Database Administrator Platform

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

·       Expert-level knowledge and hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration, development, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimization

·       Strong experience designing, implementing, and supporting High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions including:

ü  Always On Availability Groups

ü  Failover Clustering

ü  Replication

ü  Backup and Recovery strategies

·       Experience managing databases across cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure (Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Virtual Machines)

·       Experience on administering and supporting open-source database technologies including PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB

·       Experience with NoSQL database technologies, preferably MongoDB

·       Proficiency in database automation and scripting using PowerShell, T-SQL, and/or Python

·       Strong understanding of relational database design, normalization, indexing strategies, query optimization, and capacity planning

·       Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and database deployment automation practices

·       Skilled in containerized and virtualized environments

·       Strong understanding of database monitoring, observability, and performance management tools.

·       Ensures data quality, consistency, and governance across integrated systems, following organizational data standards and compliance requirements

·       Implements secure database management practices, including access control, encryption, auditing, and vulnerability management

·       Lead technical investigations, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex database incidents and problems

DUTIES/ROLE:

·       Manage installation, configuration, upgrades, and backups of database systems and related products both on-premises and in the cloud

·       Design, develop, and maintain data collection, transformation, and integration processes across multiple on-premises and cloud RDBMS platforms

·       Monitor database performance, availability, and capacity, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure optimal service delivery

·       Develop and manage automation tools, scripts, and workflows for database administration, monitoring, maintenance, and operational reporting

·       Produce dynamic reports and standardized templates to support database configuration management, performance monitoring, and lifecycle tracking

·       Support database migrations and modernization initiatives involving Azure and other cloud database services

·       Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and cloud engineering teams to ensure optimal database performance, reliability, and scalability

·       Establish and maintain data governance and quality standards within reporting and integration processes

·       Stay current with database technology roadmaps, contributing to continuous improvement of lifecycle management, security, and data reliability

·       Produce and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, architectural designs, and support runbooks