Database Platform Engineer

TechGrove is the Centre of Excellence for Banyan Software, based in Chennai, India. It plays a key role in supporting Banyan’s global businesses through technology, security, and software development. TechGrove brings together India’s deep pool of technical talent with Banyan’s long-term approach to growth, creating a trusted, developer-focused environment where people can do their best work. About the Role TechGrove by Banyan Software is a portfolio of vertical SaaS businesses. We are looking for a Database Platform Engineer to own the full database layer across one of our cloud-native product companies. This is not a traditional DBA role. You will be the engineering owner of everything database: schema design, performance, stored procedures, views, migrations, on-call, and all database-related decisions across Dev, QA, and Production environments built on Azure SQL Managed Instance. This role is being built in-house to establish long-term ownership and institutional knowledge inside the engineering team. What You Will Own Azure SQL Managed Instance across all environments: Dev, QA, and Production Schema design, evolution, and all migration scripts All stored procedures, views, functions, and complex queries Query performance tuning including execution plans, index strategy, statistics, and blocking analysis On-call database support and incident response Database CI/CD pipeline using DACPAC or migration-based deployments integrated with Azure DevOps Database security covering TDE, RBAC, row-level security, auditing, and access control Backup, restore, and disaster recovery validation Monitoring and alerting via Azure Monitor and SQL Insights Capacity planning and database health across all environments Partnering with application developers to review data access patterns, flag inefficient queries, and guide ORM usage What You Will Not Do This is not a ticket-taking support role. You will not manage on-premise servers, run manual backups, or handle routine admin tasks that can be automated. You are expected to engineer solutions, not administer systems. Required Skills 8 to 12 years of hands-on SQL Server experience Deep expertise in Azure SQL Managed Instance or Azure SQL Database Advanced T-SQL covering complex queries, stored procedures, views, triggers, and dynamic SQL Query tuning using execution plans, index design, statistics, and wait stats analysis Database DevOps using DACPAC, Flyway, or equivalent migration tooling integrated with CI/CD pipelines Schema design for high-traffic transactional systems Azure Monitor, SQL Insights, or equivalent observability tooling Strong understanding of high availability including Always On, failover groups, and geo-replication Experience working alongside .NET development teams using ADO.NET or Entity Framework Good to Have Azure Database Administrator Associate certification Experience with Azure SQL pricing tiers and cost…