Database Administrator I

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Managing, monitoring, and providing support for enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments across both production and non-production systems.

• Emphasizes operational stability, performance, security, and availability of databases that support business-critical applications.

• Operates independently on standard DBA tasks and participates in production incidents and change management processes.

• Collaborates closely with application, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure that database services align with availability, compliance, and performance standards.

• Offers 24x7 on-call production support as part of a rotating DBA schedule.

• Diagnoses and resolves database issues such as performance degradation, blocking, deadlocks, connectivity problems, and failed jobs.

• Maintains and supervises standard SQL maintenance jobs, including integrity checks, index maintenance, and statistics updates.

• Manages database access through role-based access control and Active Directory groups.

• Implements least-privilege access and reviews elevated permissions regularly.

• Assists in security audits, vulnerability remediation, and asset compliance requirements.

• Aids in the implementation of password rotation processes.

• Monitors database health using enterprise monitoring tools (e.g., SCOM, SolarWinds DPA).

• Analyzes space issues, data and log file full issues, tempdb usage, and resource consumption.

• Proactively identifies and addresses performance bottlenecks.

• Supports SQL Server patching activities during approved maintenance windows.

• Executes controlled changes to satisfy operational and security requirements.

• Maintains precise documentation for configurations, procedures, and incidents.

• Appropriately escalates complex issues and supports root cause analysis activities.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Information Systems, or a related field.

• 2–5 years of experience in database administration or production support roles.

• Extensive experience with Microsoft SQL Server (2016/2019/2022) administration.

• Practical knowledge of Always On AGs, backups, restores, SQL replication, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.

• Experience with production support, patching cycles, CRQ-driven changes, and on-call rotations.

• Familiarity with SQL Server Agent jobs, alerts, and monitoring tools.

• Solid understanding of backup and recovery strategies.

• Experience in monitoring and supporting ad hoc production issues.

• Knowledge of transactions, locking, and blocking.

• Understanding of high availability and disaster recovery concepts.

• Familiarity with ITIL processes, incident/change management, and audit-driven environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work options: Work from Home, in-office, or hybrid.

• Employee Belonging Groups.

• Comprehensive healthcare options: Dental, Medical, and Vision.

• Paid Vacation, Volunteer, and Holiday Time Off.

• And much more!