Sql Database Administrator

ValuePoint; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

ValuePoint in Bengaluru, Karnataka seeks an experienced Microsoft SQL Server DBA responsible for installing, configuring, administering, monitoring, securing, and optimizing SQL Server environments. The role emphasizes performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, patching, upgrades, migrations, and Windows Failover Clustering.

You will collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to ensure business continuity, maintain robust backup/recovery strategies, and enforce security

Qualifications

• Must have hands-on SQL Server administration experience.
• Strong backup/restore and DR strategy knowledge.
• Experience with HA/DR solutions and Windows Failover Clustering.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain SQL Server instances (2019/2022/2025).
• Perform upgrades, patches, and migrations with minimal downtime.
• Plan and implement backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Monitor database health, performance, storage, and resolve issues.
• Tune performance via queries, indexing, and statistics.
• Configure and monitor HA/DR solutions including Always On and Log Shipping.
• Manage WSFC for SQL Server environments.
• Schedule and troubleshoot SQL Server Agent Jobs and maintenance plans.
• Monitor logs, events, and alerts for stability.
• Ensure security, access management, encryption, and auditing.
• Collaborate with application, infra, and dev teams.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation and runbooks.

Skills

SQL Server administration

Performance tuning

HA/DR planning

Security & encryption

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Microsoft SQL Server certifications

Tools

SQL Server 2019/2022/2025

Always On Availability Groups

Distributed Availability Groups

Log Shipping

SQL Server Replication

WSFC

SQL Server Agent

Maintenance Plans

Job description

Experience

5+ Years

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator responsible for installing, configuring, administering, monitoring, securing, and optimizing SQL Server database environments. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in SQL Server administration, database performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, patching, upgrades, migrations, and Windows Failover Clustering.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server instances (SQL Server 2019/2022/2025).
• Perform SQL Server installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and database migrations with minimal downtime.
• Plan and implement database backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies based on business continuity and application availability requirements.
• Monitor database health, performance, storage utilization, and proactively resolve issues.
• Perform performance tuning through query optimization, execution plan analysis, index defragmentation, index rebuilding/reorganization, and updating index statistics.
• Configure, administer, and monitor High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions including:
• Always On Availability Groups
• Distributed Availability Groups
• Log Shipping
• SQL Server Replication
• Configure and manage Windows Failover Clustering (WSFC) for SQL Server environments.
• Schedule, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize SQL Server Agent Jobs and Maintenance Plans.
• Monitor SQL Server logs, Windows Event Logs, and database alerts to ensure system stability.
• Troubleshoot database performance issues, blocking, deadlocks, and long-running queries.
• Implement database security, user access management, permissions, encryption, and auditing as per organizational standards.
• Work closely with application, infrastructure, and development teams to support production and non-production environments.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, operational runbooks, and disaster recovery procedures.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong administration experience with Microsoft SQL Server 2019/2022/2025.
• Expertise in SQL Server installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and migrations.
• Strong knowledge of SQL Server Backup & Recovery strategies.
• Experience in Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Execution Plan Analysis, Index Maintenance, and Statistics Management.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Always On Availability Groups
• Distributed Availability Groups
• Log Shipping
• SQL Server Replication
• Experience configuring and managing Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC).
• Experience in scheduling and troubleshooting SQL Server Agent Jobs and Maintenance Plans.
• Strong understanding of SQL Server security, authentication, roles, permissions, and encryption.
• Experience with monitoring and troubleshooting production SQL Server environments.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Relevant Microsoft SQL Server certifications are preferred.

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and performance optimization capabilities.
• Ability to work in a 247 production support environment.
• Good communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within cross-functional teams.