Staff Specialist - Digital Infrastructure, Cloud & Foundation Services

Role overview

Staff Specialist - Digital Infrastructure, Cloud & Foundation Services at HARMAN

Enrich your managerial and organizational talents – from finance, quality, and supply chain to human resources, IT, sales, and strategy Augment your comprehensive skillset with expert training across decision-making, change management, leadership, and business development Obtain 360-degree support throughout your career life cycle, from early-stage to seasoned leader What You’ll Be Part Of We are seeking an experienced Senior Database Engineer to design, manage, and optimize enterprise database platforms across cloud and on-premises environments.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for ensuring database performance, availability, security, and scalability while supporting modernization, migration, automation, and high availability initiatives.
• Lead database migration, consolidation, and modernization projects across on-premises and cloud environments, including Azure and AWS DBaaS services to keep entire environment consistent and compliant.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect, troubleshoot, and automate database operations while driving best practices and continuous improvements.

Required qualifications

• What Makes You A Strong Fit 7+ years’ experience and deep knowledge of MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB databases (at least 3 of them).

Employment details

• Things To Know This role is based in Bangalore and follows a hybrid schedule, with regular in-office collaboration alongside engineering, product, and customer program teams.
• What You Can Expect A hybrid work environment that balances flexibility with in-person collaboration, with most office-based roles onsite three days a week.
• Location: IN_Bangalore_Sattva Knowledge Court Bdg_HII

About the employer

• Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Automotive We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow.

Additional role details

• At HARMAN Corporate, you are integral to our company’s award-winning success.
• Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will deliver reliable and business-critical database solutions across a diverse technology landscape.
• How You’ll Make An Impact Manage and optimize enterprise database platforms across SQL and NoSQL technologies, ensuring high performance, availability, and security.
• Design and implement database backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery solutions to support business continuity requirements.
• Experience in managing and maintaining geographically dispersed database environment.
• Strong understanding of MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB platform, configuration dependencies and licensing.
• Experience with database consolidation and migration within cloud and on-premises.
• Experience with database high availability solutions and replication.
• Understanding database security concepts, risks, and best practices.
• Experience in backup/restore and disaster recovery solutions.
• Deep knowledge about optimal deployment and management of MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB databases.
• Ability to collaborate with project teams to plan, design and implement secure and optimal database solutions adequate to their needs.
• Cloud knowledge – DBaaS solutions on Azure and AWS; storage solutions, monitoring, backup/restore, VMs.
• Deep knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Scripting ability to automate processes and daily tasks.
• Experience in troubleshooting and optimizing databases.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Self-motivated with a proactive mindset and a desire to continuously learn new technologies.
• Able to work independently, communicate with business users and document requirements & architecture.
• Strong attention to detail and focus on delivering high-quality solutions.
• Strong communication skills including written, verbal and presentation.
• Bonus Points if You Have Knowledge of other database flavors, like InfluxDB, MariaDB, CosmosDB, etc.
• Willingness to work in complex multi-national / multi-cultural environments.
• Ability to manage multiple high priority efforts; competing priorities and flexibility to adjust to changing requirements.
• This position supports global environment and require working rather in Europe time zone.
• Occasional evening meetings may be needed to collaborate with teams in the US.
• Professional working proficiency in English is required to support day-to-day communication with customers and engineering teams.
• Access to employee discounts on HARMAN and Samsung products (including JBL, Harman / Kardon, AKG, and others) Learning and development opportunities through our award-winning HARMAN University programs Wellness benefits designed to support your overall well-being Tuition reimbursement support “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program An inclusive and diverse work environment that supports both your professional and personal development #LI-AR2