SQL DBA Expert - Azure (4-20 yrs)

Job Description :

- Perform secondary administration tasks on MongoDB, Azure PostgreSQL, and Azure MySQL.

- Design, implement, and maintain database systems to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security.

- Develop and execute comprehensive database backup and recovery plans.

- Monitor database performance and optimize queries for efficient data retrieval.

- Ensure database systems meet business and performance requirements.

- Collaborate with development teams to design and implement robust database solutions.

- Troubleshoot and resolve database issues, providing timely and effective solutions.

- Document database procedures and policies, ensuring compliance with industry standards.

- Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in database administration.

- In-depth understanding of Azure SQL PaaS database and Managed instance capabilities and features.

- Proficiency in writing and maintaining PowerShell scripts for database automation

- Design, implement, and maintain large-scale distributed databases that handle big data.

- Optimize database performance for efficiency and scalability.

- Ensure data integrity and security within the databases.

- Install and configure big data technologies, such as Hadoop, NoSQL databases, and other distributed computing systems.

- Monitor database performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize query performance.

- Implement performance tuning and optimization strategies to ensure efficient data processing.

- Experience in large and complex databases in SQL Server 2019,2017,2014,2012, SQL Server 2008 R2

- Experience in Installation and configuration of SQL Server 2008 R2, 2012,2014,2016,2017,2019

- Technical proficiency in handling Microsoft SQL Database related issues both in production and non-production environments with expertise in doing rigorous troubleshooting on Database Backup, Restore, Log shipping, Database Mirroring and Always on etc.

- Experienced in scheduling Backups, Restore and Maintenance plans using Native tools.

- Experienced in using different Recovery models Simple, Full and Bulk-logged depending on

Application requirement :

- Good experience configuring the index creation and maintenance activities on indexes.

- Slow running queries and helping in improving the performance.

- Restoring the Databases from Prod to Test.

- Troubleshooting blockings, deadlocks, disk space issues and fixing them by adding permanent fixes.

- Running the maintenance activities like update-statistics and DBCC CHECKDB at the time of performance issues

- Creating and managing the users and permissions and fixing the orphan users.

- Configured and maintained Transactional Replication and troubleshooting and adding articles to the existing replication.

- Good experience configuring and maintaining Log shipping and Mirroring.

- Hands on experience in Migration of SQL Server and databases from old version to new version.

- Configured and maintained Active/Passive clustering for failover. And performing patching as well.

- Configuring Always-ON in SQL Server 2012/2014 and adding and removing Databases to existing HADR Availability Group.

- Troubleshooting slow running queries.

- Good to have Knowledge in SSIS and SSRS configuration and migration of packages and migration reports.

- Develop and implement backup and recovery strategies to safeguard data in case of failures or disasters.

- Test and document recovery procedures to minimize downtime.