We are seeking an experienced AlloyDB Engineer to design, implement, administer, and optimize Google Cloud AlloyDB environments for mission-critical enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in PostgreSQL administration, cloud database architecture, performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, and database automation on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

This role requires close collaboration with application, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and engineering teams to ensure secure, scalable, and highly available database platforms.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, deploy, and administer Google Cloud AlloyDB clusters and PostgreSQL-compatible database environments.

- Perform database installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, maintenance, and lifecycle management.

- Manage database performance through SQL tuning, query optimization, indexing, and workload analysis.

- Configure and maintain high availability (HA), replication, backup, disaster recovery, and failover strategies.

- Plan and execute database migrations from PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, or other databases to AlloyDB.

- Monitor database health, availability, and performance using GCP monitoring and observability tools.

- Implement database security best practices, including IAM, encryption, auditing, and access control.

- Automate database provisioning, deployment, and operational tasks using Terraform, Ansible, scripting, and CI/CD pipelines.

- Collaborate with application developers to optimize database design, SQL queries, and schema performance.

- Manage capacity planning, storage optimization, cost management, and production support.

- Troubleshoot critical production incidents and ensure database reliability and business continuity.

- Prepare and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and database standards.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

- 6- 10 years of overall experience in Database Administration or Cloud Database Engineering.

- Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience administering PostgreSQL databases.

- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud AlloyDB in production environments.

- Strong expertise in :

1. PostgreSQL Administration

2. SQL tuning and performance optimization

3. Database indexing and query optimization

4. Backup & Recovery

5. Replication & High Availability

6. Database monitoring and troubleshooting

- Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services and cloud-native database architectures.

- Good understanding of cloud networking, IAM, security, and encryption.

- Experience with database migration tools and migration strategies.

- Strong scripting skills using Python, Shell, or SQL.

- Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CI/CD pipelines.

- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.