Lead - IT/Senior Lead - IT

Job Purpose

To ensure high availability, security, performance, and resilience of MySQL databases across PaaS and IaaS environments by providing end-to-end ownership, enabling robust HA/DR capabilities, and ensuring compliance with enterprise and regulatory standards.

Duties and Responsibilities

Own end-to-end MySQL database availability, performance, and reliability across PaaS/IaaS platforms.

Ensure high availability, DR readiness, and RPO/RTO compliance through robust architecture and regular drills.

Drive database security and compliance aligned with RBI/NBFC, ISO, and enterprise standards.

Lead performance optimization, incident resolution, and operational excellence initiatives.

Provide team leadership and vendor governance to ensure consistent, resilient, and scalable database operations.

Major Challenges

Multi Cloud database management

Performance analysis cost optimisation

Comply regulatory and compliance requirement.

Required Qualifications and Experience

a)Qualifications

Engineering / Computer Graduate with specialization IT Operations and relevant experience in MySQL DB Management with 8 to 10 years of Relevant experience

Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills with strong stakeholder communication capability

Logical and structured approach to problem solving in high-pressure environments

Strong knowledge of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery principles in regulated (NBFC/BFSI) environments

ITIL Foundation or Intermediate Certification

Strong understanding of Database Recovery concepts including RPO, RTO, failover, and failback

Hands-on knowledge of multi-cloud environments including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Understanding of cross-cloud Database architectures, replication, backup, and recovery strategies

Knowledge of resiliency and continuity design for AI/ML platforms, data pipelines, and AI-enabled products

Strong understanding of data backup, recovery mechanisms, and data center architectures

b)Qualifications

Strong experience in Database Administration and DB Security across IAAS and PAAS MySQL Databases and emerging technology landscapes. The role is responsible for Managing and Supporting MYSQL Database end-to-end , ensuring DR drills are executed as per schedule, enabling new DR requirements and implementations, and ensuring operational resiliency across multi-cloud and AI-enabled platforms. The position ensures enterprise-wide resilience aligned with organizational strategy, RBI/NBFC regulatory expectations, and industry standards such as ISO 22301.