T&T - EAID - MY SQL - PAN India

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly experienced MS SQL Database Administrator (DBA) with expertise in managing, supporting, and optimizing enterprise-scale SQL Server environments. The ideal Candidate will play a critical role in operations/managed services projects by ensuring high availability, performance, and security of SQL databases, driving automation for DBA tasks, and serving as a trusted advisor for both on-premises and cloud SQL database operations (AWS RDS for SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, and Azure Managed Instance).

Your potential, unleashed

India's impact on the global economy has increased at an exponential rate and Deloitte presents an opportunity to unleash and realize your potential amongst cutting edge leaders, and organizations shaping the future of the region, and indeed, the world beyond

At Deloitte, your whole self to work, every day. Combine that with our drive to propel with purpose and you have the perfect playground to collaborate, innovate, grow, and make an impact that matters.

The Team

The Team strategic growth team serves as a central pillar driving growth and transformation within Deloitte, spanning several business lines and various technology functions. We are established as a centralized team collaborating across consulting, implementation, and operation to maintain and enhance client value offerings and services. We innovate conventional approaches, leveraging Deloitte technology, differentiated domain expertise, intellectual property, talent, and capacity to embed continuous advantage and deliver enhanced business value. In this team, our focus is on catering to the unique needs and preferences of clients in the South Asia region. Your role within this dynamic team is essential for establishing networks and relationships across the client stakeholder ecosystem and ensuring service fulfillment. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with other Deloitte leadership and stakeholders dedicated to the client. Your contributions will involve nurturing new and existing relationships, supporting presales life cycles, and playing a pivotal role in driving the success of Deloitte business growth for the specific client. You will be part of a global organization that is making a measurable impact that matters every day.

Your work profile

• Hands-on experience w
  ith MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Oracle, and MongoDB
  administration
• Strong knowledge
  of backup/recovery tools, performance tuning
  ,
  and high availability solutions
• Familiarity with
  cloud database services
  (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, GCP Cloud SQL, MongoDB Atlas)
• Proficiency
  in SQL scripting
  and automation using
  Shell, Python, or Power Shell
• Understanding
  of security best practices
  and compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead and SME for technical things related to Microsoft SQL Server.
• Design, implement, and manage SQL Server solutions for OLTP, OLAP, and mixed workloads.
• Provide performance tuning, query optimization, and database refactoring for enterprise workloads.
• Architect and manage high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) configurations using Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, and Log Shipping.
• Oversee database backup, recovery strategies, patching, and capacity planning.
• Collaborate with application development and infrastructure teams to support data integration, migrations, and deployments.
• Ensure security, compliance, and access controls are properly implemented for all SQL environments.
• Lead the automation of routine database tasks using PowerShell, T-SQL, and DevOps pipelines.
• Drive cloud adoption and modernization of database workloads in Azure SQL Database, SQL Managed Instance, and IaaS VMs.
• Document database environments, runbooks, and operational standards.
• Support incident response and problem management, providing root cause analysis and resolution plans.

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on experience managing and supporting Microsoft SQL Server in large-scale environments.
• Deep technical expertise in SQL Server versions 2012–2019/2022.
• Strong knowledge of T-SQL, indexing strategies, execution plans, and query performance tuning.
• Proven experience with HA/DR technologies (Always On, Clustering, Replication, Log Shipping).
• Experience with SQL Server in Azure, including Azure SQL Database, SQL Managed Instance, and IaaS deployments.
• Hands-on experience in automating database tasks using PowerShell or T-SQL scripts.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and integrating database changes into CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid understanding of database security, roles/permissions, and data encryption.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft certifications such as:
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Data Management and Analytics
• Experience in SSIS, SSRS, and SSAS is a plus.
• Exposure to other database platforms (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle) is a bonus.
• Familiarity with ITIL practices and working in a Managed Services or Shared Services environment.

Location and way of working

• Base location: PAN India
• This profile involves frequent travelling to client locations
• Hybrid is our default way of working. Each domain has customized the hybrid approach to their unique needs.

Your role as a leader

We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society.

In addition to living our purpose, leaders across our organization must strive to be:

• Inspiring - Leading with integrity to build inclusion and motivation
• Committed to creating purpose - Creating a sense of vision and purpose
• Agile - Achieving high-quality results through collaboration and Team unity
• Skilled at building diverse capability - Developing diverse capabilities for the future
• Persuasive / Influencing - Persuading and influencing stakeholders
• Collaborating - Partnering to build new solutions
• Delivering value - Showing commercial acumen
• Committed to expanding business - Leveraging new business opportunities
• Analytical Acumen - Leveraging data to recommend impactful approach and solutions through the power of analysis and visualization
• Effective communication – Must be well abled to have well-structured and well-articulated conversations to achieve win-win possibilities
• Engagement Management / Delivery Excellence - Effectively managing engagement(s) to ensure timely and proactive execution as well as course correction for the success of engagement(s)
• Managing change - Responding to changing environment with resilience
• Managing Quality & Risk - Delivering high quality results and mitigating risks with utmost integrity and precision
• Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Applying strategic mindset to solve business issues and complex problems
• Tech Savvy - Leveraging ethical technology practices to deliver high impact for clients and for Deloitte
• Empathetic leadership and inclusivity - creating a safe and thriving environment where everyone's valued for who they are, use empathy to understand others to adapt our behaviours and attitudes to become more inclusive.