Open Source Database Administrator (DBA)

Experience: 5-10 Years

Role Summary

The Open Source DBA is responsible for the installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, performance tuning, security, backup, recovery, and high availability of open-source database platforms such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and related technologies. The role ensures database reliability, security, and optimal performance to support business-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain open-source database environments.

• Perform database health checks, monitoring, and capacity planning.

• Troubleshoot database performance issues and optimize queries.

• Manage backups, restores, disaster recovery, and database migrations.

• Implement and maintain high-availability and replication solutions.





• Apply database patches, upgrades, and security hardening.

• Monitor database availability, storage utilization, and performance metrics.

• Support application teams during deployments and database releases.

• Ensure compliance with security and governance standards.

• Participate in on-call support and incident management activities.

Required Technical Skills

• Solid administration experience in one or more:

o PostgreSQL

o MySQL

o MongoDB

• Database backup and recovery strategies.

• Replication, clustering, and high-availability configurations.

• Performance tuning, query optimization, and indexing.

📌 Open Source Database Administrator (India)
🏢 PineQ Lab Technology
📍 India