We are hiring Database Administrator for Bengaluru location
Role - Database Administrator
Exp - 5 -7 years
Work Timing - 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM
About the RoleApplied Systems is hiring a Database Administrator - Cloud Services to ensure reliability, performance, and security for our PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You'll support mission-critical insurance applications, drive standardization, and improve automation and cost efficiency in a highly available cloud environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server to ensure availability, performance, and security.
- Monitor database health, troubleshoot incidents, and deliver root-cause analysis with preventative fixes; participate in an on-call rotation.
- Design and optimize schemas, indexes, and queries in partnership with product and engineering teams.
- Operate robust backup, restore, and disaster recovery processes aligned to RPO/RTO, including regular failover/restore tests.
- Perform installations, upgrades, and migrations across on-premise and managed services (MS SQL, RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL, Cloud SQL).
- Apply security best practices (least privilege, encryption, auditing) and maintain clear documentation and runbooks.
Requirements (Must-haves)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3-5 years as a production DBA with PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server.
- Hands-on experience with on-premise and AWS, Azure, or GCP managed database services (MS SQL, RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL, Cloud SQL, etc.).
- Strong fundamentals in database design, indexing, transactions, and performance tuning using query plans/DMVs/pg_stat_statements.
- Proven backup, recovery, and HA/DR experience with executed tests (not just documented plans).
- Incident response experience in high-impact environments and clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Nice to Have
- Experience with observability tools: Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA), Redgate SQL Monitor, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, GCP Monitoring, and DataDog.
- Automation/IaC for database operations (PowerShell, Python, Terraform, Ansible; Flyway/Liquibase or similar versioned migration frameworks).
- Experience with insurance or financial services and PII-handling, or prior exposure to Applied Systems products.
If anyone is interested please drop your CV to [email protected] / [email protected]
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Transforming the insurance industry is ambitious, we know. That’s why at Applied, we’re building a team that shows up every day ready to learn, willing to try new things, and driven to deliver innovative software and services that make us indispensable to our customers – all within a culture built on values that make us indispensable to each other, too. At Applied, we have a mission and a vision that guide us, values that anchor us, and a determination to achieve that propels us forward. We push the boundaries of innovation to solve the biggest challenges in insurance – helping us earn the title of indispensable partner from our customers. Our teammates show up as they are, creating an authentic environment that fosters collaboration, curiosity and connections – and one that doesn’t waste time on the unnecessary confines of corporate bureaucracy or hierarchy. No matter the role or title, you have a voice at the table, space to work hard and achieve, and unending opportunities to be a great teammate.
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