Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior SQL Server Database Administrator with a strong banking or financial services background to manage, automate, and optimize mission-critical SQL Server environments. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in high availability, disaster recovery, and performance tuning with hands-on automation and cloud hosting experience.

Key Responsibilities
- Administer and maintain SQL Server database environments across production, DR, and non-production estates
- Design, implement, and manage High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions including Always On Availability Groups, Distributed AGs, replication, and mirroring
- Administer SQL Server failover clusters and ensure resilience of critical banking systems
- Automate routine DBA tasks such as provisioning, patching, and upgrades using tools like Ansible, Jenkins, Terraform, and ArgoCD
- Perform performance tuning and query optimization using Query Store, Profiler, and related tools
- Plan and execute SQL Server version upgrades, including in-place upgrades with AG, DAG,



and Windows Failover Clustering
- Implement and maintain security controls including auditing, TLS, and access management
- Manage backup, restore, and recovery strategies across multiple recovery models
- Lead database migration projects, including cross-platform and cross-workplace migrations
- Support hosting of SQL Server clusters on cloud platforms (OCI, AWS, Azure)
- Collaborate with infrastructure teams on OS and virtualization environments (Windows, VMware, Hyper-V)
- Write and maintain scripts using PowerShell, SQL/PL-SQL, Bash, or Python for operational efficiency
- Work within Agile delivery frameworks and manage multiple concurrent projects
- Provide professional communication and status reporting to stakeholders under pressure and tight deadlines

Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
- Relevant SQL Server certifications

📌 Senior SQL Server Database Administrator (Bengaluru)
🏢 GSSTech Group
📍 Bengaluru