1 month ago
Hyderābād, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Implement infrastructure as code for database platforms.
- Perform software configuration management for databases.
- Automate database operations and migrations.
- Implement monitoring and logging for database technology stacks and container orchestration platforms.
- Implement AWS database automation from platform build through ongoing support.
- Provide architecture, design expertise, technical oversight, coordination, and vendor direction for database engineering and automation.
- Architect, implement, and maintain automation tools for development and operations.
- Troubleshoot and resolve escalated production issues.
- Establish best practices and standard operating procedures for development, deployment, support, break-fix, and systems management.
- Deploy and support automation systems in a 24x7 production environment and recommend architecture scaling improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience performing systems automation on database platforms.
- At least 5 years of experience as a senior DBA or database automation engineer.
- At least 3 years of public cloud experience with AWS RDS.
- At least 3 years of expert knowledge of Linux, Unix, and Windows systems.
- Deep expertise in at least one database technology and experience designing or configuring mission-critical, highly available, high-throughput databases.
- Experience leading or working on systems automation and integration teams.
- Proficiency with scripting and programming languages for automation.
- Experience with production systems and resolving production issues.
- Knowledge of cloud services and deployment models.
- Experience with RDS, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, MySQL, Oracle, DynamoDB, or DocumentDB.
- Experience with streaming services such as Kinesis and database migration from on-premises environments to public cloud.
- Terraform, Python, and Shell scripting proficiency.
- AWS Cloud or Terraform certification is desirable.
Benefits
- Enhanced flexibility with the option to work from home or from regional engagement hubs in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata, or Delhi/NCR.
- Required availability from 06:00 AM to 11:30 AM Eastern Time for India-US team meetings, with remaining hours flexible.
- Periodic commuting or travel to Hyderabad or a regional engagement hub may be required for meetings, training, and events.
- The role supports a 24x7 production environment.
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About Synchrony
Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) provides consumer financing and payments solutions—such as private-label and co-branded credit cards, installment loans, and promotional financing—distributed through retailer and healthcare partnerships. It also operates Synchrony Bank, an online bank offering savings products and CDs. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, the company was spun out of GE’s retail finance business in 2014 and serves millions of U.S. consumers and hundreds of thousands of small and midsize businesses.