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About Rakuten India

Rakuten India is the Development Centre and key technology hub of the Rakuten Group, Inc.

We enable our businesses with our depth of knowledge in multiple streams of technology such as Mobile and Web Development, Web Analytics, Platform Development, Backend Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and much more.

Our unique 24/7 support center ensures reliability and sustenance of the Rakuten Ecosystem.

With dedicated centres of excellence for Mobile Application Development, Data Analytics, Engineering, DevOps and Information Security, we ensure the success of multiple units of Rakuten Group, Inc.

We have over 1700 employees and growing, and are housed in Crimson House Bangalore in the heart of the city.
Job Description
Responsibilities
• Building databases through various tasks like DBMS installation, parameters configuration, connection settings and configuring Cluster and Backup systems.
• Providing 24x7 responsive support for the customers through daily monitoring, trouble shooting and performance tuning of the database systems
• Build Database instances in clustered and non-clustered mode for company's needs.
• Handle upgrades, migrations, backups, recovery, replications etc
• Optimize slow queries, server resources and database parameters as necessary
• Work closely with the application team for database design, tuning and maintenance activities.
• Automate, standardize, and visualize daily operations and processes to maximize productivity.
Minimum Qualifications
• 3+ years' experience with Linux operation
• 3+ years' experience in MySQL Database technology
• Complex Problem-Solving skills in primarily MySQL databases
• 2+ years' experience with one or more Scripting language: Shell script, Python, or Ruby
• Deep understanding and experience with clustering techniques and high availability solutions (Galera, PXC, InnoDB cluster, MHA, Golden Gate)
• Knowledge of MariaDB and Postgres is an added advantage
• Knowledge of Cassandra and Couchbase (NoSQL DB) is an added advantage
• Expertise in Database Administration, Capacity Planning, Disaster Recovery, Security and Performance Tuning
• Good understanding of DevOps culture; CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins) and configuration management (Chef/Ansible) knowledge is an added advantage
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong eagerness to learn new technologies
• Ability to effectively work with members living in different time zones
Culture and Values

We are committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. We believe that a diverse team and inclusive workforce enables us to grow and learn better together.