Senior Database Administrator

🕒 May 1

🇮🇳 India – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

📀 Database Administrator

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Harris Computer

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1993

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics

Harris Computer is a company that provides mission-critical software solutions across various industries, including the public sector, healthcare, utilities, and private sector verticals. They focus on acquiring businesses with growth potential, managing them effectively, and building them for future success. Harris Computer serves over 100,000 customers with a global presence in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, employing over 12,000 people. Their mission is to empower customers to deliver on their goals by offering tailored software and services.

📋 Description

• 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 • Lead troubleshooting of complex database performance issues, outages, and critical incidents with RCA ownership • Participate in and lead 24x7 on-call support, ensuring SLA adherence and incident resolution • Perform advanced performance tuning at query, index, and server levels • Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and cloud teams to design scalable and resilient database solutions • Drive automation initiatives using PowerShell and T-SQL scripts to improve operational efficiency • 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

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a SQL Server Database Administrator • Strong expertise in SQL Server architecture, internals, and troubleshooting • Hands-on experience with Always On Availability Groups (AG) and HADR configurations • Experience working in Azure (IaaS/PaaS – Azure SQL, Managed Instance) environments • Strong experience in performance tuning, query optimization, and indexing strategies • Experience with automation using PowerShell and T-SQL scripting • Hands-on experience with monitoring tools such as SentryOne, LogicMonitor, AppDynamics, or similar • Good understanding of database security, compliance, and best practices • Experience handling production-critical environments with 24x7 support model • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills • Excellent communication skills with ability to interact with cross-functional teams • Azure certifications (AZ-900, AZ-104, DP-300) preferred • Experience with cloud migrations and modernization projects preferred • Exposure to DevOps practices (CI/CD for database deployments) preferred • Knowledge of PostgreSQL and MySQL is a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• 24x7 on-call support model • Continuous improvement opportunities • Technical mentorship and guidance