Lead Database Administrator

About PayU

PayU, a leading payment and Fintech company in 50+ high-growth markets throughout Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, part of Prosus group, one of the largest technology investors in the world is redefining the way people buy and sell online for our 300.000+ merchants and millions of consumers.

As a leading online payment service provider, we deploy more than 400 payment methods and PCI-certified platforms to process approximately 6 million payments every single day.

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About the Role

As a Lead Database Administrator Candidate will Enhance Support, Administer, Manage, and Tune multi-terabyte Database Systems. We are looking for an individual who can help us continually improve and enhance our platform, guided by experienced and fun-loving team.

Role : Lead Database Administrator

Location: Chennai / Bangalore / Gurgaon / Pune

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What are we looking for?

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field required.

At least 6+ years of related experience required.

Extensive experience with database technologies (MySQL, PostgreSQL)

Good to have experience with cloud services AWS, Microsoft Azure, MongoDB

Strong analytical, leadership and problem-solving skills

Must have experience in MySQL/NoSQL database architecture, logical and physical design,

Should be able to do Automation, shell scripting, Query optimization, system tuning, backup, and recovery, replication, etc.

Must have substantial hands-on knowledge on AWS Cloud and Azure Cloud.

Strong knowledge in AWS Aurora and RDS service

Must have experience in working MongoDB/Postgres/Cassandra setup, replication & Sharding

Provide 24x7 support for critical production systems

Must have experience in working with Monitoring tools such as Cloudwatch, PMM & grafana

Working experience in Redshift is a must to have.

Debugging skills and the ability to troubleshoot methodically, identifying, and applying fixes for known errors, and when necessary, capacity to think outside of the box to resolve complex issues.

About us:

At PayU, we are a global fintech investor and our vision is to build a world without financial borders where everyone can prosper. We give people in high-growth markets the financial services and products they need to thrive. Our expertise in 18 high-growth markets enables us to extend the reach of financial services. This drives everything we do, from investing in technology entrepreneurs, to offering credit to underserved individuals, to helping merchants buy, sell and operate online. Being part of Prosus, one of the largest technology investors in the world, gives us the presence and expertise to make a real impact. Find out more www.payu.com

Our Commitment To Building A Diverse And Inclusive Workforce

As a global and multi-cultural organization with varied ethnicities thriving across locations, we realize that our responsibility towards fulfilling the D&I commitment is huge. Therefore, we continuously strive to create a diverse, inclusive and safe environment, for all of our people, communities and customers. Our leaders are committed to create an inclusive work culture which enables transparency, flexibility and unbiased attention to each and every PayUneer so they can succeed, irrespective of gender, color or personal faith. An environment where every person feels they belong, that they are listened to, and where they are empowered to speak up. At PayU we have zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice whether a specific race, ethnicity, or of persons with disabilities or the LGBTQ communities