Senior IT Consultant Databases

Senior Database Administrator (DBA) SQL Server & MongoDB

Location: Subang Jaya Malaysia
Work Mode: Onsite
Job Type: Permanent
Job ID: 5WW6Y57R

NOTICE: Applicants must be Malaysian Citizens PR or RP holders with a valid work visa. Visa sponsorship is not available.

About the Company
Our client operates globally with more than 12000 employees across 40 countries and 51 manufacturing facilities. This role partners closely with the Tech Lead DBA focusing on day-to-day operations maintenance and troubleshooting of mission-critical SQL Server and MongoDB environments in a high-availability production settingensuring reliability performance and compliance for corporate applications.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator (DBA) who thrives in hands-on operations loves solving complex issues and enjoys collaborating across international teams.

What Youll Do

• Support daily database operations: issues tickets RFCs and user requests within agreed timelines
• Perform routine maintenance and ensure backup compliance including recovery testing
  
• Administer and manage high-availability production environments for Microsoft SQL Server and MongoDB
• Handle installation configuration patching and upgrades for large-scale database architectures
• Participate in IT projects as a technical resource for database design and implementation
• Refine and automate recurring processes; track issues and maintain strong documentation
• Conduct performance tuning and optimization using native monitoring tools and troubleshooting techniques
• Apply data modeling best practices for integration scalability and performance requirements
• Independently resolve real-time issues end-to-end ensuring fast restoration of services
• Share knowledge and technical expertise with team members and peers
  Participate in rotational 24/7 on-call duty to ensure system availability

What You Bring
Must-have:

• 9 years of proven experience in Microsoft SQL Server infrastructure design administration development and implementation
• Proven hands-on experience in MongoDB administration in production environments
• Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology or equivalent
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform (Azure AWS or Google Cloud) including integrations and on-prem to cloud migrations
• Solid knowledge of Windows Server and Red Hat Linux environments (administration scripting integration) and virtualization technologies
• Experience automating/scripting routine DBA activities (maintenance monitoring deployments) is highly valued
• Demonstrated experience contributing to IT projects as a technical resource
• Strong English communication skills with a positive open-minded can-do attitude
• Self-motivated with attention to detail strong logical thinking and a drive for technical excellence
• Openness to evolving technologies and willingness to support R&D/Data Science teams adopting new database tools
• Applicants must be Malaysian Citizens PR or RP holders with a valid work visa. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to Have

• Experience with PostgreSQL
• Knowledge of containers (Docker Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with tools like RedGate SQL Tools SQL Sentry or similar
• Experience with backup solutions (Avamar Veeam Azure Backup Cohesity)
• Background in Big Data BI reporting or Data Science

Why Join Us

• Hands-on operational DBA role in a dynamic international environment
• Work on high-availability mission-critical database platforms
• Strong collaboration with a Tech Lead DBA and cross-functional global teams
• Opportunity to drive automation operational improvements and modern tooling adoption

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