Senior SQL Server DBA | Cloud Migrations & HA

DXC Technology Morocco; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DXC University

Education Assistance

Reward & Recognition

Staff Referral Program

Novated Leasing

Health Insurance

Volunteer Days / Emergency Services

Job summary

DXC Technology is seeking an experienced SQL Database Administrator to support complex Microsoft SQL Server environments across on-premises, Azure and AWS platforms.

You will own database administration, upgrades, migrations, performance tuning, security, backup and disaster recovery, and work with clients and technical teams to design reliable database environments and resolve incidents.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator.
• Strong experience with SQL Server 2005 through SQL Server 2022 on Windows.
• Demonstrated experience in implementations, upgrades, migrations and consolidations.
• Strong knowledge of SQL Server architecture, security, backup, recovery and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Administer Microsoft SQL Server databases across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Install and configure SQL Server components (Engine, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS).
• Manage high availability and disaster recovery technologies (Always On, log shipping, mirroring, replication).
• Participate in on-call roster to provide after-hours support.
• Deliver upgrades, patching and migrations using in-place and side-by-side approaches.
• Support migrations to Azure SQL, Azure MI, AWS EC2 and RDS.
• Manage security, encryption and Transparent Data Encryption.
• Monitor performance and conduct tuning.
• Plan backups, recovery, availability and continuity processes.
• Design and build reliable database environments aligned with requirements.
• Take ownership of incidents and changes; collaborate with clients and teams to improve service.

Skills

SQL Server Administration

Performance tuning

High availability

Security and encryption

On-call support

Client-facing communication

Education

Microsoft SQL Certification

Tools

SQL Server Management Studio

Azure SQL

AWS RDS

Always On

SSIS/SSAS/SSRS

Job description

DXC Technology is seeking an experienced SQL Database Administrator to support complex Microsoft SQL Server environments across on-premises, Azure and AWS platforms.

You will own database administration, upgrades, migrations, performance tuning, security, backup and disaster recovery, and work with clients and technical teams to design reliable database environments and resolve incidents.