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Engineering Manager-DBA

Paytm· Technology – Lending
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Noida, Uttar Pradeshfull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Seeking a Database Engineering Manager with expertise in MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, and AWS cloud services, responsible for database administration, optimization, and strategic ownership of database reliability and automation.

Responsibilities

  • End-to-End Ownership of MySQL databases in production & staging—availability, performance, and reliability.
  • Architect, manage, and support MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Cassandra clusters for scale and resilience.
  • Define and enforce backup, recovery, HA, and DR strategies across all critical database platforms.
  • Drive database performance engineering—tuning queries, optimizing schemas, indexing, and partitioning for high-volume workloads.
  • Own replication, clustering, and failover architectures ensuring business continuity.
  • Champion automation & AI-driven operations—design self-healing scripts, predictive scaling, and proactive monitoring solutions. Collaborate with Cloud/DevOps teams on AWS database services (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, EC2, S3) to optimize cost, security, and performance.
  • Establish monitoring dashboards & alerting mechanisms for slow queries, replication lag, deadlocks, and capacity planning. Ensure compliance & security standards—encryption, auditing, and regulatory requirements.
  • Lead incident management & on-call rotations, ensuring rapid response and minimal MTTR.
  • Act as a strategic technical partner, contributing to database roadmaps, automation strategy, and adoption of AI-driven DBA practices.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of proven DBA experience with primary expertise in MySQL (InnoDB, replication, clustering).
  • Strong working experience in MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Cassandra administration.
  • Demonstrated expertise in database performance tuning, schema design, and query optimization.
  • Deep exposure to AWS cloud database stack (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, S3, Backup/Restore frameworks).
  • Solid skills in Linux administration, shell scripting, and automation frameworks.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML tools for database monitoring and operational efficiency.
  • Proven ability to manage large-scale, high-availability OLTP/OLAP workloads.
  • Strong understanding of database security, encryption, and compliance frameworks.
  • Excellent problem-solving, cross-team collaboration, and communication skills. Leadership mindset with the ability to mentor peers, define standards, and influence technical strategy while staying hands-on.

Skills

Required:MySQLMongoDBPostgreSQLCassandraAWS Cloud ServicesLinux AdministrationDatabase Performance TuningLeadership and Collaboration
Nice to have:AI/ML Tools for Monitoring
Last updated Jan 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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