Database Administrator

Senior Database Administrator SQL Server & Snowflake

Location: Madhapur, Hyderabad
Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Summary

We are looking for a Senior Database Administrator with strong hands-on experience in SQL Server and Snowflake to support enterprise data platform operations, production environments, database upgrades, migrations, monitoring, security, automation, and platform reliability.

The candidate will work closely with Data Engineering, Application Development, Analytics, Infrastructure, BI, and other technical and business teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Data Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience in SQL Server administration, including configuration, performance tuning, backup and recovery, security, monitoring, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Strong hands-on experience in Snowflake administration, including warehouse management, RBAC, user access, database and schema administration, monitoring, performance optimization, and platform support.
• Hands-on experience with SQL Server upgrades or database migrations, including planning, testing, troubleshooting, validation, and post-upgrade support.
• Strong SQL and T-SQL development and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience supporting production database environments, operational incidents, scheduled jobs, access requests, and platform maintenance.
• Working knowledge of Azure data platform services, including Azure Storage, ADLS Gen2, Azure Key Vault, or related services.
• Working knowledge of Python scripting for automation, monitoring, reporting, validation, and operational support. Advanced Python development experience is not required.
• Experience with CI/CD, source control, deployment processes, or database change-management practices.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, troubleshoot complex issues, and communicate effectively with distributed/global teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Fivetran HVR for data replication, migration, or integration is strongly preferred.
• Experience with other data integration or ETL/ELT technologies such as ETLWorks, Airflow, or similar tools.
• Working knowledge of PowerShell.
• Experience with Snowsight, SQL Server Management Studio, DBeaver, or similar database administration tools.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
• Healthcare, managed care, health insurance, or payer data experience is preferred but not required.