This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a SQL Database Admin based in India.
This role is focused on ensuring the stability, performance, and scalability of mission-critical SQL Server environments that support large-scale enterprise applications. You will be responsible for managing high availability architectures, optimizing database performance, and implementing robust disaster recovery strategies across complex production systems. The position requires deep hands-on expertise in SQL Server administration, particularly around Always On Availability Groups, clustering, and large transactional workloads. You will also play a key role in shaping data lifecycle strategies, including archiving, partitioning, and retention frameworks. Working closely with development and infrastructure teams, you will ensure database systems are secure, efficient, and aligned with business needs. This is a high-impact technical role in a fast-paced environment where reliability and performance are critical.
Accountabilities
- Design, configure, and maintain SQL Server Always On Availability Groups to ensure high availability and disaster recovery readiness.
- Manage Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC), quorum settings, and multi-subnet failover configurations.
- Monitor and optimize replication, failover performance, and overall database health across production systems.
- Develop and maintain backup and recovery strategies, including full, differential, log, and automated validation processes.
- Design, implement, and optimize T-SQL scripts, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and query performance tuning.
- Lead database performance optimization efforts by analyzing execution plans, statistics, and resolving bottlenecks.
- Implement database archiving, retention policies, and automated purge frameworks for large-scale datasets.
- Design and manage table partitioning strategies including sliding windows and partition switching for high-volume systems.
- Perform capacity planning, maintenance tasks, and optimization of storage, indexing, and filegroups.
- Administer SQL Server environments across development, QA, UAT, and production systems.
- Ensure database security through roles, permissions, encryption, auditing, and compliance enforcement.
- Support CI/CD-based schema deployments and coordinate database changes with engineering teams.
- Monitor system performance using DMVs, Extended Events, and performance monitoring tools.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on experience as a SQL Server DBA in enterprise environments.
- Strong expertise in SQL Server 2016/2019/2022 administration and optimization.
- Deep knowledge of Always On Availability Groups and Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC).
- Advanced T-SQL skills including development, tuning, and performance optimization.
- Experience with database partitioning, archiving strategies, and large-scale data management.
- Strong understanding of backup/recovery, disaster recovery planning, and point-in-time restoration.
- Knowledge of SQL Server security features including encryption, RBAC, auditing, and access control.
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines for database deployments (e.g., Flyway, Liquibase, SSDT).
- Familiarity with cloud SQL platforms such as Azure SQL Managed Instance or AWS RDS is a plus.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with ability to resolve complex performance issues.
- Experience with monitoring tools and database observability solutions is highly desirable.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with development and infrastructure teams.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work on large-scale, mission-critical database systems.
- Exposure to advanced SQL Server architectures including high availability and disaster recovery setups.
- Remote-friendly work environment based in India.
- Strong focus on technical ownership and performance optimization challenges.
- Career growth in enterprise data infrastructure and database engineering.
- Collaborative engineering culture with cross-functional teams.
- Opportunity to work with modern database tools, automation, and CI/CD practices.
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