Sr. Database Administrator at ALIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC

Gurgaon, haryana, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

19 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, AWS RDS, Linux, Unix, Windows Server, Shell scripting, Python, PowerShell, Database administration, Performance tuning, Backup and recovery, Incident resolution

Industry

Human Resources Services

Description

Our story At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.” Our Values: Champion People – be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs. Grow with purpose – Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives. Be Alight – act with integrity, be real and empower others. It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation. With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work. Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight. Learn more at careers.alight.com. Database Operations Support – Job Role Description A Database Operations Support Engineer is responsible for the day‑to‑day stability, monitoring, and maintenance of database environments across development, QA, and production. The role ensures high availability, performance, security, and reliability of database systems while providing operational support, troubleshooting, and incident resolution. Key Responsibilities Monitor database health, performance, backups, replication, and storage utilization across platforms (PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.). Perform daily operational checks, log reviews, and alert triage to ensure system stability and uptime. Troubleshoot and resolve incidents related to connectivity, performance degradation, failed jobs, backup issues, and resource bottlenecks. Support deployments, schema changes, configuration updates, and environment refreshes. Execute routine maintenance tasks including patching, upgrades, parameter tuning, and storage optimization. Manage user access, roles, permissions, and security controls in compliance with organizational standards. Maintain and validate backup and recovery processes, including participation in DR testing. Collaborate with application, infrastructure, cloud, and network teams to resolve cross‑platform issues. Document SOPs, runbooks, and operational workflows to ensure consistency and knowledge sharing. Participate in on‑call rotation and provide timely incident response and root‑cause analysis. Assist in automation efforts to reduce manual tasks and improve operational efficiency. Provision, configure, and maintain AWS RDS instances (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle). Monitor RDS performance insights, CloudWatch metrics, storage autoscaling, and connection thresholds. Manage clusters, replicas, failovers, and parameter groups. Administer RDS backups, snapshots, cross‑region backups, and snapshot exports. Configure Multi‑AZ, read replicas, and global database setups for HA/DR, DRS. Review and apply AWS-managed patching and engine version upgrades and use of SSM. Troubleshoot RDS events, slow queries, IOPS bottlenecks, and VPC/networking issues and advanced database insights. Integrate RDS with IAM authentication, KMS encryption, CloudTrail, and Secrets Manager. Required Skills Bachelor's Degree or minimum 5-7 years equivalent Work Experience Hands‑on experience with one or more database platforms (PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.). Strong understanding of Linux/Unix and Windows server environments. Familiarity with cloud database services (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, GCP Cloud SQL). Ability to analyze logs, troubleshoot performance issues, and interpret monitoring metrics. Knowledge of backup tools, replication technologies, and high‑availability configurations. Scripting experience (Shell, Python, PowerShell) for automation and operational tooling. Strong communication and collaboration skills for cross‑team coordination. Initiative and problem-solving skills to support project level work with moderate oversight/guidance Benefits We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as a number of voluntary benefit options. By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position. Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Alight is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful. At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future. As part of this commitment, Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact alightcareers@alight.com. Diversity Policy Statement Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in the employment of qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans. Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter. Authorization to work in the Employing Country Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight. Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units. We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization. DISCLAIMER: Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units. . About Alight Solutions Alight is a leading cloud-based human capital technology and services provider that powers confident health, wealth and wellbeing decisions for 36 million people and dependents. Our Alight Worklife® platform combines data and analytics with a simple, seamless user experience. Supported by our global delivery capabilities, Alight Worklife is transforming the employee experience for people around the world. With personalized, data-driven health, wealth, pay and wellbeing insights, Alight brings people the security of better outcomes and peace of mind throughout life’s big moments and most important decisions. Learn how Alight unlocks growth for organizations of all sizes at alight.com. Our values are the essence of who we are: Champion people. We are empathetic and have created a place where everyone belongs. And we win together. Grow with purpose. We are inspired by our higher calling. We fail forward and choose progress over perfection. We are brave, show grit and grow our whole selves. Be Alight. We are a beacon that empowers others. We act with integrity and are real. And we find ways to add joy. Our Colleague Experience At Alight Solutions, we are reimaging how people and organizations thrive. To deliver on this purpose, we do things differently. From company leaders to our newest colleagues, we all play a role in bringing our values to life. Every colleague shapes how Alight can become better, stronger and brighter – together. With technology as our catalyst and humanity at our core, we advance each day toward a better future in work and life. We understand the powerful human connections that create success for organizations. We bring an industry leader's expertise and a true partner's commitment to our benefits and administration solutions around health, wealth, HR, finance and consumer experience. Are you interested in helping us shape the future of work and life for organizations, people and their families? If so, you've come to the right place. Help us reimagine how people and organizations thrive! Our story starts with a simple, universal truth: Every business is a people business. We are Alight Solutions. Reimagining how people and organizations thrive. @AlightSolutions

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Responsibilities

The Database Operations Support Engineer is responsible for the daily stability, monitoring, and maintenance of database environments across development, QA, and production. This role involves troubleshooting incidents, managing security, and ensuring high availability and performance of database systems.