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Job Title: Lead Database Administrator

Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai (all areas) & Navi Mumbai

Required Skills & Experience: PostgreSQL DBA (Level 3)

• 7+ years of hands-on PostgreSQL DBA experience in production environments.
• Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL internals, architecture, and tuning.
• Proven experience with pgBackRest, Barman, pg_basebackup, pg_dump.
• Strong expertise with HA and replication solutions (Patroni, repmgr).
• Hands-on experience with PITR, disaster recovery, and cluster rebuilds.
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix environments, shell scripting, and automation.
• Solid understanding of database security and compliance best practices.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and experience handling critical incidents.
• Monitor and optimize performance, tune queries and indexes, manage vacuuming and bloat, implement pooling (PgBouncer), and maintain robust monitoring and alerts.
• Diagnose and recover from cluster corruption using advanced tools and procedures, leveraging backups and replicas to ensure business continuity.
• Plan and execute major upgrades (pg_upgrade, logical replication), cross-version and cross-platform migrations (on-prem ↔ cloud), ensuring minimal downtime and data integrity.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS PostgreSQL services like RDS and Aurora , including parameter groups, snapshot management, performance insights, and multi-AZ failover.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, or similar) is a plus.
• Good communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a 24x7 production support environment.
• Experience with logical replication and foreign data wrappers.
• Familiarity with cloud-managed PostgreSQL services.
• Familiarity with connection pooling and proxy tools (PgBouncer, HAProxy).
• Maintain SOPs, runbooks, and knowledge base articles.
• Automate routine tasks and checks using scripts or scheduling tools (cron, pg_cron).
• Mentor junior DBAs and conduct knowledge-sharing sessions.

MySQL DBA Responsibilities (Secondary):

• Good knowledge of MySQL architecture and installation.
• Perform MySQL backup and restore operations.
• Manage MySQL users, roles, and permissions.
• Setup and troubleshoot MySQL replication.

We are hiring for a "Lead Database Administrator" with 7+ Yrs of experience for Bangalore location.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Lead Database Administrator with 7+ years of hands-on experience in managing relational and NoSQL databases. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Cloud SQL, Spanner and BigQuery, with additional expertise in ISV (Independent Software Vendor) databases such as MongoDB Atlas, ScyllaDB and Redis. This role also requires solid experience with NoSQL technologies, backup strategies, performance tuning, and cloud-native tools.

Must-Have Skills:

• Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL / MySQL)
• NoSQL Database (MongoDB / Cassandra / ScyllaDB / Redis / etc.)
• Cloud DBA background (GCP / AWS / Azure)

Notice Period: Immediate to 15 Days

Shift: Rotational

Interested professionals can share their resume at:

Referrals are welcome If you know someone who would be a great fit, please ask them to reach out.

Role : Senior Database(MSSQL Server) Developer

Experience - 6 + years

Job Description:

• Experience administering Microsoft SQL Server
  , including installation, configuration, backups, and monitoring.
• Proficiency in writing complex SQL queries
  , stored procedures, and performance-tuning T-SQL code.
• Strong experience in schema design and index optimization
  to ensure database scalability and performance.
• Hands-on experience hosting, managing, and securing SQL Server databases in AWS
  (e.g., EC2, RDS, Amazon FSx for Windows File Server, VPC configuration, etc.).
• Solid understanding of high availability and disaster recovery strategies
  , including replication, clustering, and automated failover in cloud environments.
• Ideal candidate will also have experience with MongoDB and PostgresDB
  , including deployment, tuning, and operational support.

We are looking for immediate joiners.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the DBA team, providing technical direction, support, and mentorship.
• Manage installation, configuration, upgrades, and patching of database systems.
• Ensure database availability, security, scalability, and disaster recovery.
• Perform performance tuning, indexing, and query optimization for mission-critical applications.
• Develop and maintain backup, recovery, and high availability (HA/DR) solutions.
• Monitor and analyze database performance to proactively resolve issues.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams for seamless integration.
• Establish and enforce standards, policies, and best practices for database administration.
• Plan and execute capacity planning and database scaling strategies.
• Maintain compliance with data security and governance Skills & Experience :
• 10 to 12 years of experience in Database Administration (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or mixed environments).
• Proven skills in performance tuning, clustering, replication, partitioning, and sharding.
• Expertise in backup/recovery tools, HA/DR strategies, and disaster recovery planning.
• Strong knowledge of database security, auditing, and encryption.
• Experience with monitoring, automation tools, and scripting (SQL, Shell, to Have :
• Experience with cloud databases (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, GCP Cloud SQL).
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB).
• Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for database deployments.

