Senior Database Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

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Senior Database Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Join Our Global Engineering Team

At Vitech we believe that excellence in production systems starts with engineering-driven solutions to operational challenges. Our Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team is at the heart of ensuring seamless performance for our clients, preventing potential outages, and proactively identifying and resolving issues before they arise.

Our SRE team is a diverse group of talented engineers across India, the US, and Canada. We have T-shaped expertise spanning application development, database management, networking, and system administration across both on-premise environments and AWS cloud. Together, we support mission-critical client environments and drive automation to reduce manual toil, freeing our team to focus on innovation.

About the Role: Senior Database SRE

As a SRE, youll be a key player in revolutionizing how we operate production systems for single and multi-tenant environments. You'll support SRE initiatives, support production, and drive infrastructure automation. Working in an Agile team environment, youll have the opportunity to explore and implement the latest technologies, engage in on-call duties, and contribute to continuous learning as part of an ever-evolving tech landscape.

If youre passionate about scalability, reliability, security, and automation of business-critical infrastructure, this role is for you.

What you will do:

• Administer and maintain Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL clusters in production and development environments.
• Monitor database performance, implement tuning solutions, and optimize queries for speed and efficiency.
• Automate backups, scaling, failover, and patching using AWS-native tools and best practices.
• Collaborate with DevOps and Engineering teams to design database solutions that are scalable, reliable, and secure.
• Perform data migrations, upgrades, and schema changes with minimal downtime.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery strategies, including automated failover and snapshot recovery.
• Automate database operations using Terraform, Ansible, AWS Lambda, and AWS CLI. Manage Auroras read replicas, auto-scaling, and failover mechanisms.
• Ensure high availability and redundancy across multi-AZ Aurora PostgreSQL clusters.
• Implement role-based access control and monitor database security in compliance with company policies.
• Create and maintain documentation for database architecture, standards, and procedures.
• Embrace SRE principles such as Chaos Engineering, Reliability, Reducing Toil, etc.,

What We're Looking For:

•  With over 8 years of total experience, including 4+ years of hands-on expertise in managing relational databases (Oracle, and PostgreSQL) in both cloud and on-prem environments, including SRE tasks like backup/restore, Performance issues and replication (primary skill required for this role)
• 3+ years of experience hosting enterprise applications in AWS (EC2, EBS, ECS/EKS, Elastic Beanstalk, RDS, CloudWatch).
• Familiarity with tools like pgAdmin, psql, or other database management utilities. Automate routine database maintenance tasks (e.g., vacuuming, reindexing, patching). Knowledge of backup and recovery strategies (e.g., pg_dump, PITR).
• Automate routine database maintenance tasks (e.g., vacuuming, reindexing, patching).
• Proven hands-on experience as an SRE for critical, client-facing applications, with the ability to dive deep into daily SRE tasks, manage incidents, and oversee operational tools.
• Automation experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Python, Jenkins, GitHub/Actions). Knowledge of multi-region Aurora Global Databases for disaster recovery.
• Scripting experience in Python, Bash, Java, JavaScript, Node.js.
• Excellent written/verbal communication, critical thinking. Willingness to work in shifts and assist your team to resolve issues efficiently.

Join Us at Vitech!

If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are eager to drive innovation in SRE practices, we want to hear from you!

Youll be part of a forward-thinking team that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. We provide a supportive and inclusive environment where you can grow as a leader while helping shape the future of our organization.