Junior MSSQL & Azure SQL DBA — Night Shifts

Stewart Pakistan Private Limited; Lahore; On-site; PKR 670,000 - 1,339,000; Full time

Job summary

Stewart Pakistan Private Limited in Lahore seeks an entry-level MSSQL & Azure SQL DBA to provide first-level support, monitoring, and maintenance of on-premises SQL Server and cloud-based Azure SQL environments. The candidate will handle routine tasks, respond to alerts, and escalate complex issues to L2/L3 teams while ensuring database availability, performance, and stability.

Requirements include basic SQL Server knowledge, T-SQL, and familiarity with Azure monitoring tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or related field.
• Willingness to work rotational/night shifts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Basic knowledge of SQL Server backups, restore, and maintenance.
• Familiarity with Azure SQL Database concepts and monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Monitor SQL Server and Azure SQL health, availability, and alerts.
• Perform daily health checks: backups, disk space, services, logs, jobs.
• Respond to incidents within defined SLAs; escalate as needed.
• Perform backups/restores and verify backup jobs.
• Monitor and resolve blocked processes, long-running queries, and HA/DR basics.
• Manage logins, roles, and permissions (SQL & Azure AD).
• Document activities, prepare handover reports, update runbooks.
• Escalate unresolved issues to L2/L3 support.

Skills

SQL Server knowledge

Azure SQL basics

T-SQL queries

Incident response

Communication & ticketing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT

Tools

Azure Monitor

SQL Server tools (SSMS, Agent)

SCOM/SolarWinds/Redgate

PowerShell

Job description

Stewart Pakistan Private Limited in Lahore seeks an entry-level MSSQL & Azure SQL DBA to provide first-level support, monitoring, and maintenance of on-premises SQL Server and cloud-based Azure SQL environments. The candidate will handle routine tasks, respond to alerts, and escalate complex issues to L2/L3 teams while ensuring database availability, performance, and stability.

Requirements include basic SQL Server knowledge, T-SQL, and familiarity with Azure monitoring tools.