SQL DBA

Associate Tech Specialist / Tech Specialist (DBA) – MySQL & MS SQL Server

Experience – 4 to 9 Years

Shift time - Person needs to work on night shift from 8 PM IST to 5 AM IST, there is no deviation in this as of now.

Mode of Employment – Contract / Permanent

Job Summary

We are looking for a Senior Database Administrator with strong hands-on experience in MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server. The ideal candidate will be responsible for database availability, performance, monitoring, maintenance, backup/recovery, and troubleshooting across production environments.

Required Skills & Experience

·        4+ years of hands-on DBA experience in production environments.

·        Strong experience with MySQL and MS SQL Server administration.

·        Hands-on experience with MS SQL Server High Availability.

·        Strong experience with MySQL Replication, troubleshooting, and maintenance.

·        Good understanding of database backup, restore, recovery, and disaster-recovery practices.

·        Experience with database monitoring and performance-tuning tools.

·        Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

·        Ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve production database issues.

Key Responsibilities

·        Monitor database health, performance, availability, and capacity using appropriate monitoring tools.

·        Perform routine database administration, maintenance, upgrades, and optimization.

·        Manage and troubleshoot MySQL replication and high-availability environments.

·        Manage MS SQL Server High Availability configurations and troubleshoot related issues.

·        Perform and validate database backups and restores, ensuring data recoverability.

·        Analyze database performance and proactively identify opportunities to improve stability, scalability, and performance.

·        Troubleshoot database incidents and provide timely resolution for business-critical issues.

·        Maintain database security, configuration, documentation, and operational standards.

·        Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and application teams to resolve database-related issues.

Availability

·        Expected availability between 8:00 PM IST to 5 AM IST

Ability to respond to and support business-critical database issues outside regular hours, when required.