Database Administrator

Tata Consultancy Services; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Bengaluru seeks an experienced Database Administrator (DBA - MS SQL) with 6-12 years of hands-on expertise across MS SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle, AWS RDS, DMS, performance tuning, and HA/DR.

The role focuses on database administration, optimization, migrations, and ensuring high availability of critical environments, partnering with application, infrastructure, and cloud teams.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server Administration.
• Experience with Sybase ASE and Oracle Databases.
• Expertise in AWS RDS and cloud-based database administration.
• Hands-on experience with AWS DMS for database migration projects.
• Strong knowledge of SQL Performance Tuning and Query Optimization.
• Experience in implementing and managing HA/DR solutions.
• Knowledge of Backup & Recovery, Replication, Clustering, and Disaster Recovery planning.
• Experience with database monitoring, troubleshooting, and capacity planning.

Responsibilities

• Manage, monitor, and maintain MS SQL Server databases in production and non-production environments.
• Administer and support Sybase and Oracle database environments.
• Perform database migrations using AWS DMS and other migration tools.
• Implement and manage AWS RDS database solutions.
• Monitor database performance and implement tuning strategies to improve efficiency.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot HA/DR solutions including Always On, Log Shipping, Replication, and Clustering.
• Conduct backup, recovery, security, patching, and upgrade activities.
• Analyze and resolve database-related incidents and performance bottlenecks.
• Ensure database security, compliance, and operational best practices.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and cloud teams for database optimization and deployment.

Skills

MS SQL Server

Sybase ASE

Oracle DB

AWS RDS

AWS DMS

SQL Tuning

HA/DR

Backup & Recovery

Replication

Clustering

Scripting

Tools

AWS RDS

AWS DMS

Job description

Position: Database Administrator (DBA - MS SQL)

Experience: 6-12 Years

Notice Period: Immediate Joiners / Up to 30 Days

Job Summary :

We are looking for an experienced Database Administrator (DBA - MS SQL) with strong expertise in MS SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle, AWS RDS, Database Migration Service (DMS), Performance Tuning, and High Availability/Disaster Recovery (HA/DR). The ideal candidate will be responsible for database administration, optimization, migrations, performance management, and ensuring high availability of critical database environments.

Key Responsibilities :

• Manage, monitor, and maintain MS SQL Server databases in production and non-production environments.
• Administer and support Sybase and Oracle database environments.
• Perform database migrations using AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) and other migration tools.
• Implement and manage AWS RDS database solutions.
• Monitor database performance and implement tuning strategies to improve efficiency.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot HA/DR solutions including Always On Availability Groups, Log Shipping, Replication, and Clustering.
• Conduct database backup, recovery, security, patching, and upgrade activities.
• Analyze and resolve database-related incidents and performance bottlenecks.
• Ensure database security, compliance, and operational best practices.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and cloud teams for database optimization and deployment.

Required Skills :

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server Administration.
• Experience with Sybase ASE and Oracle Databases.
• Expertise in AWS RDS and cloud-based database administration.
• Hands-on experience with AWS DMS for database migration projects.
• Strong knowledge of SQL Performance Tuning and Query Optimization.
• Experience in implementing and managing High Availability & Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) solutions.
• Knowledge of Backup & Recovery, Replication, Clustering, and Disaster Recovery planning.
• Experience with database monitoring, troubleshooting, and capacity planning.
• Strong scripting skills using PowerShell, SQL Scripts, or Shell Scripting.

Preferred Skills :

• AWS Cloud certification is an added advantage.
• Experience in database modernization and cloud migration projects.
• Knowledge of DevOps and Infrastructure Automation tools.