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SQL Server Database Administrator (SQL DBA) – L3 Support
Must attended F2F interview Chennai Location on 24th July 2026
Experience Required
- 5–8 years of relevant experience
- Strong production support experience in enterprise environments
Mandatory Skills
- Microsoft SQL Server 2016/2019/2022
- SQL Server DBA Administration
- T-SQL
- Database Administration
- Performance Tuning
- Backup & Recovery
- Always On Availability Groups
- SQL Server Agent
- SSIS
- Query Optimization
- Index Management
- Disaster Recovery (DR)
Preferred Skills
- Azure SQL
- Database Migration to Azure
- SSRS
- Replication
- Log Shipping
- Failover Clustering
Key Responsibilities
- Administer and support SQL Server databases across Production and Non-Production environments.
- Perform SQL Server installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and maintenance.
- Manage backup, restore, recovery, and disaster recovery activities.
- Monitor and optimize database performance.
- Configure and support Always On Availability Groups.
- Handle replication, log shipping, and failover clustering.
- Troubleshoot database issues and resolve production incidents.
- Support database migration activities, including Azure migration projects (optional).
- Participate in on-call production support rotations.
PostgreSQLAbout the Role We are looking for a highly skilled and self-driven Senior Data Engineer to take full ownership of our database architecture and operations. This is a WFO role that blends high-level database development, database administration (DBA), and customer consultation.
You won't just be writing code in the background; you will be the primary voice for data best practices, helping our customers understand why we build things the way we do.
What You Will Do
- Database Development: Design, develop, and optimize complex T-SQL queries, stored procedures, views, and triggers.
- Database Management: Oversee database health, performance tuning, security, and backup strategies to ensure maximum uptime.
- Project Support: Act as the database subject matter expert (SME) for cross-functional project teams, ensuring data integrity and scalability in every release.
- Customer Consultation: Work directly with customers to understand their data needs. You will educate them on the "right way" to approach database solutions, guiding them away from quick fixes and toward long-term stability.
- Problem Solving: Proactively identify bottlenecks and resolve database issues before they impact the business.
Who You Are
- An Individual Thinker: You don't wait to be told what to do. You see a problem, you analyze it, and you fix it. You take full responsibility for your domain.
- A Great Communicator: You can explain complex database concepts to non-technical stakeholders with clarity, patience, and high energy.
- Customer-Obsessed: You bring a positive attitude to every interaction. You aren’t just delivering a file; you are delivering a solution that helps the customer succeed.
- Results-Oriented: You take pride in delivering top-notch work consistently. You care about the quality of your code and the stability of the systems you manage.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server (Development & Administration) or Postgres Or MySQL.
- Deep expertise in T-SQL and Schema design.
- Experience with performance tuning and query optimization.
- Strong understanding of database security and maintenance.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English).
years MS SQL Server Administration experience required
∙Provide 24x7 support for critical production systems.
∙ Provide technical leadership for the service component or the product.
∙IT Operations with strong understanding of database structures, theories, principles, and best practices.
∙Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), using native monitoring and third-party tools
∙Experience with backups, restores and recovery processes
∙Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server
∙Assist developers with complex query tuning and schema refinement.
∙Experience in handling database corruption
∙Manage Encrypted database, TDE and SSL certificate
∙Manage PaaS and IaaS environment
∙Experience with SSIS packages, SSRS and SSAS
∙Experience working with Windows server, including Active Directory
10+ years of experience in SQL Server Administration
Should be hands on
Able to handle customer communication and expectation management
Proactively plan and implement the project/support activities
Focus on continuous improvements
Must have experience in managing team of SQL Server DBAs
should have good customer and client management skills
should have good communication skills
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