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Sr Database Administrator

  • Full Time
  • Anywhere

Harris

We are seeking an experienced SQL Server Database Administrator with 5+ years of experience to join our 24×7 operations team. In this role, you will take ownership of the health, performance, security, and availability of mission-critical SQL Server environments.

Requirements

  • Administer, manage, and optimize SQL Server databases across on-premises and Azure environments.
  • Design, implement, and manage Always On Availability Groups (AG) and other HADR solutions for enterprise-scale systems.
  • Perform advanced performance tuning at query, index, and server levels.
  • Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and cloud teams to design scalable and resilient database solutions.
  • Define and enforce database security standards, including encryption, access control, and auditing.
  • Manage backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies, including DR drills and validation.
  • Plan and execute SQL Server upgrades, migrations, and patching with minimal downtime.
  • Perform capacity planning, forecasting, and cost optimization (especially in Azure environments).
  • Create and maintain detailed technical documentation, SOPs, and knowledge base articles.
  • Mentor junior DBAs and provide technical guidance to the team.
  • Work with monitoring tools to proactively identify and resolve issues before business impact.
  • Troubleshoot complex database performance issues, outages, and critical incidents with RCA ownership.

Originally posted on Himalayas

To apply for this job please visit himalayas.app.

About this role & career path

Working in India

India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the most populous country in the world and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal and Bhutan to the north; Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Myanmar, Th

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