Lead Engineer, Database Engineering
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Serve as the primary SME for Oracle database troubleshooting, performance tuning, and root cause analysis in a high-availability environment.
- Lead and execute various DB activities such as database upgrades, patching, and migrations.
- Design and implement replication, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Collaborate with DevOps and SRE teams to automate database operations and integrate with CI/CD pipelines.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior DBAs and engineers.
- Partner with application teams to support deployments, schema changes, and performance optimization.
- Contribute to the strategic roadmap for database modernization, including evaluation and adoption of PostgreSQL and cloud-native solutions.
- Ensure compliance with security, audit, and data governance requirements.
- 10+ years of experience as an Oracle DBA in enterprise environments.
- Proven expertise in troubleshooting and performance tuning of complex Oracle systems.
- Deep knowledge of Oracle technologies: RAC, DataGuard, ASM, Exadata, Goldengate, CDB/PDB, Grid Control.
- Strong SQL and PL/SQL skills; experience with scripting (e.g., Bash, Python, or Perl).
- Experience with PostgreSQL and/or cloud-native databases (e.g., Aurora, RDS) is a strong plus.
- Familiarity with infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform) and monitoring platforms.
- Comfortable working in a Kanban/SAFe Agile environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) certification required.