DATABASE ENGINEER

OverviewWe are seeking an experienced database professional to lead the design, implementation, administration, optimization, and governance of enterprise database platforms. The successful candidate will act as a technical subject matter expert, providing strategic guidance on database architecture while ensuring the stability, performance, security, and scalability of mission-critical database environments. This role combines responsibilities across database architecture, engineering, administration, and stakeholder advisory functions, supporting both business and technology initiatives. Key ResponsibilitiesDatabase Architecture & Strategy- Design and develop enterprise database architectures that support current and future business requirements. - Define database standards, policies, best practices, and governance frameworks. - Evaluate and recommend database technologies, platforms, and solutions. - Lead database modernization, cloud migration, and digital transformation initiatives. Database Engineering & Implementation- Design, deploy, configure, and maintain database environments. - Develop high-availability, disaster recovery, backup, and replication solutions. - Perform database upgrades, migrations, patching, and capacity planning. - Automate database deployment, monitoring, and operational processes. Database Administration & Operations- Ensure database availability, reliability, integrity, and performance. - Monitor database health and proactively identify performance bottlenecks. - Troubleshoot and resolve complex database incidents. - Manage backup and recovery processes. Performance Optimization- Conduct performance tuning of databases, SQL queries, indexes, and application interactions. - Analyse workload patterns and recommend optimization strategies. - Ensure databases meet service level agreements (SLAs). Security & Compliance- Implement database security controls, access management, encryption, and auditing mechanisms. - Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and governance requirements. - Conduct risk assessments and support audit activities. Stakeholder Management & Consulting- Partner with application, infrastructure, and business teams. - Provide technical leadership and advisory support. - Prepare technical documentation and architectural designs. - Mentor junior database administrators and engineers. RequirementsEducationBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline. Experience- Minimum 8–10 years of experience in database administration, engineering, architecture, or consulting roles. - Experience managing large-scale enterprise database environments. - Experience leading transformation, migration, or modernization projects. Technical SkillsStrong experience with Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and/or MariaDB. Experience in performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, database security, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), monitoring tools, Linux/Windows environments, and scripting (PowerShell, Shell, Python, SQL).