Microsoft SQL L3 Engineer

Position Overview

We are seeking highly skilled Microsoft SQL server administrators responsible for providing L3 level production support for large SQL server database workplace supporting critical business applications. The role focuses on ensuring high availability, performance, and stability of database systems. The position may also be involved in database migration and transformation initiatives, requiring strong hands-on skills in SQL server administration, HA/DR technologies, and incident/problem management.

Coverage

Weekdays – US after hours coverage with partial overlap with US based resources

Weekend support Key Responsibilities

Database Migration: Plan, execute, and validate complex database migrations, including version upgrades, on premises to cloud, and consolidation projects.

Capacity Planning: Monitor database growth trends and forecast future capacity requirements for storage, CPU, and memory.

Automation: Develop and maintain scripts (T-SQL, PowerShell, Python) to automate routine administrative tasks, monitoring, and deployments.

Database Management: Install, configure, manage, monitor, and maintain SQL Server instances (specifically 2016 and newer and Azure SQL) across development, testing, and production environments.

Performance Tuning & Optimization: Proactively monitor database performance,



identify bottlenecks (CPU, Memory, I/O), and implement tuning solutions. High Availability & Disaster Recovery (HA/DR): Design, implement, and manage robust HA/DR solutions, including Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, Replication, and backup/recovery strategies.

Security: Implement and enforce database security policies, manage user access and permissions, conduct regular security audits, and address vulnerabilities.

Troubleshooting: Provide expert-level troubleshooting for database-related issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions swiftly.

Fabric & Cloud: Provide L3-level operational and engineering support for Microsoft Fabric, alongside administration and optimization of the Power BI platform and Microsoft Azure data services, including Azure Data Factory (ADF), ETL workflows, pipeline orchestration, and compute resource management.

Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of database configurations, processes, and procedures.

Preferred

Qualifications

Microsoft certifications: SQL 2016 and newer/Azure SQL

Proficiency with Power BI Platform.

Experience in DevOps tools like TSQL, Jenkins, Ansible

Azure certification is a plus.

Minimum 8-10 years of experience is mandatory

📌 Senior MSSql Database Administrator (Hyderabad)
🏢 SHI Solutions India
📍 Hyderabad