Database Engineer / Specialist

GRADE C9 · DATA MODELLING & DATABASE ARCHITECTURE

A highly skilled Database Specialist with a strong passion for data, database technologies, and up-to-date data architecture. Brings deep expertise in data modelling, schema design, database optimisation, and enterprise data management across relational and NoSQL platforms , designing and governing scalable, high-performing data solutions using Oracle, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL to support business-critical applications and enterprise transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-grade data architectures and database solutions.
- Define and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models for business applications.
- Design scalable and optimised schemas across Oracle, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL platforms.
- Establish data standards, governance frameworks, and best practices for data management.
- Collaborate with application, integration, engineering, and business teams to translate business requirements into robust data solutions.
- Drive database performance tuning, indexing strategies, query optimisation, and capacity planning.
- Design data structures to support OLTP, analytical, and reporting workloads.
- Define data migration, archival, retention, and data quality strategies.
- Support cloud-native and hybrid architecture initiatives involving distributed databases and modern data platforms.
- Review and approve database designs, ensuring alignment with architecture principles, security standards, and regulatory requirements.




- Mentor engineers and developers on database design, modelling techniques, and data engineering best practices.

Skills & Experience

- Database expertise: Deep hands-on experience with Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Couchbase, or equivalent).
- Data architecture & modelling: Strong understanding of conceptual, logical, and physical data models; normalisation and denormalisation techniques; schema design and optimisation; Master Data Management (MDM); metadata management and data governance; and data lifecycle management.
- Technical skills: Advanced SQL development and query optimisation; database performance tuning and troubleshooting.
- Experience with partitioning, indexing, replication, and high-availability solutions.
- Understanding of distributed database systems and scalable architectures.
- Experience in data integration patterns and ETL/ELT concepts.
- Familiarity with cloud database services and modern data platforms.
- Knowledge of API-driven and event-driven architectures.

Success Measures

- Scalable, high-performing database solutions delivered across Oracle, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL platforms.
- Well-governed data models and schemas aligned to standards, security, and regulatory requirements.
- Measurable performance gains through tuning, indexing, and query optimisation.
- Reliable data migration, archival, retention, and data quality strategies in production.
- Engineers and developers upskilled in database design and data modelling best practices.

📌 Database Engineer / Specialist (Delhi)
🏢 Stellaspire
📍 Delhi