Database Administrator

Role : Database Reliability Engineering

Position Overview :

We are seeking a highly skilled Database Administrator (DBA) with extensive hands-on experience in managing AWS OpenSearch or Elasticsearch clusters, as well as expertise in in-memory databases (e.g., Redis, Memcached) or graph databases (e.g., Neo4j).

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of data and index shard management, schema planning, and data modelling for distributed search, in-memory, and graph-based systems.

Additionally, the candidate must be proficient in DevOps tools and have experience managing critical production systems that directly impact revenue.

The role requires a proactive learner capable of adapting quickly to new technologies in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities :

• Manage and optimize AWS OpenSearch / Elasticsearch, in-memory (e.g., Redis, Memcached), and graph database (e.g., Neo4j) clusters for high availability and performance.
• Optimize data distribution, sharding, caching, and graph traversals for efficient query performance.
• Design schemas and data models for search, caching, and graph-based use cases.
• Tune query performance and indexing strategies to meet SLAs for critical production systems.
• Automate deployment, scaling, and monitoring using DevOps tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in real-time for revenue-impacting systems.
• Implement monitoring and alerting (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus) to detect performance issues.
• Ensure security and compliance with encryption and access controls (IAM, VPC).
• Collaborate with development and DevOps teams for application integration.
• Stay updated on advancements in relevant database technologies.

Requirements and Skills :

Education : B-Tech / MCA.

Experience : Overall 5 - 10 Years.

Technical Skills :

Skilled in DevOps tools :

Soft Skills :

Certifications (Preferred) :

Good-to-Have :

Responsibilities of the Job Include (But Not Limited To) :

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