Sql Database Administrator

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, patch, and upgrade Microsoft SQL Server environments.
• Monitor database health, availability, capacity, and performance.
• Perform database backup, restoration, and recovery activities.
• Configure and manage SQL Server high-availability and disaster-recovery solutions.
• Troubleshoot database performance issues, blocking, deadlocks, failed jobs, connectivity issues, and production incidents.
• Perform SQL Server performance tuning, including query analysis, indexing, execution-plan analysis, and resource utilization monitoring.
• Manage database users, roles, permissions, and security configurations.
• Configure and monitor SQL Server Agent jobs, maintenance plans, alerts, and scheduled activities.
• Perform database refreshes, migrations, and server consolidation activities.
• Handle database incidents, service requests, change requests, and problem-management activities.
• Perform database capacity planning and storage monitoring.
• Support application and infrastructure teams during deployments and production releases.
• Conduct root-cause analysis for critical and recurring database issues.
• Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, configuration details, and operational procedures.
• Ensure database environments comply with organizational security, auditing, patching, and change-management standards.
• Participate in rotational shifts and on-call production support as required.