Database Reliability Engineer - IN (PostgreSQL + Cloud)

Rackspace · Hyderabad, India

mid data engineering Database Engineer ic · Posted May 7, 2026

About this role

Rackspace is hiring a mid-level Database Engineer in the data engineering function based in Hyderabad, India. The posting calls out experience with Python, SQL, Bash, AWS.

Role
Database Engineer
Function
data engineering
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Hyderabad, India
Posted
May 7, 2026

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Job description

from Rackspace careers

We are seeking an experienced DBRE to ensure reliability, performance, scalability, and operational excellence of our multi-cloud DBaaS platform across:

  • Microsoft Azure

  • Amazon Web Services

  • Google Cloud Platform

This role combines deep database expertise with SRE principles to build highly available, automated, and resilient database platforms. The DBRE Lead will drive operational standards, automation frameworks, and reliability engineering practices across distributed cloud environments

🔹 What We’re Looking For

  • 8-10+ years in DBA / Platform Engineering

  • Someone who can work from office ( Hyderabad ) - Hybrid Mode

  • Strong multi-cloud experience (Azure / AWS / GCP – at least two)

  • Deep HA/DR & performance tuning expertise

  • Automation-first mindset (Terraform, scripting, CI/CD)

  • Experience in SaaS/DBaaS environments preferred

For a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) in a DBaaS (Database-as-a-Service) support role, the following mandatory skills are typically required:

1. Database Administration (DBA) Skills

  • Primary Database: PostgreSQL

  • Secondary Database: MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server

  • Database Backup & Recovery: Tools and strategies for database backups and disaster recovery.

  • Performance Tuning: Query optimization, indexing strategies, and database performance troubleshooting.

  • Database Security: User management, roles, access control, and auditing.

2. Cloud Infrastructure Knowledge (DBaaS)

  • Cloud Platforms: AWS (RDS, Aurora), Azure (Cosmos DB, SQL Database), GCP (Cloud SQL, Firestore).

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes.

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