Database Administrator

About Company :

They balance innovation with an open, friendly culture and the backing of a long-established parent company, known for its ethical reputation. We guide customers from whats now to whats next by unlocking the value of their data and applications to solve their digital challenges, achieving outcomes that benefit both business and society.

About Client:

Our client is a global digital solutions and technology consulting company headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company generates annual revenue of over $4.29 billion (35,517 crore), reflecting a 4.4% year-over-year growth in USD terms. It has a workforce of around 86,000 professionals operating in more than 40 countries and serves a global client base of over 700 organizations.

Our client operates across several major industry sectors, including Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI), Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT), Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Manufacturing & Consumer. In the past year, the company achieved a net profit of $553.4 million (4,584.6 crore), marking a 1.4% increase from the previous year. It also recorded a strong order inflow of $5.6 billion, up 15.7% year-over-year, highlighting growing demand across its service lines.

Key focus areas include Digital Transformation, Enterprise AI, Data & Analytics, and Product Engineeringreflecting its strategic commitment to driving innovation and value for clients across industries.

Job Title: BizOps Database Administrator

Location: Pune

Experience: 8+ years

Job Type : Contract to hire.

Notice Period: Immediate

Job Description:

To support our continued growth and success, we are seeking a Sr. BizOps Database Administrator to join our team and help take on new projects as Ethoca continues to grow. The role will report to the Manager of BizOps and will work closely with the architectural, development & operational teams in the reliable, secure delivery of Ethocas services. The role will focus on Ethocas scalability, security, availability and performance.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record operating Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms in a production environment, ideally within the ecommerce space. They will possess a wide variety of technical experience covering database administration, database deployment, systems administration and cloud administration. A well-honed instinct for security and reliability is a must.

Position Requirements:

5+ years of DB2 or PostgreSQL database administration experience

2+ years of Snowflake data warehouse administration and development experience

Experience working with cloud PaaS database services.

Jenkins, gitlab/git-bucket

Linux/Unix experience

Experience supporting highly available and fault tolerant systems.

Participate in on-call shifts, our infrastructure runs 24/7

Security knowledge & experience (Ex. Database Encryption/masking/Certificates/PKI/SSH/VPN)

Expert problem solver by applying problem analysis methodologies.

Computer Science or Engineering degree or equivalent experience

What Sets You Apart:

Azure & AWS cloud technologies experience

Experience on cloud database deployment using terraform.

Azure Cosmos or similar database technology experience

Desire to automate everything, automate anything

Database development experience

Networking experience (Ex. TCP/IP, UDP, Routing, Firewalls, load-balancers)

Desire to document everything

PCI-DSS or similar experience (ex. financial/government/healthcare)

Understanding of the ITIL framework

Familiarity with Java application support

Responsibilities:

Extensive experience in configuring, patching, upgrading, and optimizing database software and related components.

o Strong hands-on experience with IBM DB2, Snowflake and PostgreSQL databases.

o Proficient in PL/SQL, SQL tuning, and query optimization.

Skilled in Linux/Unix environments and shell scripting.

o Ability to develop automation scripts using Shell, PL/SQL, and other tools.

o Familiar with cloud platforms and managed database services.

Monitor and optimize database performance, implementing tuning strategies for queries, indexes, and overall system efficiency.

Strong background in security, backup/recovery, architecture, networking, and database administration.

Contribute to the development, maintenance, testing, implementation, and support of database technologies and associated products.

Execute database schema and code changes, perform bottleneck analysis, and ensure efficient server/database performance, including recovery and restores when needed.

Proactively monitor and resolve database issues, ensuring timely root cause analysis and remediation.

Solid understanding of DDL creation and implementation to support development efforts.

Knowledge of database security concepts, including users, roles, and privileges.

Familiarity with cloud-based database administration and related concepts.

Collaborate with technology teams and stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions.

Strong performance tuning skills with the ability to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve database performance issues.

Plan for system growth and scalability to accommodate future requirements.

Ensure compliance with vendor license agreements to maintain legal and operational integrity.

Handle various reporting and data export/import tasks, working with different formats like CSV, XML, and unstructured data.

Adhere to change management, problem management, and incident management processes.

Ability to manage moderate to large projects or initiatives within the database domain.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills to advocate for database best practices, governance, standards, and procedures.

Work efficiently within a high security environment (Ethoca is PCI-DSS Level 1 certified)

Strong documentation skills to maintain and enhance DBA processes and guidelines.

Recommend and implement process improvements for optimal performance and efficiency.

Capable of planning and coordinating complex technical efforts across teams.

Contribute to organizational best practices for database planning, implementation, and maintenance.

Ability to mentor and train junior team members.

Work effectively in a global, collaborative environment with cross-functional teams.

Provide on-call support during after-hours and weekends as required.

Mandatory Skills: DB2 UDB Admin

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in engineering and related field.

Seniority Level

• Mid-Senior level

Industry

• IT Services and IT Consulting

Employment Type

• Contract

Job Functions

• Business Development
• Consulting