Manager DB Support

IQVIA; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA in Kochi invites an Associate Director - Database Management Administration to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise SQL Server databases, ensuring high availability, security, and performance.

You will provide technical leadership to the DBA team, collaborate with development and infra teams, and drive data archival, backup/recovery, and modernization initiatives to support strategic business goals.

Qualifications

• Lead design and maintenance of enterprise database architectures with standards and processes.
• Ensure operational, performance, scalability, and availability requirements are met.
• Design data archival, security controls, and optimization initiatives.
• Lead DBA team activities including monitoring, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Collaborate with development, infra, and business teams for reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain enterprise database architectures, standards, and implementation processes.
• Ensure databases meet operational, performance, scalability, and availability requirements.
• Design and implement data archival strategies, security controls, and database optimization initiatives.
• Create and manage database objects, data definitions, referential integrity, and security enforcement mechanisms.
• Lead database administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, tuning, and production support activities.
• Design, implement, and validate backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
• Perform advanced database analysis, capacity planning, and performance optimization.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to DBA team members.
• Evaluate database design approaches, implementation strategies, and backup/recovery frameworks.
• Prepare cost analyses, sizing recommendations, and database infrastructure justifications.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure optimal database performance and reliability.

Skills

SSIS / SSRS

SQL Server Administration

T-SQL

Backup & Recovery

Performance Tuning

Index Optimization

SQL Agent Jobs

SSMS

Production Support

Database Security

Always On Availability Groups

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Master's degree in a related field

Microsoft SQL Server and/or Azure Database certifications preferred

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

PowerShell Scripting

SSMS

Azure SQL Database / Azure SQL Managed Instance

Job description

Job Description:

Project Role: Associate Director - Database Management Administration

Work Experience: 8-12 Years

Work Location: Kochi

Work Mode: Hybrid

Job Overview:

Lead the design, implementation, administration, and optimization of enterprise SQL Server databases. Ensure

high availability, security, performance, and reliability of mission-critical database environments while providing

technical leadership to DBA teams and supporting strategic business initiatives.

Job Responsibility:

• Design and maintain enterprise database architectures, standards, and implementation processes.
• Ensure databases meet operational, performance, scalability, and availability requirements.
• Design and implement data archival strategies, security controls, and database optimization initiatives.
• Create and manage database objects, data definitions, referential integrity, and security enforcement mechanisms.
• Lead database administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, tuning, and production support activities.
• Design, implement, and validate backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
• Perform advanced database analysis, capacity planning, and performance optimization.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to DBA team members.
• Evaluate database design approaches, implementation strategies, and backup/recovery frameworks.
• Prepare cost analyses, sizing recommendations, and database infrastructure justifications.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure optimal database performance and reliability.

Technical/Required Skills:

• Strong hands-on expertise in SSIS / SSRS, SQL Server Administration, T-SQL, Backup & Recovery, Performance Tuning, Index Optimization, SQL Agent Jobs, SSMS, Production Support, Database Security, and Always On Availability Groups (AG).
• Extensive experience managing large-scale production SQL Server environments.
• Expertise in query optimization, execution plan analysis, and database performance troubleshooting.
• Strong knowledge of database security, access management, auditing, and compliance.
• Experience with disaster recovery planning, implementation, and testing.
• Ability to lead complex database modernization, migration, and optimization initiatives.
• Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem-solving skills.

Skills/Experience:

• Azure SQL Database / Azure SQL Managed Instance
• SSIS / SSRS
• PowerShell Scripting
• Git / Azure DevOps
• Healthcare / Patient Hub domain experience
• Data Warehousing
• Power BI
• Cloud migration and modernization experience
• Team leadership and stakeholder management

Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• Microsoft SQL Server and/or Azure Database certifications preferred

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

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