Database Developer

Location: Noida, India

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and has operational offices and sites spread across Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune among others. Over 1800 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Transport, Aerospace and Digital Identity and Security markets.

DATABASE DEVELOPER

As a Database Developer for the Software Monetization team, you will be working on the cutting edge SaaS based new or improved products to maintain the company’s competitive position and profitability. You will work with the engineering teams in developing and applying one or more advanced technologies into the product developments. You will also coordinate with other departments /functions.

A week in the life of a Database Developer:

• You will establish goals to meet the objectives. 
• You will participate in
  • Databases, tables, design & implementation.
  • Development, as well as optimization of existing queries.
  • Ensure quality reviews of queries written by peer members.
  • Maintaining & improving performance (including Performance tuning)
  • Ensure stability, security of Database systems.
  • Set & maintain database standards.
  • Recommend and implement emerging database technologies.
  • The above tasks may also include requirements analysis, architectural design, and review tasks under the direction of a more experienced technical leader.
• You will operate independently to contribute to the development of new approaches & techniques.
• You will participate in short term planning of engineering projects and programs.
• You will be required to ensure company's products remain marketable and Competitive.
• You will learn and work under the framework of ‘Agile’ process.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• To do this job, you must have strong & exhaustive experience of databases, which includes
  • MySQL (mandatory)
  • No SQL (mandatory)
  • Good knowledge of Mongo DB
• Since this is an Independent Contributor role, you must be currently hands-on, and well versed with the different technologies in this area.
• Key expertise areas
  • Database design
  • Database Query optimization
  • Database security
  • Database backup & recovery
  • Database performance monitoring
  • Experience in migration of DB from SQL to No-SQL
• Prior experience to Cloud technologies, like AWS, GCP would be an added advantage.
• We would like someone to join our team who is innovative individual with attitude of knowledge sharing, interactive and presenting skills, also the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and tight deadlines.
• You need to have a BE/B. Tech/ M. Tech/MCA degree.
• We are looking for someone with 7+ years of experience in the Database domain.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!