SQL DBA Engineer
Job Overview
Roles & Responsibilities
1. Hands on experience in working with MSSQL SERVER 2005, 2008
,2008R2,2012/2014/2016,2019 features
2. Experience in database maintenance, Security, upgrading, and Performance Tuning.
3. Database administration and management (capacity planning, installation, backup, recovery,
monitoring, Performance optimizations, troubleshooting, load/hardware analysis mapping, security
etc.).
4. Extensive knowledge on Backup/Recovery of databases, and databases Maintenance Job
failures, connectivity, and performance issues.
5. Hands-on experience in resolving locks deadlocks, handling Isolation levels and performance
issues like CPU, I\O, Memory bottlenecks.
6. Experience in log shipping, Always-on and replication.
7. Good knowledge of Windows cluster.
8. Should be able to take complete ownership of the project/activities assigned to the DBA.
9. Work with users and vendors to take timely and appropriate steps to resolve and troubleshoot
issues impacting service levels and conduct root cause analysis
10. Query optimization and tuning skills, analysis and troubleshooting interactions between
databases, operating systems and applications with regard to performance and resources usage
11. Collect and analyse database performance information; identify and implement solutions for
performance problems
12. Support 24X 7 / rotational shifts.
Skills Required
•Experience in setting up and supporting database replication, mirroring, failover clustering
• Relevant working experience as an MS SQL Database Administrator in production environment
• Managing experience of MS SQL servers (2008, 2012, 2014, 2016,2019)
• Strong understanding in Database clustering techniques and operations
• Past working experience in Cloud environment is an advantage
• Able to handle demanding service response and recovery turnaround
• Able to manage daily support tasks to meet stringent SLA requirements
• Excellent scheduling and multitasking skills
• Meticulous and process-oriented
• Good, hard-working attitude with ability to work well under pressure
• Good communication skills English (written, spoken)
• Good analytical skills with ability to work with others to resolve problems.
• Good organization skills, with ability to properly document and track information.
• Preferably with Microsoft Certification and/or ITIL certification.