Cloud Data Architect

About Our Client

We are a health technology platform focused on building robust digital public health delivery systems, improving data-driven governance, and empowering healthcare workers.

One of our most successful initiatives is AMRIT, a first-of-its-kind integrated health technology platform that supports clinical excellence for over 2 crore beneficiaries.

Job Overview:

The Database Specialist will manage and maintain core databases that power our platforms. This involves ensuring high availability, performance, security, and reliability of databases while supporting day-to-day operations, deployments, and data-driven decision-making.

This specialist will work closely with application developers, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to design, optimize, and troubleshoot database systems that support healthcare delivery at scale.

Main Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain relational database systems (e.g., MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle) both on-premises and on cloud (AWS RDS, Aurora, Azure SQL, GCP Cloud SQL)
• Monitor database performance and tune queries, indexes, and configurations to ensure optimal response times using tools like CloudWatch, Performance Insights, Grafana, or pgAdmin
• Ensure data security, integrity, backup, and recovery processes are in place and regularly tested using both traditional and cloud-native approaches (snapshots, automated backups, cross-region replication)
• Automate routine database maintenance and deployment tasks using CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, or AWS-native services
• Support deployments by reviewing database scripts, migrations, and data patches for both on-prem and cloud environments
• Troubleshoot database-related issues in production and non-production environments, including performance bottlenecks, connectivity issues, and cloud integration errors
• Collaborate with developers to design efficient database schemas, optimize queries, and implement best practices for scalable cloud-based applications
• Implement and monitor disaster recovery and high-availability strategies such as clustering, replication, multi-AZ, and failover setups in cloud platforms
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for database configurations, processes, and cloud runbooks
• Assist in building data governance frameworks and ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards (HIPAA, DISHA, etc.)
• Support reporting and analytics teams with optimized queries and data pipelines from cloud databases

Desirable Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Strong hands-on experience with MySQL (experience in SQL Server/Oracle is a plus)
• Expertise in database monitoring and observability tools (e.g., pgAdmin, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, New Relic, Performance Insights)
• Deep understanding of query optimization, indexing strategies, and performance tuning in high-transaction environments
• Experience with backup, recovery, replication, clustering, and failover strategies (on-premises and cloud)
• Familiarity with Linux environments, shell scripting, and automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines)
• Good understanding of APIs, application-database interactions, and deployment workflows in microservices-based architectures
• Hands-on experience with cloud-based databases such as AWS RDS, Aurora, Azure SQL, or GCP Cloud SQL — including provisioning, scaling, security, and monitoring
• Knowledge of data governance, compliance standards, and healthcare data privacy regulations (like GDPR, DPDPA) is an advantage
• Prior exposure to healthcare or health-tech systems is a plus