security (RLS)
- Connection Pooling & Capacity Planning
- Monitoring, Auditing & Performance Management
- Cloud-Native Database Operations on GCP
Responsibilities:
- Design and maintain scalable PostgreSQL schemas, indexing strategies, partitioning, and row-level security policies.
- Manage Cloud SQL environments, including high availability, backups, point-in-time recovery, connection pooling, and database maintenance.
- Optimize database performance through SQL tuning, index optimization, and workload management for transactional and reporting applications.
- Implement database monitoring, capacity planning, security hardening, access reviews, and compliance controls.
- Support application releases, schema versioning, incident management, recovery testing, and production troubleshooting.
- Collaborate with development, architecture, and DevOps teams to ensure reliable, secure, and high-performing database services.
- Provide database interfaces and support for platform integrations while ensuring data integrity and operational excellence.
Preferred Skills:
- Healthcare data management, PHI/HIPAA compliance
- Large-scale workflow and reporting platforms
- Cloud-native database architectures
- Kubernetes and microservices environments
- Advanced database security and governance practices
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