Senior Database Administrator (DBA)

Were in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here you lead with innovative thinking grow along with us and join the smartest team in the industry.

This type of workwork that changes the worldis what the tech industry was founded on. So if youre ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark come join us.

THE ROLE

You will be the core driver of reliability and performance for Pure Storages most critical database systems ensuring our global infrastructure is highly available and resilient. This high-impact role in the Engineering Productivity team is focused on delivering optimized low-latency data services that fuel product innovation and data velocity. You will collaborate closely with FlashBlade Engineering Development and DevOps teams shaping the future of data management for petabytes of mission-critical data.

WHAT YOULL DO

Elevate Service Resilience : Design implement and operate highly available and resilient PostgreSQL and MySQL cluster architectures to guarantee continuous fault-tolerant service delivery for all internal engineering teams.

Champion Performance Optimization : Analyze troubleshoot and fine-tune complex database workloads to achieve industry-leading low-latency and high-throughput performance at massive scale directly impacting the speed of product development.

Ensure Business Continuity : Define and execute robust data integrity backup recovery and disaster recovery strategies that safeguard all critical engineering data and minimize recovery time objectives (RTO).

Drive Proactive Observability & Security : Implement comprehensive monitoring alerting and security hardening measures ensuring proactive issue detection rapid incident response and compliance across the entire database fleet.

Influence Engineering Best Practices : Partner directly with Development and DevOps teams to advise on optimal data modeling schema design and scaling solutions enabling seamless and reliable integration of new product features.

WHAT YOU BRING

Advanced Expertise in Relational Database Systems : Deep demonstrable expertise in managing and optimizing highly available production clusters for both PostgreSQL (e.g. advanced replication partitioning and performance tuning) and MySQL (e.g. InnoDB engine clustering and complex query optimization).

Automation & Scripting Proficiency : Strong coding and scripting ability (e.g. Python or Bash ) to automate routine operational tasks manage infrastructure configurations and significantly improve operational efficiency and agility.

Systematic Problem Solving : A highly systematic and analytical approach to diagnosing complex performance bottlenecks and debugging production-level database and underlying Linux system issues in a distributed environment.

Operational Ownership : Demonstrated capacity for taking full ownership of production health including providing effective 24x7 on-call support and driving thorough root cause analysis (RCA) to eliminate recurring incidents.

Infrastructure-as-Code Acumen : Strong understanding of Linux system administration and hands-on experience utilizing infrastructure automation and observability tools (e.g. Ansible Terraform Kubernetes Prometheus Grafana) to manage and scale infrastructure.

We are primarily an in-office environment and therefore you will be expected to work from the Bangalore office in compliance with Pures policies unless you are on PTO or work travel or other approved leave.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US :

• Pure Innovation : We celebrate those who think critically like a challenge and aspire to be trailblazers.
• Pure Growth : We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been Named Fortunes Best Large Workplaces in the Bay Area Fortunes Best Workplaces for Millennials and certified as a Great Place to Work!
• Pure Team : We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance including flexible time off wellness resources and company-sponsored team events. Check out for more information.

ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY :

Candidates with disabilities may request accommodations for all aspects of our hiring process. For more on this contact us at if youre invited to an interview.

OUR COMMITMENT TO A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE TEAM :

Were forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isnt just accepted but embraced. Thats why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership.

Pure is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression transgender status sexual stereotypes age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or any other characteristic legally protected by the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are being considered for hire.

JOIN US AND BRING YOUR BEST.

BRING YOUR BOLD.

BRING YOUR FLASH.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Databases,SQL,High Availability,PL / SQL,Solaris,Microsoft SQL Server,Database Design,Performance Tuning,MySQL,Shell Scripting,Database Administration,Oracle

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1