# Director - Database Administration (DBaaS)

> Weekday AI · Bengaluru, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-22

**Salary:** INR 8,500,000–11,000,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform

## Description

**This role is for one of the Weekday's clients**

**Salary range: Rs 8500000 - Rs 11000000 (ie INR 85- 110 LPA)**

Min Experience: 17+ years

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India  
JobType: full-time

We are looking for an accomplished **Director – Database Administration (DBaaS)** to lead the strategy, architecture, and operations of enterprise-scale database platforms. This leadership role is ideal for a seasoned database professional with extensive experience in **PostgreSQL** and **MySQL Database Administration**, who has successfully built and managed highly available, secure, and scalable database environments.

As the Director of DBaaS, you will define the long-term vision for database infrastructure, lead high-performing DBA teams, and drive modernization initiatives to deliver reliable Database-as-a-Service capabilities across the organization. You will collaborate with engineering, cloud, DevOps, security, and product teams to ensure database platforms meet the highest standards of performance, resilience, and operational excellence.

## Requirements

### **Key Responsibilities**

-   Define and execute the organization's Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) strategy, aligning database platforms with business and technology objectives.
-   Lead and mentor a team of senior Database Administrators, Database Engineers, and technical leaders across multiple locations.
-   Architect, deploy, and manage large-scale **PostgreSQL** and **MySQL** database environments supporting mission-critical applications.
-   Establish best practices for database provisioning, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, replication, high availability, and performance optimization.
-   Drive database automation initiatives using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), scripting, and orchestration tools to improve operational efficiency.
-   Ensure database platforms meet stringent security, compliance, governance, and audit requirements.
-   Develop capacity planning strategies, monitor database health, and optimize resource utilization for maximum performance and availability.
-   Partner with application development and platform engineering teams to design scalable and resilient database architectures.
-   Lead database migration, consolidation, and modernization projects, including cloud-native and hybrid database deployments.
-   Manage incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous service improvement initiatives.
-   Evaluate emerging database technologies and recommend improvements that enhance scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
-   Define operational KPIs, service-level objectives (SLOs), and performance metrics while driving continuous process improvements.

### **Required Qualifications**

-   17–25 years of progressive experience in Database Administration, with significant leadership experience managing enterprise database platforms.
-   Deep expertise in **PostgreSQL** administration, architecture, replication, clustering, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and security.
-   Strong hands-on experience as a **MySQL DBA**, including replication, high availability, failover mechanisms, optimization, and troubleshooting.
-   Proven experience designing and operating highly available, mission-critical database environments at enterprise scale.
-   Strong understanding of database lifecycle management, capacity planning, and operational governance.
-   Experience leading large technical teams, managing cross-functional initiatives, and influencing executive stakeholders.
-   Expertise in database monitoring, automation, scripting (Shell, Python, or similar), and operational tooling.
-   Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, virtualization, containerized deployments, and modern infrastructure practices.
-   Experience implementing disaster recovery strategies and business continuity planning for critical database systems.
-   Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

### **Preferred Qualifications**

-   Experience with Database-as-a-Service platforms and cloud-managed database solutions.
-   Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and DevOps practices.
-   Exposure to additional database technologies such as MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, or Redis.
-   Experience managing globally distributed database environments and 24x7 operations.
-   Familiarity with security frameworks, compliance standards, and enterprise governance policies.
-   Relevant database, cloud, or infrastructure certifications are highly desirable.

### **Must-Have Skills**

-   PostgreSQL
-   MySQL DBA

## Apply

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