Job Title: Database Administrator (Oracle, Azure SQL, SQL Server and MySQL) Position Type: Full Time
Location:
India Remote Company Overview ALIANDO, is an award-winning Azure Expert Managed Service solutions company focused on selling and deploying Microsoft technologies for U.
S. and international companies. For over 20 years, Microsoft and its partners have recommended ALIANDO, for licensing, consulting, and managed services to corporations large and small. The company offers competitive pay and comprehensive employee benefits, including health insurance, fitness allowances, work-from-home allowances, paid maternity and parental leave, and generous PTO. At ALIANDO, we aim to unleash the potential of people and technology. Our company was built around the idea that there is no success without team success. We foster a culture of inclusion and fairness where diverse interests, experiences, and backgrounds are celebrated. We strive to empower and unleash the potential of everyone to ensure that every employee has a path to success. We're in it together to make life better for each other, our customers, our partners, and our communities.
Key responsibilities
Oracle database administration
• Install, configure, patch and upgrade Oracle Database (12c, 19c and 21c) on Linux and Windows, including applying quarterly Release Updates.
• Administer Oracle RAC, ASM and Data Guard for high availability and disaster recovery, including switchover and failover testing.
• Design and run RMAN backup and recovery strategies, and perform regular restore tests.
• Tune performance using AWR, ASH, ADDM, execution plans and SQL tuning advisors.
• Manage users, roles, profiles, auditing and Transparent Data Encryption (TDE). Azure SQL administration
• Provision and manage Azure SQL Database, Elastic Pools, Azure SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure VMs.
• Choose and right-size service tiers (DTU and vCore) and control cost through scaling and reserved capacity.
• Configure geo-replication, auto-failover groups, point-in-time restore and long-term backup retention.
• Secure databases with Microsoft Entra ID authentication, private endpoints, firewall rules, Microsoft Defender for SQL, auditing and Always Encrypted.
• Monitor with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Query Performance Insight and Intelligent Insights. Microsoft SQL Server administration
• Install, configure, patch and upgrade SQL Server (2016 to 2022) on Windows and Linux.
• Implement and support Always On Availability Groups, Failover Cluster Instances, log shipping and replication.
• Maintain backup, integrity check and index maintenance jobs, and manage SQL Server Agent jobs and alerts.
• Troubleshoot blocking, deadlocks and slow queries using Query Store, DMVs, Extended Events and execution plans.
• Support SSIS, SSRS and SSAS workloads where customers use them. MySQL administration
• Install, configure and upgrade MySQL (5.7 and 8.x) Community and Enterprise editions, and Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server.
• Set up and manage replication (source-replica, GTID and Group Replication / InnoDB Cluster).
• Run backups with mysqldump, MySQL Shell and Percona XtraBackup, and verify restores.
• Tune InnoDB configuration, slow query logs and indexing for performance. Cross-platform operations and service delivery
• Handle L2 and L3 database incidents, problems and service requests within agreed SLAs, and take part in a rotational 24x7 on-call roster.
• Plan and execute database migrations, including on-premises to Azure and cross-platform moves (for example Oracle or SQL Server to Azure SQL), using tools such as Azure Database Migration Service, Data Migration Assistant, Oracle Data Pump and GoldenGate.
• Automate routine tasks with PowerShell, Bash, Python or T-SQL and PL/SQL scripts.
• Own capacity planning, health checks and monthly performance reports for customer environments.
• Apply security hardening, patch compliance, and access reviews aligned with ISO 27001 and customer audit requirements.
• Work through ITSM processes (incident, change and problem management) and keep runbooks, SOPs and the knowledge base current.
• Lead root cause analysis for major incidents and present findings to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Mentor junior DBAs and share knowledge across the Managed Services team. Required skills and experience
• 5 years of hands-on DBA experience, with strong production depth in Oracle and SQL Server and working experience in Azure SQL and MySQL.
• Proven experience with high availability and disaster recovery on each platform (Data Guard, RAC, Always On, geo-replication, MySQL replication).
• Strong SQL, PL/SQL and T-SQL skills, and the ability to read and tune execution plans.
• Good working knowledge of Linux and Windows Server administration, storage and networking as they affect databases.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Oracle Enterprise Manager, SolarWinds DPA, Azure Monitor or similar.
• Scripting and automation skills in PowerShell, Bash or Python.
• Experience working in a managed services or customer-facing support environment with SLA accountability.
• Clear written and spoken English, with the confidence to brief customers during incidents. Preferred qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
• Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Database Administrator.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP-300).
• MySQL Database Administrator certification (Oracle Certified Professional, MySQL 8.0).
• Exposure to PostgreSQL, Azure Cosmos DB or other cloud platforms (AWS RDS, OCI) is an advantage.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (ARM, Bicep or Terraform) and CI/CD for database changes.
• ITIL v4 Foundation certification. ALIANDO is an equal-prospect employer committed to Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging. Individuals seeking employment at Henson Group are considered without regard to any protected category, including but not limited to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
📌 Database Administrator (India)
🏢 ALIANDO
📍 India