Senior SQL Server Engineer – Azure, HA/DR & Automation

Johnson Matthey; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EPF 15% Employer contribution

Life Insurance

Medical Coverage for Dependents

Dental and Optical Claims

Competitive annual bonus

Job summary

Johnson Matthey in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to design, implement and support SQL Server environments across on-premises and Azure. You will lead HA/DR, security, and performance tuning to ensure reliable data services.

You will automate with PowerShell and T-SQL, support Power BI reporting backends, and mentor colleagues while collaborating with infrastructure and security teams. This renewable fixed-term contract requires residency in Malaysia.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Microsoft SQL Server administration experience within enterprise environments.
• Strong experience with SQL Server 2016, 2019, 2022 and newer versions.
• Proven experience administering SQL Server across on-premises and Azure environments.
• Advanced T-SQL scripting and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, administer, and support SQL Server environments across on-premises and Azure.
• Manage SQL Server lifecycle activities: installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, migrations, capacity planning, decommissioning.
• Administer Azure SQL services including SQL Server on Azure VM, Azure SQL Database, and Azure SQL MI.
• Design, implement, and maintain HA/DR solutions (Always On, Failover Clustering, backup & recovery).
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize SQL Server performance (tuning, indexing, execution plans).
• Lead SQL Server upgrades and migrations with minimal business disruption.
• Support and optimize backend databases for Power BI reporting and analytics.
• Develop automation via PowerShell, T-SQL, SQL Agent, and Azure automation.

Skills

MS SQL Server administration

Azure SQL (SQL DB / VM / MI)

PowerShell scripting

T-SQL

Power BI backend databases

HA/DR design

Performance tuning

On-prem & Azure environments

Security & compliance

Tools

SQL Server

Azure SQL

PowerShell

T-SQL

Power BI

Azure Monitor

Veeam

Job description

Johnson Matthey in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to design, implement and support SQL Server environments across on-premises and Azure. You will lead HA/DR, security, and performance tuning to ensure reliable data services.

You will automate with PowerShell and T-SQL, support Power BI reporting backends, and mentor colleagues while collaborating with infrastructure and security teams. This renewable fixed-term contract requires residency in Malaysia.