Database Administrator

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Location: [Pune/Hybrid]

The Role

As a Database Administrator within our Cloud Operations team, you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day management, maintenance, and long-term health of our SQL Server database environment. A key focus of the role will be leading and executing database migrations — moving workloads to and within our Azure cloud infrastructure safely and with minimal disruption.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone who takes pride in operational excellence, knows SQL Server inside out, and is comfortable working in a fast-moving, cloud-first environment.

Responsibilities

Database Management & Maintenance

• Administer and maintain SQL Server databases across development, staging, and production environments.
• Monitor database health, performance, and availability, proactively identifying and resolving issues.
• Manage database backups, restores, and disaster recovery processes, ensuring RTO and RPO targets are consistently met.
• Perform routine maintenance tasks including index rebuilds, statistics updates, integrity checks, and patching.
• Manage SQL Server upgrades and patch cycles in line with security and operational requirements.

Performance & Optimisation

• Monitor and tune database performance — analysing execution plans, identifying slow queries, and optimising indexes and schema where needed.
• Work with development teams to review and advise on query design, schema changes, and stored procedures.
• Establish and maintain performance baselines, alerting thresholds, and capacity planning processes.

Database Migration

• Plan, execute, and validate SQL Server database migrations — including on-premises to Azure, version upgrades, and cross-environment migrations.
• Assess databases pre-migration for compatibility, risk, and performance impact, producing clear migration plans.
• Execute migrations with minimal downtime, using appropriate tooling (e.g. Azure Database Migration Service, SSMA, backup/restore, log shipping).
• Document migration processes, outcomes, and post-migration validation results.

Cloud Operations Integration

• Manage SQL Server workloads hosted on Azure, including Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure VMs.
• Collaborate with the broader Cloud Operations team on infrastructure provisioning, security hardening, and cost optimisation.
• Implement and maintain monitoring and alerting using Azure Monitor, SQL Insights, or equivalent tooling.
• Contribute to IaC practices for database provisioning using Terraform or Azure Bicep.

Security & Compliance

• Manage database access controls, roles, and permissions in line with least-privilege principles.
• Ensure databases meet relevant compliance and audit requirements (e.g. SOC 2, GDPR).
• Maintain audit trails, encryption at rest and in transit, and data masking practices where required.

Documentation & Collaboration

• Maintain accurate, up-to-date documentation of database architecture, configurations, runbooks, and migration records.
• Participate in incident response for database-related issues, contributing to post-incident reviews and preventative actions.
• Act as a subject matter expert for SQL Server across the engineering organisation.

Experience & Qualifications

Essential

• 3+ years of experience as a Database Administrator with SQL Server as the primary platform.
• Deep expertise in SQL Server (2016 and above), including installation, configuration, and administration.
• Proven track record of planning and executing database migrations, including on-premises to cloud.
• Strong experience managing SQL Server workloads on Microsoft Azure — Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and/or SQL Server on Azure VMs.
• Solid understanding of SQL Server high availability and disaster recovery solutions (Always On AG, log shipping, backup/restore).
• Strong T-SQL skills — query optimisation, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and execution plan analysis.
• Experience with database monitoring and alerting tooling (Azure Monitor, SQL Server Profiler, Extended Events).
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD tooling for database change management.

Desirable

• Experience with Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) or SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA).
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tooling such as Terraform or Azure Bicep.
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, or GDPR.
• Relevant Microsoft certifications (e.g. DP-300: Administering Relational Databases on Microsoft Azure).
• Experience working within an ITSM framework (e.g. ServiceNow, Jira Service Management).

Salary Range: ₹10,00,000 to ₹12,00,000 plus 10% bonus

As a learning company we believe in the potential of everyone; if you don’t have experience in all the details mentioned in this job post, then we still encourage you to apply and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

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