Database Engineer - Fintech (AWS) - India Remote (Bengaluru)

As a Database Engineer at Arenema's India team, you will be working as a consultant on a long-term mission for a leading fintech platform. Your primary responsibility will be to own core database design and operations, helping to shape the client's data, analytics, and reporting strategy. Key responsibilities: - Act as a consulting Database Engineer for a fintech client, translating business and regulatory requirements into robust data and database designs. - Design and evolve relational database schemas for payments, accounts, treasury, and compliance data (KYC, AML, risk, audit). - Implement, operate, and optimize databases on AWS (RDS/Aurora, PostgreSQL/MySQL, possibly DynamoDB/Redshift) for performance, resilience, and cost efficiency. - Design, deploy, and maintain Elastic-based search and analytics solutions (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats/Logstash) for observability, operational reporting, and data exploration. - Develop and tune complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and ETL/ELT pipelines feeding data warehouses, Elastic indices, BI tools, and regulatory reporting. - Define and enforce standards for indexing, partitioning, backup/restore, high availability, and disaster recovery in a mission-critical financial environment. - Implement security best practices on AWS and Elastic (encryption, IAM/roles, network segregation, auditing) aligned with financial-services regulations and client policies. - Collaborate with client stakeholders (engineering, data, product, compliance) and Arenema colleagues to drive continuous improvement of the client's data platform. Required qualifications: - Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience. - 46+ years of hands-on experience as a Database Engineer, Data Engineer, or Backend Engineer with a strong database focus, ideally in consulting or product environments. - Strong SQL skills and production experience with at least one major RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, or Oracle). - Practical experience with AWS database and data services (RDS/Aurora, Redshift, S3, Glue, Lambda, or similar). - Hands-on experience with Elastic stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash/Beats) for search, logging, metrics, or analytics in production environments. - Proven experience in performance tuning, query optimization, indexing strategies, and capacity planning for high-volume systems. - Experience building and maintaining data pipelines and models for analytics, BI, or financial reporting. - Good understanding of security, access control, and data protection in regulated or security-sensitive environments. About Arenema: Arenema is a boutique technology consulting company specializing in digital transformation and innovation for financial-services and fintech clients across Europe and beyond. What Arenema offers: - The chance to work on high-impact fintech transformation projects as part of Arenema's consulting team. - Exposure to modern cloud and data architectures, with opportunities to grow into lead and architect roles over time. - A collaborative, international environment that values autonomy, curiosity, and craftsmanship in engineering. As a Database Engineer at Arenema's India team, you will be working as a consultant on a long-term mission for a leading fintech platform. Your primary responsibility will be to own core database design and operations, helping to shape the client's data, analytics, and reporting strategy. Key responsibilities: - Act as a consulting Database Engineer for a fintech client, translating business and regulatory requirements into robust data and database designs. - Design and evolve relational database schemas for payments, accounts, treasury, and compliance data (KYC, AML, risk, audit). - Implement, operate, and optimize databases on AWS (RDS/Aurora, PostgreSQL/MySQL, possibly DynamoDB/Redshift) for performance, resilience, and cost efficiency. - Design, deploy, and maintain Elastic-based search and analytics solutions (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats/Logstash) for observability, operational reporting, and data exploration. - Develop and tune complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and ETL/ELT pipelines feeding data warehouses, Elastic indices, BI tools, and regulatory reporting. - Define and enforce standards for indexing, partitioning, backup/restore, high availability, and disaster recovery in a mission-critical financial environment. - Implement security best practices on AWS and Elastic (encryption, IAM/roles, network segregation, auditing) aligned with financial-services regulations and client policies. - Collaborate with client stakeholders (engineering, data, product, compliance) and Arenema colleagues to drive continuous improvement of the client's data platform. Required qualifications: - Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience. - 46+ years of hands-on experience as a Database Engineer, D