geniSIGHTS Pvt Ltd

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Job Title: Database & DevOps Engineer

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu (On-site/Hybrid)

Experience: 2+ years -

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled Database & DevOps Engineer with 2+ years of hands-on experience in database administration, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and AI application deployment. The role involves managing database and infrastructure environments, automating deployments, supporting AI/LLM workloads, and ensuring high availability, security, performance, and scalability.

Key Responsibilities

Database Management

• Install, configure, monitor, and maintain SQL and NoSQL databases.

• Manage database backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery.

• Optimise performance through indexing, query tuning, and monitoring.

• Ensure database security, integrity, and availability.

• Troubleshoot database issues and provide timely resolutions.

DevOps, Infrastructure & AI Operations

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines.

• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code tools.

• Deploy and manage applications across cloud and on-premises environments.

• Configure and maintain containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes.

• Deploy and support AI/ML, LLM, RAG, and agentic AI applications.

• Configure and manage GPU-enabled infrastructure for AI workloads.

• Support model serving, vector databases, and AI application APIs.

• Monitor application, infrastructure, and AI-service performance, including availability, latency, resource utilization, and failures.

• Maintain Linux servers and automate routine operational tasks.

• Implement secure management of credentials, secrets, model endpoints, and data access.

• Collaborate with development and AI teams to streamline deployment and release processes.

Mandatory Skills

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in Database Administration and DevOps.

• Strong knowledge of MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and MongoDB.

• Experience with database backup, restoration, replication, indexing, query optimization, and performance monitoring.

• Hands-on experience with Git and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps.

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Knowledge of Terraform and Ansible.

• Strong Linux administration and shell-scripting skills.

• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Nagios.

• Working knowledge of networking, security, SSL/TLS, and load balancing.

• Understanding of LLMs, RAG, embeddings, vector databases, and agentic AI architecture.

• Experience deploying Python-based AI/ML services and APIs.

• Familiarity with model-serving tools such as llama.cpp, vLLM, Ollama, Hugging Face, or equivalent.

• Knowledge of GPU-enabled environments, NVIDIA drivers, CUDA, and containerized AI deployment.

• Understanding of AI/LLM observability, model versioning, security, scaling, and rollback.

• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Cloud, DevOps, Linux, database, or Kubernetes certifications are an advantage.

Technical Stack

• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB and vector databases

• Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP.

• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps

• Containers and IaC: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible

• Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Nagios

• AI Infrastructure: Python APIs, LLM serving, RAG, embeddings, vector search, GPU/CUDA

• Operating Systems: Linux—Ubuntu, CentOS, Red Hat

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Strong ownership and accountability.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced Agile environment.

• Proactive approach to troubleshooting and continuous improvement.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver on time.