SQL Database Admin

Altraize; Delhi; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Altraize is seeking a Database Operations engineer to provide 24x7 RDBMS and NoSQL support. The role covers installation, configuration, tuning, upgrades, and maintenance across Linux/Windows environments, with emphasis on performance, security and compliance.

The candidate will ensure daily health checks, backups, and job scheduling are running flawlessly, while supporting application teams on database design and DR/BC planning.

Qualifications

• Experience with MSSQL and PowerShell.
• Knowledge of Exadata environment.
• Configuring Linux/Windows OS for DB performance.
• Networking, storage, server and virtualization knowledge.
• Logical and physical DB design expertise.
• DB installation and configuration expertise.
• Backup and recovery strategy knowledge.
• DB performance tuning and optimization.
• DB migrations and upgrades knowledge.
• Clustering and high-availability expertise.
• Replication and disaster recovery knowledge.
• Database security and auditing expertise.
• Data security governance and regulations (GDPR, SOX).

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, tune, upgrade and maintain databases and related systems.
• Ensure workloads are delivered according to plans and budgets.
• Consult for application support and development teams on DB design.
• Perform daily health and compliance checks on Production systems.
• Ensure backups are completed and issues resolved promptly.
• Ensure DB jobs run smoothly and are monitored.
• Monitor alerts and resolve issues satisfactorily.
• Ensure capacity to support BAU growth.
• Respond to team emails in a timely manner.
• Handle problem tickets and service requests efficiently.
• Maintain high availability, security and performance of DB platforms.
• Provide technical support to teams.
• Execute disaster recovery procedures when needed.
• Apply database security updates per policy.
• Review and remediate items from vulnerability scans.
• Keep operational procedures current.
• Participate in On-Call rotation and production triage.
• Identify cost-saving and optimization opportunities within MUS EMEA and MUFG group.
• Build strong relationships across Bank and Securities functions.

Skills

MSSQL

PowerShell

Exadata

Linux config

Windows config

Networking

Storage

Virtualization

DB design

Installation

Backup & recovery

Performance tuning

Migrations & upgrades

HA / Clustering

Replication

Security & auditing

Data governance (GDPR/SOX)

Tools

Qualys

Job description

Functional / Technical Competencies

The Database Operations team are responsible for providing 24x7 RDBMS and NoSQL database support in EMEA and internationally

Essential

• Excellent experience of multiple database platforms such as MSSQL and Powershell.
• Knowledge of Exadata environment
• Excellent knowledge of configuring Linux and Windows operating systems for optimal database performance.
• Excellent knowledge of networking, storage, server and virtualization layers.
• Excellent knowledge of logical and physical database design.
• Excellent knowledge of database installation and configuration.
• Excellent knowledge of backup and recovery strategies.
• Excellent knowledge of database performance and tuning.
• Excellent knowledge of database migrations and upgrades.
• Excellent knowledge of clustering and high-availability.
• Excellent knowledge of replication and disaster recovery.
• Excellent knowledge of database security and auditing.
• Excellent knowledge of data security governance and regulations such as GDPR and SOX.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for database installation, configuration, tuning, upgrades and general maintenance activities.
• Responsible for ensuring that all project/investment related workloads are delivered according to plans and budget defined.
• Responsible for providing consultancy to application support and development teams on database and systems design.
• Responsible for ensuring daily health and compliance checks are performed for all Production systems.
• Responsible for ensuring database systems are backed up successfully and any issues are promptly resolved.
• Responsible for ensuring database jobs are running successfully and any issues are promptly resolved.
• Responsible for ensuring database monitoring alerts are detected promptly and satisfactorily resolved.
• Responsible for ensuring sufficient capacity is available to accommodate projected BAU growth.
• Responsible for ensuring all emails sent to the team distribution list are responded to in a timely manner.
• Responsible for ensuring problem tickets and service requests are handled with efficiency and the customer in mind.
• Responsible for ensuring database platforms are highly available, reliable, secure and performant.
• Responsible for providing technical support to application support and development teams.
• Responsible for executing disaster recovery procedures when necessary.
• Responsible for applying database security updates as per defined policies.
• Responsible for reviewing and subsequently remediating items detected by Qualys vulnerability and compliance scans.
• Responsible for ensuring all operational procedures are kept current and accurate.
• Responsible for participating in On-Call rotation, triaging and addressing production issues as they arise.
• Responsible for identifying cost saving and optimisation opportunities within MUS EMEA and the wider MUFG group.
• Responsible for building strong relationships across the Bank and Securities with other Bank and Securities functions and business areas, underpinned by trust and the core values of the bank.