Database Reliability Engineer

Compensation Range:

₹1,500,000 - ₹2,000,000

Compensation Disclaimer:
The salary range listed reflects the base pay for this role at Altus Group and is provided where required by local regulations. Actual offers may differ based on experience, market conditions, and other relevant factors. The range does not include additional compensation such as bonuses, equity, benefits, or other incentives.

Job Summary:

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the PostgreSQL administrator for all database-related initiatives.
• Provide database expertise to architects and developers, including reviewing database migrations, queries, and performance optimizations.
• Implement and maintain PostgreSQL data models, throughput capacity, indexing, and backup/restore strategies.
• Manage daily database operations for PostgreSQL and MSSQL environments, including provisioning, patching, upgrades, backups, user management, and performance tuning.
• Architect and maintain Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and optimal performance.
• Design and manage Amazon PostgreSQL clusters to support data warehousing and analytical workloads.
• Support database migration projects, especially transitions from legacy systems to Aurora or MSSQL.
• Collaborate with international teams (US, UK, Canada) to support project objectives and operational requirements.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, privacy, and audit requirements, maintaining strong governance and risk management.
• Participate in the on-call rotation to ensure timely incident response, resolution, and high database service availability.
• Conduct performance analysis and query optimization for PostgreSQL and Redshift workloads.
• Monitor, tune, and troubleshoot database systems to ensure reliability and performance.
• Advise on infrastructure design and scalability, focusing on data storage, automation, and orchestration of database infrastructure.
• Leverage DevOps and automation tools, such as Git, JIRA, Ansible, and database CI/CD pipelines.
• Utilize scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash) for automation, migration, and maintenance tasks.
• Support and debug production issues across multiple services and system layers.
• Document database designs, standards, and procedures, and provide knowledge transfer and training to team members.
• Plan for future growth, including capacity planning, technology evaluation, and recommendations for database enhancements, resilience, and scalability.

Key Qualifications:

• You have a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
• You have, or you are interested in pursuing, your Database Specialty certification on AWS
• Strong experience in cloud-based database management (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redshift, etc.)
• Hands-on expertise in database monitoring, backup/restore, replication, and
  performance tuning.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment practices.
• A proactive mindset with the ability to own incidents end-to-end and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working across diverse technical teams.

Unlock your Altus Experience!

If you’re looking to advance your career in in an industry that is transitioning for greatness, there’s no better place than Altus Group.

Our high trust, high performance culture prioritizes progressive programs that empower you to deliver your greatest performance while promoting collective success where everyone is recognized and connected.

We offer boundless opportunities in a rapidly growing global business: mentorship from the best and brightest in CRE, access to our Altus Intelligence Academy, and the chance to work with the best data sets, tools and technology in the industry.

What Altus Group offers:

• Rewarding performance: competitive compensation, incentive and bonus plans, and a total rewards package prioritizing mental, physical, and financial well-being.

• Growth and development: we invest in your professional learning. Our Altus Intelligence Academy offers over 150,000 hours of learning content.

• Flexible work model: our Activity-Based Work model provides flexibility to align your work location to the needs of the work — use the office for collaboration and remote work for focused tasks.

Inclusivity & Accessibility

Altus Group is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment where all clients and employees feel welcomed, accepted and valued. We provide an atmosphere free from barriers to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, and encourage equal opportunities for all employees. We’re seeking candidates with diverse experiences and provide accessible candidate experiences throughout the selection process. If you need accommodation, please contact us at [email protected] or +1 888 692 7487.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

AI tools may be used to support the initial stages of screening for this role; however, all assessments and final hiring decisions are reviewed and made by an Altus Group hiring professional.

Background Checks

Please note that as part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, Altus Group may conduct background checks on candidates who receive a conditional offer of employment. These checks may include, but are not limited to, verification of employment history, education credentials, criminal records, credit history (where relevant), and reference checks. The scope and nature of background checks may vary depending on the role, location, and applicable laws. All background checks will be conducted in compliance with local laws and regulations, and candidates will be informed of any checks required as part of the recruitment process.

Other Notes / Application Process

We appreciate all applicants; however, only those selected to move forward will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in Altus Group.