Database Administrator (DBA)

Min Experience: 5 years

Location: Gurgaon, NCR

JobType: full-time

We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Database Administrator (DBA) to manage, maintain, and optimize our database environments. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in MongoDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, with a proven track record of ensuring database reliability, performance, security, and scalability in production environments. This role requires close collaboration with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to support business-critical applications and data-driven initiatives.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain robust database architectures using MongoDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL to support high-availability and high-performance systems.Monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks, and proactively tune queries, indexes, and configurations to ensure optimal efficiency.Manage database installations, upgrades, patching, and version migrations with minimal downtime.Ensure database security by implementing access controls, encryption, auditing, and compliance best practices.Plan and execute backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and business continuity.Work closely with application developers to support schema design, query optimization, and data modeling for both relational and NoSQL databases.Troubleshoot and resolve complex database issues in production and non-production environments.Automate routine database operations and monitoring using scripts and tools to improve reliability and reduce manual effort.Maintain comprehensive documentation for database configurations, procedures, and operational guidelines.Participate in capacity planning, performance forecasting, and scalability planning as the organization grows.