Senior Database Engineer - MS SQL #1

SHI Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

SHI Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. is looking for a skilled Microsoft SQL Server administrator to provide L3 support for a large-scale SQL server environment. You will handle database migrations, ensure performance and stability, and support high availability strategies.

The ideal candidate will possess 8–10 years of experience in SQL Server administration and will have relevant Microsoft certifications. Strong hands-on skills in HA/DR technologies and incident management are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in database administration, particularly SQL Server.
• Expertise in HA/DR solutions and performance optimization.
• Certifications in Microsoft SQL 2016 and Azure SQL preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute complex database migrations.
• Monitor database growth and forecast capacity needs.
• Develop scripts for automation and routine tasks.

Skills

SQL Server administration

Database migration

Performance tuning & optimization

High Availability & Disaster Recovery

Power BI

T-SQL

Automation with PowerShell

Problem-solving

Tools

Azure SQL

Microsoft Azure

DevOps tools

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking highly skilled Microsoft SQL Server administrators responsible for providing L3 level production support for a large SQL server database environment supporting critical business applications. The role focuses on ensuring high availability, performance, and stability of database systems. The position may also be involved in database migration and transformation initiatives, requiring strong hands‑on skills in SQL Server administration, HA/DR technologies, and incident/problem management.

Key Responsibilities

• Database Migration: Plan, execute, and validate complex database migrations, including version upgrades, on‑premises to cloud, and consolidation projects.
• Capacity Planning: Monitor database growth trends and forecast future capacity requirements for storage, CPU, and memory.
• Automation: Develop and maintain scripts (T‑SQL, PowerShell, Python) to automate routine administrative tasks, monitoring, and deployments.
• Database Management: Install, configure, manage, monitor, and maintain SQL Server instances (specifically 2016 and newer and Azure SQL) across development, testing, and production environments.
• Performance Tuning & Optimization: Proactively monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks (CPU, Memory, I/O), and implement tuning solutions.
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery (HA/DR): Design, implement, and manage robust HA/DR solutions, including Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, Replication, and backup/recovery strategies.
• Security: Implement and enforce database security policies, manage user access and permissions, conduct regular security audits, and address vulnerabilities.
• Troubleshooting: Provide expert‑level troubleshooting for database‑related issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions swiftly.
• Fabric & Cloud: Provide L3‑level operational and engineering support for Microsoft Fabric, alongside administration and optimization of the Power BI platform and Microsoft Azure data services, including Azure Data Factory (ADF), ETL workflows, pipeline orchestration, and compute resource management.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of database configurations, processes, and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft certifications: SQL 2016 and newer / Azure SQL.
• Proficiency with Power BI Platform.
• Experience with DevOps tools such as T‑SQL, Jenkins, Ansible.
• Azure certification is a plus.
• Minimum 8–10 years of experience is mandatory.