Senior Database Administrator

Overview

Senior Database Administrator to support complex SQL Server environments in the cloud, both IaaS and PaaS, leading critical migrations and installations, ensuring high availability, and responding to outages.

What you'll do

• Architect, implement, and manage Microsoft SQL Server platforms (2012 onwards), including availability groups and disaster recovery strategies.
• Plan and execute database migrations to Azure and AWS PaaS, minimizing downtime and risk during transitions.
• Monitor database and infrastructure performance using Prometheus and Grafana; establish dashboards and alerts to proactively detect issues.
• Automate routine DBA duties such as backups, patching, health checks, and index/statistics maintenance using scripting or orchestration tools.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues: deadlocks, hung sessions, process blocking, performance bottlenecks, disk I/O or memory/CPU issues.
• Establish robust security practices: user/role management, encryption at rest/in transit (TDE, backup encryption) where required, auditing, and compliance with relevant standards.
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team of developers, network and infrastructure engineers, and tech leaders.
• Develop and maintain runbooks, knowledge base content, playbooks, and documentation to support operations and onboarding.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 availability for mission-critical systems.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of experience administering SQL Server in enterprise production environments.
• Routine availability for at least 2 hours between 8 AM and 5 PM US Central Time Zone.
• Hands-on experience with database migrations and management in Azure and/or AWS cloud environments.
• Strong T-SQL and PowerShell skills.
• Deep understanding of backup/recovery strategies, high-availability setups, replication, and performance tuning.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to resolve performance and availability issues.
• Effective written and verbal communication, with an emphasis on documentation and cross-team collaboration.

Nice to have

• Certifications in AWS, Azure, or Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience with DevOps automation such as CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience mentoring junior DBAs or developing internal training.
• Cloud spending optimization skills.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, India.
• Work mode: Fully onsite.