We are looking for an experienced Database Team Lead to oversee the design, administration, performance, and security of enterprise databases.

The ideal candidate will combine strong hands-on database expertise with proven leadership skills to guide a team of DBAs and database engineers while ensuring high availability, scalability, and data integrity across critical systems.

Key Responsibilities :

Database Leadership & Team Management :

- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of database administrators and engineers.

- Allocate tasks, set priorities, and ensure timely delivery of database-related initiatives.

- Establish database standards, best practices, and operational procedures.

- Conduct performance reviews, knowledge-sharing sessions, and technical mentoring.

Database Design & Architecture :

- Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance database architectures.

- Review and optimize data models, schemas, indexing strategies, and queries.

- Support application teams in database design, migrations, and enhancements.

- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and business requirements.

Database Administration & Operations :

- Manage installation, configuration, upgrades, and patching of database systems.

- Ensure database availability, reliability, and disaster recovery readiness.

- Monitor database health, capacity, and performance proactively.

- Perform root cause analysis and resolution of database-related incidents.

Performance, Security & Compliance :

- Tune queries, stored procedures, and database configurations for optimal performance.

- Implement database security, access control, encryption, and auditing mechanisms.

- Ensure compliance with data governance, regulatory, and security standards.

- Manage backup, recovery, and business continuity strategies.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management :

- Work closely with application development, DevOps, infrastructure, and security teams.

- Communicate database risks, performance metrics, and improvement plans to stakeholders.

- Support production releases, deployments, and on-call rotations as needed.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

Technical Skills (Mandatory) :

- 8+ years of experience in database administration and management.

- Strong expertise in RDBMS such as Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server.

- Hands-on experience with database performance tuning and optimization.

- Strong knowledge of SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL, or equivalent scripting languages.

- Experience with backup, recovery, replication, and high availability solutions.

Good to Have / Preferred Skills :

- Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis).

- Exposure to cloud databases (AWS RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL, GCP Cloud SQL).

- Knowledge of data migration tools and strategies.

- Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and database automation.

- Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OEM, or SolarWinds.

Leadership & Soft Skills :

- Proven ability to lead and motivate technical teams.

- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities in high-pressure environments.

- Strong analytical and documentation skills.

Educational Qualification :

- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.

- Relevant certifications (Oracle DBA, Microsoft SQL Server, AWS/Azure Database certifications) are a plus