SQL Database Admin

Gurgaon - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider throughout India and many other countries in the world. The below job opportunity is to one of our clients who is a part of a trusted global innovator of IT and business services headquartered in Tokyo. We help clients transform through consulting industry solutions business process services IT modernization and managed services. This client enables us to move confidently into the digital future. This client committed to Long Term success and combine global reach with local client attention to serve them in over 50 Countries.

Position: SQL Database Admin

Location: Hyderabad/Bangalore/Chennai/Pune/Noida/Gurgaon

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Type: Full Time

Job Description:

The SQL Server Database Admin will be responsible for the implementation configuration maintenance and performance of critical SQL Server RDBMS systems to ensure the availability and consistent performance of our client applications.
This is a hands-on position requiring solid technical skills as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Position General Duties and Tasks Responsibilities

Manage SQL Server databases through multiple product lifecycle environments from development to mission-critical production systems.
Configure and maintain database servers and processes including monitoring of system health and performance to ensure high levels of performance availability and security.
Database performance tuning.
Planning deploying maintaining troubleshooting of high-availability database environments (Always-On Clustering Mirroring etc.).
Independently analyze solve and correct issues in real time providing problem resolution end-to-end.
Refine and automate regular processes track issues and document changes for efficiency and cost optimization.
Provide 24x7 support for critical production systems.
Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours.
Share domain and technical expertise providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members.
Work directly with end customer business stakeholders as well as technical resources.

Must-Have:

Leadership:

Current or recent experience as a Lead DBA with direct reports (minimum 2 people).
Demonstrated responsibility for mentoring coaching or leading small DBA/engineering teams.

Application-Focused Engineering:

Deep experience with SQL Server performance engineering (beyond troubleshooting).
Proven record of refactoring stored procedures functions and queries for efficiency.
Designing and implementing indexing strategies to support application performance.
Partnering with developers to shape efficient database code during design not just after issues arise.

Strategic Technical Direction:

Demonstrated ability to guide engineering/architecture decisions in enterprise environments.
Experience influencing design of high availability disaster recovery and scaling solutions in coordination with app teams.

Cloud & Modernization:

Hands-on with Azure SQL (IaaS & PaaS) including performance tier selection scaling elastic pools serverless compute and failover groups.
Active contributor to modernization initiatives not just patching or migrating legacy systems.

Automation & Scripting:

Strong proficiency in T-SQL and PowerShell for automation beyond basic administrative tasks.

Time Zone & Availability:

Based in U.S. Eastern Time Zone (preferred: New Jersey Louisville or Atlanta). Currently 69% of the DDS SQL staff is in non-Eastern Time Zone.
Available during standard U.S. business hours.

Skills & Qualifications

5 years of SQL Server Administration experience in an enterprise environment with multiple database servers is required. Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO) using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools
Experience with backups restores and recovery models
Experience with database administration
Experience with incident and problem queue management.
Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server
Experience working with Windows server including Active Directory
Excellent written and verbal communication problem solving skills
Flexible team player get-it-done personality
Ability to work independently with little or no direct supervision.
Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment
Ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams
Strong ITIL foundation Continual Service Improvement and Total Quality Management experiences.

Nice to Have

Experience with scripting.
Experience in SSIS SSRS T-SQL.
Experience supporting Logical DBA activities.
Experience complex query tuning and schema refinement.
MCTS MCITP and/or MVP certifications a plus

Education

Bachelors in computer science or equivalent.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity

Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider throughout India and many other countries in the world. The below job opportunity is to one of our clients who is a part of a trusted global innovator of IT and business services headquartered in Tokyo. We help clients transform through...