Description
The SQL Database Administrator is responsible for the daily administration, maintenance, and support of SQL Server databases and related infrastructure.

The role monitors database health, performance, capacity, backups, security, and availability to ensure reliable production services.

It performs database installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and disaster-recovery activities.

The administrator supports application teams with database deployments, access management, SQL jobs, incident resolution, and technical guidance.

This position participates in a 24/7 on-call rotation and provides support during nights, weekends, holidays, and scheduled maintenance windows.

The role requires accurate documentation, adherence to security and change-management processes, and timely response to critical incidents.

Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities – SQL Database Administrator / System Engineer II
- Administer, monitor, maintain, and support Microsoft SQL Server database environments across development, test, production,



disaster-recovery, and high-availability platforms.
- Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and decommission SQL Server instances, databases, SQL Server Agent jobs, SSIS packages, Reporting Services, and related database components.
- Create and maintain databases, schemas, tables, indexes, views, stored procedures, functions, triggers, SQL Agent jobs, and security roles in accordance with approved standards.
- Monitor database availability, performance, storage utilization, capacity, replication, backup status, job execution, and system alerts; investigate and resolve issues before they affect business services.
- Perform SQL query and database performance tuning, including execution-plan analysis, indexing strategies, statistics maintenance, blocking/deadlock analysis, and resource optimization.
- Manage database backup, restore, retention, validation, and recovery processes. Regularly test resto

📌 Systems Engineer 1 (Bengaluru)
🏢 Oracle
📍 Bengaluru