Azure Database Administrator – Government Cloud & DR Expert

SCIENTEC CONSULTING PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 112,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Contract role: 1 year renewable

Job summary

SCIENTEC CONSULTING PTE. LTD. in Singapore is seeking an Azure Database Administrator to install, configure, and maintain databases in its GCC cloud environment, including Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure VMs.

This contract role (1 year renewable) emphasizes security, performance, availability, and disaster recovery, with a hybrid work arrangement and compensation up to SGD 11,000 monthly plus AWS benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on DBA experience, preferably with SQL Server 2016+.
• Hands-on experience administering Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and/or SQL Server on Azure VMs.
• Experience writing and executing T-SQL scripts for production data patching/maintenance with change management.
• Experience in performance tuning, troubleshooting, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Knowledge of T-SQL, stored procedures, execution plans, Query Store, and DMVs.
• Experience with SQL Server security features (TDE, Always Encrypted, RBAC).
• Eligible to obtain GCC government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provision databases with required licenses.
• Install, configure, administer, and maintain Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure VMs in GCC Azure environment.
• Execute SQL scripts and jobs for data patches across environments following change control.
• Implement data security and recovery controls.
• Configure backup, restore, high availability, and disaster recovery arrangements (auto-failover groups, Always On, log shipping).
• Monitor database health, performance, user access, and security.
• Set up monitoring, alerts, and diagnostic logging using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Defender for SQL, and SIEM.
• Manage tuning, index maintenance, statistics updates, integrity checks, and capacity management.
• Maintain configuration baselines, runbooks, patch logs, and audit documentation for handover.

Skills

T-SQL scripting

Performance tuning

HA/DR planning

SQL Server security

Change management

Azure SQL knowledge

Education

Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field

Tools

Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Managed Instance

SQL Server on Azure VMs

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Defender for SQL

Job description

SCIENTEC CONSULTING PTE. LTD. in Singapore is seeking an Azure Database Administrator to install, configure, and maintain databases in its GCC cloud environment, including Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure VMs.

This contract role (1 year renewable) emphasizes security, performance, availability, and disaster recovery, with a hybrid work arrangement and compensation up to SGD 11,000 monthly plus AWS benefits.