Principal Consultant - SQL Server DBA with Azure administration
Location: Hyderabad
Experience: 8-15 years
Only Immediate Joiners.
Kindly share resume to with Sub of "SQL with Azure" along with notice period.
Responsibilities
This profile requires strong SQL DBA experience with strong azure cloud knowledge.
- Extensive experience in managing SQL Server Databases in Production environment with good exposure on Azure Cloud.
- Azure DevOps Experience in (pipelines, deployments, etc.,)
- Hybrid cloud (Azure + on Prem)
- Azure portal knowledge
- SQL Tuning
- Good SSIS knowledge
- Lead requirements gathering, analysis and solution development for Database Administration and migration projects.
- Lead projects, remotely, in a hands-on role driving database, cloud migration/adoption from inception to production.
- Partner with project teams, functional architects, systems specialists, and other technical resources and customers
- Design and implement relational database models.
- Apply expertise in Microsoft SQL Server internals, optimizer, and tools.
- Administer large, high-volume production database environments.
- Optimize performance.
- Ensure cross-platform schema synchronization.
- Perform regular log reviews and health checks.
- Diagnose and correct errors.
Qualifications we seek in you.
- Experience leading cloud migration projects from MS SQL Server to Azure SQL
- Experience in SQL Server architecture and Production Support DBA.
- Current knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 - 2019 Suite including (SSMS, SSIS, Query Profiler)
- Expert knowledge of Relational Database Modeling and SQL Server Internals
- Extensive understanding of relational database design, common table expressions (CTEs), and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- Expert knowledge of DMVs, System Stored Procedures, User Defined Functions, and Custom Types
- Advanced knowledge of SQL Server s "Always On" Availability Group feature
- Expert knowledge in OLTP and Linked Servers including how to secure them.
- Expert understanding of SQL Server security at both server and database levels.
- Advanced knowledge and demonstrated ability in Query / Index tuning using Performance monitor statistics.
- Sound knowledge of database migration best practices for low risk and minimum downtime
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
Preferred Qualifications/ Skills
- In-depth knowledge of backing up, restoring, and moving SQL databases along with the ability to plan and implement sophisticated Disaster Recovery strategies.
- Database Design, Maintenance, Security, Management and Analysis.
- Experience using SQL Sentry to monitor, troubleshoot and resolve performance issues.
- High-level knowledge of Windows and Windows security and how they affect SQL Server.
- Possess a strong understanding of database theories, principles, and best practices.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Be self-motivated, able to work independently as well as in a collaborative.
- PowerShell scripting.
- Experience and knowledge of SQL Server Reporting Services and T-SQL development.