Database Management Administration

Project Role: Database Management Administration

Work Experience: 8-15 Years

Work Location: Kochi

Work Mode: Hybrid

Job Overview:

Lead the design, implementation, administration, and optimization of enterprise SQL Server databases. Ensure high availability, security, performance, and reliability of mission-critical database environments while providing technical leadership to DBA teams and supporting strategic business initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Design and maintain enterprise database architectures, standards, and implementation processes. • Ensure databases meet operational, performance, scalability, and availability requirements.

• Design and implement data archival strategies, security controls, and database optimization initiatives.

• Create and manage database objects, data definitions, referential integrity, and security enforcement mechanisms.

• Lead database administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, tuning, and production support activities.

• Design, implement, and validate backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.

• Perform advanced database analysis, capacity planning, and performance optimization.

• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to DBA team members.

• Evaluate database design approaches, implementation strategies, and backup/recovery frameworks.

• Prepare cost analyses, sizing recommendations, and database infrastructure justifications.

• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure optimal database performance and reliability.

Technical/Required Skills:

• Strong hands-on expertise in SSIS / SSRS, SQL Server Administration, T-SQL, Backup & Recovery, Performance Tuning, Index Optimization, SQL Agent Jobs, SSMS, Production Support, Database Security, and Always On Availability Groups (AG).

• Extensive experience managing large-scale production SQL Server environments.

• Expertise in query optimization, execution plan analysis, and database performance troubleshooting.

• Strong knowledge of database security, access management, auditing, and compliance.

• Experience with disaster recovery planning, implementation, and testing.

• Ability to lead complex database modernization, migration, and optimization initiatives.

• Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem-solving skills.

Skills/Experience:

• Azure SQL Database / Azure SQL Managed Instance, SSIS / SSRS

• PowerShell Scripting, Git / Azure DevOps

• Healthcare / Patient Hub domain experience

• Data Warehousing, Power BI , Cloud migration and modernization experience

• Team leadership and stakeholder management

Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.

• Microsoft SQL Server and/or Azure Database certifications preferred.