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Senior DBA - Lead Database Administrator
About the role
Senior DBA Lead role at Photon Group in Chennai focuses on managing PostgreSQL, Snowflake, and Elastic databases throughout development and production. The position requires significant experience with RDBMs, including installation, maintenance, data modeling, query optimization, and monitoring. Candidates must also have hands‑on experience with Elastic. Responsibilities include administering databases, designing logical and physical schemas from customer requirements, providing best‑practice guidance to development teams, creating and maintaining documentation and standards, and collaborating with DBAs and infrastructure teams to build deployment pipelines. The role emphasizes clear communication, adherence to processes, and a security‑first mindset. Photon Group, a global digital modernization partner, offers a collaborative environment for professionals who thrive on technical excellence and cross‑functional teamwork.
What you’ll do
- Administer PostgreSQL, Snowflake, and other databases across development and production.
- Design logical and physical database schemas from customer requirements.
- Provide best practice guidance to development teams.
- Create and maintain database documentation and standards.
- Collaborate with DBAs and infrastructure to develop deployment pipelines.
- Ensure clear communication and adherence to processes and security.
What you’ll bring
- Significant RDBM experience: installation, maintenance, data modeling, query optimization.
- Experience with Elastic required.