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Title : Lead Mysql Database Administrator
Location : Gurugram
Experience : 6-8 Yrs.
Education : Bachelors / Masters in Software :

• Maintain existing MySQL environments, including large replication environments for data mining and mid-sized High Availability environments.
• Develop and optimising database design for new applications
• Troubleshoot database issues, maintain database systems availability and scalability.
• Suggest tools and processes for identification and management of database infrastructure components.

Sounds Like You ?

• Knowledge on installation method of MYSQL and also significant general system administration skills on UNIX/HP, Linux, AWS linux
• Experience in Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Client/Server Connectivity, and Database Consistency Checks using different Utilities.
• Must have Experience with AWS RDS ,AWS backup, Replication and snapshot.
• Experience working with AWS Console is a plus.
• Good team player with strong analytical, communication, and troubleshooting skills

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Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced DBA Lead with a strong background in managing and optimizing both SQL and NoSQL databases. The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of professional experience, with proven expertise in database administration, performance tuning, and cloud-based database solutions. This role requires a hands-on technical leader who can design, implement, and maintain robust database systems while leading a small team and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and management of SQL and NoSQL databases across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Ensure database availability, reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Manage database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Monitor and optimize database performance, queries, and indexes.
• Implement database security policies, user access management, and compliance measures.
• Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to support application performance and scalability.
• Lead and mentor a team of DBAs, providing technical guidance and best practices.
• Drive database automation initiatives for deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Work with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) to design and manage cloud-native database services.
• Troubleshoot critical issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement permanent solutions.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience as a Database Administrator.
• Strong hands-on experience with any SQL database (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MariaDB).
• Working experience with at least one NoSQL database (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Couchbase, Redis).
• Proficiency in cloud database services (AWS RDS, Aurora, Azure SQL, GCP Cloud SQL, Cosmos DB, etc.).
• Solid knowledge of database backup, restore, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Experience with database performance tuning and query optimization.
• Strong understanding of high availability, clustering, and replication strategies.
• Familiarity with database automation tools and scripting (Shell, Python, PowerShell, etc.).
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD integration for databases is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications (Good To Have)

• Certifications in SQL/NoSQL Databases or Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience in leading migration projects (on-prem to cloud or cross-database migrations).
• Exposure to Big Data technologies (Hadoop, Spark) is a plus.

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Company Overview
MedExpert, Chennai is a pioneering healthcare consulting firm specializing in US Medical Billing and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) solutions tailored for healthcare providers and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) organizations. Since its inception in 2023, MedExpert has rapidly grown into a team of over 620 experts who are passionate about transforming the healthcare industry through technology-driven solutions.

With our focus on client success and operational efficiency, we empower healthcare providers to streamline billing processes, optimize revenue, and maintain their focus on quality patient care.

We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented work environment where every team member is empowered to contribute to projects that shape the future.

Our culture champions Agile principles and is dedicated to high performance, continuous learning and technological advancement.

About The Role
As our new team member, you have over 10 years of professional experience in Database Engineering. You are a craftsman developer who is motivated, talented and committed to the job and your team. You take pride and ownership in your deliverables. You thrive on and enjoy the challenges of each day and you seek to surround yourself with like-minded people. You are a clear communicator who shares your knowledge and ideas and expect the same from those around you.

Role Requirements

• More than 10 years of experience in SQL development and DBA and must have hands-on experience working with MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQL Server as the primary database engines.
• Must have hands-on experience working in AWS.
• Must have hands-on experience building data warehouses, ETL and moving a large quantity of data quickly across platforms
• Must have hands-on experience in performance tuning SQL queries, PostgreSQL functions, stored procedures and optimizing SQL code.
• Must have hands-on experience with software development and promoting DB objects through the environments.
• Experience consulting with large enterprises and/or large-in-scope team projects and should have worked with large databases and business-critical applications.
• AWS Certifications (with additional improvements and certifications)
• Must have hands on with JIRA/Confluence.
• Additional programming language like Python, PowerShell etc would be an advantage
• Hands on experience working with agile tools and methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Confluence, JIRA).

Why Join Us?
At MedExpert, you will have the opportunity to make an impact by shaping Agile practices and driving project success. We provide an environment where
innovation, collaboration, and personal growth
are at the forefront.

Joining MedExpert Billing and Consulting gives you the chance to contribute meaningfully to a
positive and supportive work environment
, where your expertise will make a difference not just within our team but across the EMS industry.

Skills:- PostgreSQL, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Performance tuning, Jenkins, CI/CD and ETL