Senior Database Administrator – MSSQL, PostgreSQL
&Evolve
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Hyderabad • 🇮🇳 India
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Senior
Tech Stack
CloudGrafanaLinuxMongoDBMySQLOraclePostgresPrometheusPythonSQL
About the role
- Design, configure, and maintain MSSQL and PostgreSQL databases ensuring high availability, scalability, and reliability.
- Analyze workloads, identify bottlenecks, and optimize queries, indexes, and schema for peak performance.
- Develop automation for routine operations such as backups, deployments, patching, and monitoring using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar tools.
- Implement and support HA and DR solutions (Always On AGs, Log Shipping, Replication for MSSQL; Streaming Replication, Failover Manager, Backup/Restore strategies for PostgreSQL).
- Ensure database environments follow security best practices, patching policies, and regulatory compliance standards.
- Work closely with application teams, DevOps, cloud, and infrastructure groups to deliver robust database solutions supporting business needs.
- Contribute to strategic engineering initiatives such as cloud migrations, database modernization, standardization, and tooling improvements.
Requirements
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in administering and engineering MSSQL and PostgreSQL databases in production environments.
- Core Expertise: MSSQL: Always On, performance tuning, indexing, backups/restore, query optimization, security, and automation.
- PostgreSQL: Replication, tuning, logical/physical backups, extensions, schema design, and performance optimization.
- Secondary Databases (Preferred): Experience or exposure to MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, or other database technologies.
- Technical Skills: Strong SQL and query optimization skills.
- Proficiency with Windows and Linux environments.
- Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash, Python).
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, SolarWinds, DataDog).
- Problem Solving: Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Collaboration: Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a global, cross-functional team.
Benefits
- An inclusive environment to thrive
- Be rewarded for your efforts
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
MSSQLPostgreSQLSQLquery optimizationperformance tuningindexingbackups/restoreautomationreplicationschema design
Soft skills
analytical skillstroubleshooting skillscommunication skillscollaboration