Database Architect

Database Architect Location: Hyderabad Experience: 12+ years Immediate joiners Preferred. Job Description : Design and architect cloud infrastructure solutions • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and identify business objectives • Ensure security, scalability, and performance of cloud solutions • Implement and maintain cloud services and applications • Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations for continuous improvement. Role Overview Database SRE is responsible for leading and scaling the Database Operations and Engineering under Site Reliability Engineering function , ensuring the reliability, security, performance, and availability of enterprise database platforms supporting critical business services. This role combines technical leadership, people management, and platform ownership , driving the adoption of SRE principles, automation, and cloudnative database practices across both commercial and opensource database technologies. The Manager Database SRE sets the strategic vision for database reliability and operational excellence, while partnering closely with application, cloud, security, and architecture teams. The role has a main focus on Oracle, Postgres, Mongo and SQL databases , with growing responsibility for opensource and cloudnative databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL platforms. Leadership & People Management Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Lead and Senior Database SREs , encouraging a highperformance and innovating culture. Set clear goals, expectations, and career development plans for team members. Promote SRE standard processes, accountability, and continuous improvement across the team. Act as a critical issue contact for sophisticated operational and organisational challenges. Reliability, Operations & Service Ownership Lead the availability, resilience, and reliability SLAs/SLOs for enterprise database platforms. Be responsible for incident response, major incident command , root cause analysis, and postincident reviews. Ensure effective on-call coverage, shift rotations, and operational readiness . Drive proactive capacity management, performance optimisation, and risk reduction initiatives. Ensure platform operations align with business priorities and service expectations. Database Platform Strategy & Engineering Define and evolve the database platform strategy , standards, and roadmaps across: Oracle and SQL Server Open-source databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) NoSQL / cloud databases (MongoDB and RDS, Aurora) Ensure standardised approaches for builds, upgrades, patching, backup, recovery, and HA/DR . Supervise complex performance tuning, scalability, and architectural reviews. Guide teams in supporting application and development initiatives with sound database design principles. SRE & Automation Enablement Champion automation-first and reliability-by-design approaches for all database services. Define and implement observability, monitoring, and alerting standards for database platforms. Encourage adoption of self-healing, standardisation, and continuous testing practices. Cloud, Migration & Modernisation Lead the design and governance of database services on Cloud platforms Supervise and govern database migrations from onpremise to Cloud , including hybrid and phased approaches. Partner with cloud, security, and architecture teams to build secure, scalable, cloudnative database platforms . Support modernization initiatives across RDBMS and NoSQL platforms. Security, Risk & Compliance Partner with IT Security and Risk teams to define and implement database security policies . Ensure compliance with regulatory, audit, and enterprise security requirements. Be responsible for implementation of encryption, auditing, access controls, and secrets management . Evaluate applications and platform usage for alignment to security and compliance Database Technologies Relevant years of experience in handling multiple databases as technical leader and delivery manager. Strong expertise in Oracle Database platforms , including: 11g through 23ai, RAC, Grid Infrastructure, ASM/ACFS, Data Guard, RMAN, OEM PL/SQL, APEX Strong solid understanding of SQL Server . Practical experience managing and supporting: PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL and Cloud Databases Deep understanding of HA/DR architectures , replication technologies, and data consistency models. SRE & Automation Proven experience applying SRE principles in large, sophisticated environments. Experience with automation and scripting (Python, Bash/KornShell, PowerShell). Familiarity with secrets management Exposure to container and orchestration ecosystems (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm). Proven Linux platform knowledge (Red Hat Enterprise Linux; Solaris experience advantageous). Additional Requirements Experience leading businesscritical platforms across multidatacentre or multiregion environments. Strong collaborator management and decisionmaking skills. Ability to prioritise work, handle risk, and communicate tradeoffs clearly to senior interested parties. Experience in Automotive or CRM environments is highly advantageous. Optional / NicetoHave Skills Knowledge of distributed systems, data warehousing, and transaction management . Experience with database migration and assessment tools. Behavioural & Leadership Skills Strong influencing and leadership presence. Collaborative and inclusive team leader. Phenomenal communication skills across technical and executive audiences. Strategic and tactical delivery-focused approach. Ability to balance handson technical depth with people and platform leadership. Dedication to coaching, mentoring, and sharing knowledge. Continuous improvement approach with high ownership. Education : Bachelors in Computer Engineering, Bachelors in Computer Science, Bachelors in Information Technology, Masters in Software Engineering Management Level : 4D Language and Proficiency : English - Proficient - C2 Time Type : Full time Primary location : 1401-G-India: Floor 1 to 12, Hafeezpet Phoenix, Hyderabad Remote type : Hybrid Client specific requirement : Shift : Rotational