Senior DBA SQL

Hyderabad - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role Summary

Senior SQL Server DBA to lead the availability performance security and governance of mission-critical SQL Server platforms across on-prem and cloud environments in a Finance context. You will own HA/DR performance engineering compliance controls automation and production stability for highly regulated workloads.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Operations & Reliability

Own end-to-end administration of SQL Server 2016/2019/2022 (multi-instance multi-environment).
Provide L3/L4 support for high-severity production incidents driving RCA and preventive actions.
Manage patching upgrades migrations and environment standardization with minimal downtime.

HA/DR (High Availability & Disaster Recovery)

Design implement and operate Always On Availability Groups FCI Log Shipping Replication (as applicable).
Define and validate RTO/RPO conduct DR drills and maintain runbooks and recovery evidence.

Performance Engineering

Advanced troubleshooting: Query Store execution plans DMVs Extended Events waits/locks/deadlocks.
Drive indexing strategy statistics maintenance tempdb optimization memory/IO tuning and capacity planning.
Partner with application teams for release readiness and performance sign-off.

Security Risk & Compliance (Finance)

Implement least privilege role-based access auditing password/secret handling and segregation of duties.
Enable encryption controls: TDE backups encryption key/certificate management (where applicable).
Support compliance and audit requirements (e.g. evidence collection access reviews change controls).

Automation & Monitoring

Automate DBA tasks using PowerShell T-SQL SQL Agent and standard tooling.
Implement proactive monitoring/alerting and dashboards (SQL Monitor/SSMS/SSMS reports/SCOM/Datadog/etc.).
Build operational playbooks: SOPs health checks capacity reports and on-call handover documentation.

Cloud Exposure (On-prem Cloud)

Support SQL Server workloads on cloud VMs and/or managed services (depending on stack).
Plan/execute migrations and hybrid connectivity considerations including backup/restore replication and DR patterns.

Qualifications :

Location / Mode

Bangalore/Hyderabad India

Experience

12 years in SQL Server DBA

Must-Have Skills

12 years hands-on SQL Server DBA experience in production ideally for financial/regulated systems.
Deep expertise in Always On AG clustering concepts DR design and failover operations.
Strong in backup/recovery including PITR DR testing and handling corruption scenarios.
Expert-level performance tuning using Query Store DMVs XE; ability to troubleshoot at OS/storage/IO layer.
Strong scripting with PowerShell and automation mindset.
Solid understanding of Windows Server networking fundamentals and storage/IO subsystems.
Strong operational rigor: incident mgmt problem mgmt change/release processes.

Good-to-Have

Cloud SQL exposure: Azure SQL (MI/DB/VM) and/or AWS SQL on EC2/RDS for SQL Server (as applicable).
Experience with database DevOps: DACPAC Flyway/Liquibase/Redgate CI/CD integration.
Exposure to SSIS/SSRS/SSAS administration (if used).
Security tooling and auditing frameworks commonly used in Finance.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in CS/IT (or equivalent).
Certifications (nice-to-have): Microsoft/Azure database certs ITIL.

What Success Looks Like

Stable secure SQL estate meeting SLA/RTO/RPO with measurable reduction in Sev1/Sev2 incidents.
Improved performance baselines and proactive tuning outcomes.
Audit-ready controls: access reviews encryption logging evidence and change traceability.
Mature automation and standardized runbooks across on-prem and cloud.

Additional Information :

At Endava were committed to creating an open inclusive and respectful environment where everyone feels safe valued and empowered to be their best. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds experiences and perspectivesbecause we know that inclusive teams help us deliver smarter more innovative solutions for our customers. Hiring decisions are based on merit skills qualifications and potential. If you need adjustments or support during the recruitment process please let us know.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Intern

Role Summary Senior SQL Server DBA to lead the availability performance security and governance of mission-critical SQL Server platforms across on-prem and cloud environments in a Finance context. You will own HA/DR performance engineering compliance controls automation and production stability for ...