Database Administrator (SQL Server)

About The Role

Primary Job Title: SQL Server Database Administrator

About The Opportunity

A staffing partner serving the IT infrastructure and enterprise software services sector is hiring an on-site SQL Server Database Administrator for a client in India. This role focuses on operating and optimising mission-critical SQL Server estates, ensuring high availability, robust disaster recovery, and peak performance across production and reporting environments. On-site presence required.

Role & Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain SQL Server instances across development, staging and production—installation, patching, configuration and lifecycle management.

• Monitor database health and performance; diagnose and resolve slow queries, index issues and resource bottlenecks using query tuning and telemetry tools.

• Design, implement and test backup, recovery and HA/DR strategies (Always On, failover clustering, log shipping, replication) to meet RTO/RPO targets.

• Manage database security, permissions, encryption and auditing; enforce change-control and configuration management processes.

• Automate routine maintenance and operational tasks using PowerShell, SQL Server Agent jobs and industry-standard maintenance scripts.

• Collaborate with application developers, DevOps and infrastructure teams on deployments, capacity planning, CI/CD for database changes and incident response.

  
  
  
  

Skills & Qualifications

Must-Have

• Proven hands-on experience administering Microsoft SQL Server (2016/2019/2022).

• Strong T-SQL expertise and demonstrated experience in query performance tuning and index optimisation.

• Practical implementation of HA/DR solutions: Always On Availability Groups, failover clustering, log shipping or replication.

• Proven backup & recovery strategy design, disaster recovery testing and incident remediation.

• Experience with automation and scripting using PowerShell and SQL Server Agent jobs.

• Familiarity with SSIS/SSRS for ETL and reporting support, and with database deployment/change-management processes.

  
  
  
  

Preferred

• Experience with database CI/CD practices and deployment tooling (Redgate or equivalent).

• Familiarity with performance/monitoring tools (Idera, SolarWinds, Query Store, Extended Events).

• Certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate or equivalent.

  
  
  
  

Benefits & Culture Highlights

• On-site role with opportunities to work on large, enterprise-grade database environments.

• Exposure to cross-functional engineering teams, structured change-control and career growth in DBA/Infrastructure tracks.

• Competitive compensation and professional development support (training/certification allowance where applicable).

  
  
  
  

Location: India (On-site). Candidates with deep SQL Server administration, HA/DR and performance tuning experience are strongly encouraged to apply.

Skills: microsoft sql server,powershell,indexing,redgate,log shipping,backup and recovery,replication

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