SQL Server DBA — Performance & Availability

Ghazi Brothers; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Ghazi Brothers, a leading pharmaceutical company in Pakistan, is seeking a dedicated Database Administrator to be based in Karachi. The role emphasizes managing SQL Server databases, performance tuning, security, and DR planning.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in CS/IT/Software Eng and has 3–5 years of hands-on experience with SQL Server, T-SQL, and related tools. Strong communication and team collaboration are essential as you will coordinate with IT teams and business users.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or Software Engineering.
• 3–5 years of experience in database administration.
• Strong SQL Server and T-SQL skills required.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain Microsoft SQL Server databases.
• Monitor database performance, availability and capacity.
• Manage backups, restoration, recovery and DR.
• Troubleshoot database, connectivity and performance issues.
• Perform query optimization, indexing and maintenance.
• Manage database security, users, authentication, and SQL Server Agent jobs.
• Support application deployments, integrations and database changes.
• Coordinate with IT teams, developers, vendors and business users.
• Monitor DBCC checks, blocking, deadlocks and long-running queries.
• Monitor cluster health, failover status, synchronization and availability.

Skills

SQL Server Admin

T-SQL

Performance Tuning

Troubleshooting

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT/Software Engineering

Tools

PowerShell

Always On

Azure SQL

Replication

Job description

Ghazi Brothers, a leading pharmaceutical company in Pakistan, is seeking a dedicated Database Administrator to be based in Karachi. The role emphasizes managing SQL Server databases, performance tuning, security, and DR planning.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in CS/IT/Software Eng and has 3–5 years of hands-on experience with SQL Server, T-SQL, and related tools. Strong communication and team collaboration are essential as you will coordinate with IT teams and business users.