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Job Role: Data Engineer I (Database Administrator)

Qualification: B.Tech/BE/M.Tech/MCA

Experience: 0 – 1 years

Batch: 2025 / 2024 / 2023 / 2022

Salary: up to ₹18 LPA

Job Location: Gurgaon

Last Date: ASAP

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How will you make an impact in this role?

In this role, you will work on all technical aspects of databases ,this role requires a deep understanding of database architectures and hands-on experience with database technologies ( Postgres , Oracle , Mongo , AWS , GCP ). The successful candidate will ensure optimal database performance, security, resiliency, integrity, and availability, along with implementing innovative solutions.

• Performs all technical aspects of data architecture and database management for assigned applications, including developing prototypes, developing new database structures
• Performs transformation of logical data architectures into physical data designs, according to database design best practices and standards
• Provides database administration services to projects crafting, extending or maintaining databases, data warehouses and datamarts
• Debugs database components, identifies, fixes and verifies remediation of design and/or performance defects.
• Performs ongoing refactoring of database design and continuously improves product to follow data placement procedures and re-use of existing databases as appropriate.
• Ensure optimal data replication, performance, High Availability, backup and recovery processes exists to meet requirements, reduce cost and adhere to standards.
• Communicates and works collaboratively with business and product teams to support changes and implementation.
• Partner with delivery architects and engineers to design optional data tier solutions to meet enterprise platform objectives and goals
• Partners with Sr. Data Engineers and Sr. Data architects to build complex company platform level data models and database designs
• Able to facilitate discussions between Technology and business people, recognize issues of conflict and inconsistency between data requirements and pursue a resolution of these issues
• Deep Technical knowledge of DBMS products and ecosystem – e.g. storage formats, access algorithms, data management processes, administration, data maintenance, replication, high availability, encryption, etc.
• Ability to monitor and tune databases and DBMSs to reach high performance – e.g. use data monitoring and analysis tools, tune configuration parameters, alter physical designs, benchmark, etc.
• Have indepth knowledge of Database functions on either or all (Oracle , Postgres , Mongo , AWS, GCP ) Technologies
• Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and application development.
• Understands and has practical experience with infrastructure technologies and components like servers, jvms and networking concepts.
• Application of industry best practices, processes, and standards (
• Good knowledge in maintaining various version controls systems such as GIT, Bit-Bucket
• Added advantage having experience on building Python/Java based apps using popular web frameworks

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities