Job Title: DB Automation Specialist (Terraform | Ansible | On-Prem | Databases)
Location: Only Hyderabad
Experience: 8+ Years
Employment Type: Contract to Hire
Notice: Immediate -20 Days
About the Role
We are looking for a DB Automation Specialist with strong experience in automating end-to-end database provisioning across on-premise infrastructure (90%) and cloud IaaS environments. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD, and hands-on expertise with PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, and integration components such as backups and monitoring.
This is a technical, hands-on role focused on building scalable, repeatable, and automated DB provisioning workflows.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop automated workflows for provisioning databases using Terraform and Ansible.
- Implement on-prem DB provisioning including storage, networking, virtualization, and OS-level dependencies.
- Automate DB deployments in cloud IaaS (AWS/Azure/GCP) including VM creation, network configuration, and bootstrap scripts.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/GitLab) for DB provisioning and infrastructure automation.
- Create and maintain Helm charts / Operators (optional) for database automation.
- Automate installation, configuration, initialization, patching, and upgrades for multiple DB engines.
- Integrate provisioning workflows with backup tools, monitoring agents, exporters, logging agents, etc.
- Troubleshoot provisioning failures and optimize automation for speed, reliability, and idempotency.
- Collaborate with DBAs, Infrastructure, DevOps, and Cloud teams to define standardized provisioning patterns.
- Maintain documentation, architecture diagrams, and best practices for DB automation processes.
Required Skills
Automation & IaC
- Strong experience with Terraform (modules, workspaces, state management).
- Expert in Ansible (playbooks, roles, inventories, orchestration).
- Hands-on with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
- Scripting knowledge: Shell / Python (added advantage).
Database Expertise
- Experience automating provisioning/configuration for at least two of:
- PostgreSQL
- Oracle
- MySQL / MariaDB
- MongoDB
- Understanding of DB clustering, HA, replication, users/roles, backup/restore mechanisms.
Platform Skills
- Strong experience with on-prem infrastructure:
- Storage (SAN/NAS/LVM)
- Networking (VLAN, firewall, DNS)
- Virtualization (VMware/KVM)
- OS provisioning (Linux)
- Experience with Cloud IaaS (AWS/Azure/GCP) VM, VPC, security groups, volumes.
Integration Experience
- Backup tools (NetBackup, Commvault, RMAN, pgBackRest, etc.)
- Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, OEM, etc.)
Good to Have
- Kubernetes / Helm / Operators for DB workloads.
- Experience in SRE / DevOps environments.
- Knowledge of REST APIs and automation frameworks.
Soft Skills
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Infra, DBA, and Cloud teams.
- Excellent documentation and communication.
Interested Apply or refer!
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