Senior Database Administrator

2 weeks ago

India ComfNet Solutions GmbH Full time ₹ 10,00,000 - ₹ 30,00,000 per year

IntroductionWe are looking for candidates with 8+ years of experience for this role. Project Duration: 6+ Months, - Based on the performance and Productivity. Max Budget: LPA fixed.

Job Description/ Primary job roleThe primary job role of a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) includes overseeing themanagement, maintenance, and optimization of databases within the organization. Works onstrategic initiatives to align the database infrastructure with long-term business goals andensures that best practices in database management are consistently followed. Main duties/responsibilities

  • Optimize database queries to ensure fast and efficient data retrieval, particularly forcomplex or high-volume operations.
  • Design and implement effective indexing strategies to reduce query execution times andimprove overall database performance.
  • Monitor and profile slow or inefficient queries and recommend best practices forrewriting or re-architecting queries.
  • Continuously analyze execution plans for SQL queries to identify bottlenecks andoptimize them.
  • Database Maintenance: Schedule and execute regular maintenance tasks, includingbackups, consistency checks, and index rebuilding.
  • Health Monitoring: Implement automated monitoring systems to track databaseperformance, availability, and critical parameters such as CPU usage, memory, disk

I/O,and replication status.

  • Proactive Issue Resolution: Diagnose and resolve database issues (e.g., locking,deadlocks, data corruption) proactively, before they impact users or operations.
  • High Availability: Implement and manage database clustering, replication, and failoverstrategies to ensure high availability and disaster recovery (e.g., using tools like SQLServer

Always On, Oracle RAC, MySQL Group Replication).

  • Capacity Planning: Monitor resource consumption and plan for growth to ensure thedatabase can scale effectively with increasing data volume and transaction load.
  • Resource Optimization: Analyze and optimize resource usage (CPU, memory, disk,network) to reduce operational costs.
  • Licensing Management: Ensure that database licensing models are correctly adhered toand identify opportunities for reducing licensing costs.
  • Cloud Cost Management: Use cost analysis tools (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, Azure CostManagement) to monitor and optimize cloud database spend, identifying opportunitiesfor right sizing or reserving instances.

Primary skills

  • 8-10 years of experience in Microsoft SQL Server administrationQualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or a related field
  • Microsoft SQL certifications (MTA Database, MCSA: SQL Server, MCSE: DataManagement and Analytics) will be an advantage.

Secondary Skills

  • Experience in MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle database administration.
  • Exposure to Data Lake, Hadoop, and Azure technologies
  • Exposure to DevOps or ITILBehavioral competencies
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Digital Mindset
  • Operational Excellence
  • Analytical Ability
  • Customer Centricity
  • Business and Market Acumen
  • Empathy
  • Growth Mindset

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