Manager – Database Administration (DBA)

Take your next career step at NeSL with an amazing team that is energizing the transformation of Financial Institutions.

About the Role

NeSL is seeking an experienced Manager – DBA to lead database administration, database development, production support, performance optimization, and business-critical data operations. The role will be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, scalability, and integrity of enterprise databases while supporting high-volume transactional systems, IU Billing processes, and business-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities

Database Administration & Production Support

• Manage and support business-critical production databases and applications.
• Provide L2/L3 support for database-related production incidents.
• Troubleshoot and resolve performance, locking, replication, and data-related issues.
• Ensure database availability, reliability, and operational stability.

Database Development & Performance Optimization

• Develop and optimize complex SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, triggers, and database objects.
• Analyze execution plans and identify performance bottlenecks.
• Implement indexing, query tuning, and scalable data-processing strategies.
• Support large-volume transaction processing and reporting workloads.

IU Billing Management

• Own end-to-end IU Billing database processes, including data extraction, validation, reconciliation, and report generation.
• Ensure accurate billing calculations and prevent duplicate, incorrect, or missed billing transactions.
• Analyze discrepancies, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective measures.
• Collaborate with Business, Finance, and Technology teams for billing enhancements and issue resolution.

Data Migration & Data Management

• Lead data migration, transformation, and consolidation initiatives.
• Perform data validation and reconciliation before and after migrations.
• Ensure data integrity, consistency, and accuracy across systems.

Incident, Change & Release Management

• Act as the technical lead during critical database incidents.
• Support releases, patches, migrations, and production deployments.
• Conduct impact analysis and risk assessments for database changes.
• Drive root cause analysis and preventive actions for recurring issues.

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor DBA and database development team members.
• Review database designs, SQL code, and production changes.
• Establish database development standards and operational best practices.
• Manage priorities, task allocation, and timely project delivery.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in MySQL and RDBMS concepts.
• Advanced SQL development and query optimization.
• Experience with Stored Procedures, Functions, Triggers, Events, and Views.
• Strong knowledge of database performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Experience with high-volume transactional databases and batch processing.
• Knowledge of replication, backup/recovery, and production environments.
• Experience in data migration, validation, reconciliation, and data quality management.

Leadership & Functional Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to manage critical production issues under pressure.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proven experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Strong ownership, accountability, and decision-making ability.
• Experience leading technical teams and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Deliverables

• High availability and performance of production databases.
• Timely resolution of production incidents within SLA.
• Optimized SQL queries, stored procedures, and database processes.
• Accurate and timely execution of IU Billing and reporting processes.
• Successful data migration and reconciliation activities.
• Updated SOPs, runbooks, and technical documentation.
• Continuous improvement through automation and process optimization.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Relevant Database, Cloud, or Technology Certifications will be an added advantage.

Experience

• 7-10 years of experience in Database Administration, SQL Development, Production Support, Database Performance Tuning, and High-Volume Data Processing.

Preferred experience in Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments, Exchanges, Depositories, or Enterprise Platforms.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Why Join NeSL?

Be part of a technology-driven organization managing critical financial infrastructure, where you will lead high-impact database operations, drive innovation, and contribute to the reliability and scalability of mission-critical platforms.

What we offer

An exciting work experience in a class apart company and industry leader whose mission is to provide a fully digital and superior experience in documentation, authentication, storage and access of financial and operational debt obligations in the country, held as evidence, through its entire journey starting from contract execution and to be the most complete and current information repository in the country for loans and debt obligations.

More About us

NeSL is India’s first Information Utility and is registered with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) under the aegis of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). The company has been set up by leading banks and public institutions. The primary role of NeSL is to serve as a repository of legal evidence holding the information pertaining to any debt/claim, as submitted by the financial or operational creditor and verified and authenticated by the parties to the debt.

We Value Diversity

At NeSL, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, abilities, ethnicity and generations. We welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, colour, gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, religion, gender identity or any other status projected by applicable law. We comply with all applicable laws in every jurisdiction in where we operate.

Last Date to Apply: 20^th September 2026

To Apply
Email your resume to hr@nesl.co.in with Subject line – “Manager – Database Administration (DBA)”