Senior MS SQL DBA – HA/DR, On-Call (Abu Dhabi)

Epergne Solutions; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 210,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

Epergne Solutions in Abu Dhabi, UAE is seeking a skilled MS SQL Administrator to manage SQL Server databases in a 24x7 mission-critical environment. The role focuses on high availability, security, and performance tuning across 2016/2019/2022 platforms.

Responsibilities include AlwaysOn, clustering, replication, backups, disaster recovery validation, and on-call production support. A Bachelor's degree and 5–7 years of DBA experience are expected, with DP-300 preferred.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years MS SQL DBA experience.
• Experience in high-availability production environments.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• DP-300 certification preferred.
• Willingness for on-call and shift support.

Responsibilities

• Administer SQL Server (2016/2019/2022) environments.
• Manage AlwaysOn, clustering, replication, and HA/DR setups.
• Handle backups, restores, and disaster recovery validation.
• Perform performance tuning and query optimization.
• Resolve incidents like blocking, deadlocks, and outages.
• Implement database security (encryption, access control, auditing).
• Support patching, upgrades, migrations, and DR drills.
• Maintain documentation and ensure compliance readiness.
• Provide 24x7 on-call production support.

Skills

SQL Server Admin

AlwaysOn

Clustering

Backup & Recovery

Performance Tuning

PowerShell

Database Security

Monitoring tools

ITSM Tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

DP-300 certification

Tools

dbatools

Job description

Epergne Solutions in Abu Dhabi, UAE is seeking a skilled MS SQL Administrator to manage SQL Server databases in a 24x7 mission-critical environment. The role focuses on high availability, security, and performance tuning across 2016/2019/2022 platforms.

Responsibilities include AlwaysOn, clustering, replication, backups, disaster recovery validation, and on-call production support. A Bachelor's degree and 5–7 years of DBA experience are expected, with DP-300 preferred.