DevOps (SQL Database Engineer)

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps SQL Database Engineer with 4 plus years of strong, hands-on experience in SQL database engineering and DevOps practices. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, managing, automating, and optimizing highly available and scalable database systems across cloud and on-premise environments. This role requires deep expertise in SQL databases, CI/CD pipelines, automation, monitoring, and cloud infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain SQL database systems (SQL Server / MySQL / PostgreSQL/MongoDB) in production environments
• Ensure high availability, performance, scalability, and security of database platforms
• Perform database performance tuning, query optimization, indexing, and capacity planning
• Implement and manage backup, restore, disaster recovery, and replication strategies
• Automate database deployments, schema changes, and maintenance tasks using DevOps tools
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application and database releases
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform / ARM / CloudFormation
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  Collaborate with development teams to improve application-database performance
• Deploy and manage databases in cloud platforms (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, EC2, VMs)
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging for database and infrastructure health
• Perform root cause analysis and support production incidents and on-call rotations
• Ensure database security, compliance, access control, and audit requirements
• Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and operational runbooks

Key Skills and Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer / SQL Database Engineer
• Strong hands-on expertise in SQL Server / MySQL / PostgreSQL/ MongoDB
• Solid understanding of database architecture, indexing, and query optimization

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  Experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure)
• Proficiency in Docker and Kubernetes for containerized environments
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation)
• Knowledge of monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor)
• Strong scripting skills using Bash / PowerShell / Python
• Experience working in Agile / DevOps environments
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Ownership mindset and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to work under pressure in production environments