Senior MS SQL Database Administrator

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CAI is a global services firm with over 9000 associates worldwide and a yearly revenue of $1.3 billion. We have over 40 years of excellence in uniting talent and technology to power the possible for our clients colleagues and communities. As a privately held company we have the freedom and focus to do what is rightwhatever it takes. Our tailor-made solutions create lasting results across the public and commercial sectors and we are trailblazers in bringing neurodiversity to the enterprise.

Job Summary

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior MS SQL Database Administrator to support database development performance optimization and maintenance activities while partnering closely with application development teams to deliver scalable and reliable data solutions. This position will be Full-time Hybrid - Bengaluru.

What Youll Do

• Perform routine database maintenance activities including indexing vacuuming statistics updates and performance monitoring

• Monitor database health and proactively identify troubleshoot and resolve performance bottlenecks blocking issues and long-running queries

• Design and implement data archiving and purging strategies to optimize storage utilization and maintain database performance

• Configure schedule and monitor database jobs maintenance plans alerts and automated tasks

• Collaborate with software development teams to support database enhancements and application-driven data solutions

• Design develop test and maintain complex stored procedures functions views triggers and database objects in PostgreSQL and MS SQL Server

• Review and optimize database schemas indexes queries and table structures to improve system performance and scalability

• Define and enforce database development standards including naming conventions indexing strategies schema design principles and key constraints

• Participate in application design discussions and provide recommendations on database architecture data modeling and storage strategies

• Act as the primary reviewer and approver for database-related code and schema changes before deployment

• Analyze query execution plans and provide recommendations for query optimization and performance improvement

• Support troubleshooting and root cause analysis for critical database issues and recurring performance incidents

• Evaluate and leverage AI-powered tools and automation solutions to improve database administration processes query tuning monitoring and documentation

• Partner with DevOps Engineering and Tech Services teams to ensure smooth database operations and alignment with business objectives

• Provide production environment analysis and troubleshooting support while coordinating with infrastructure and production DBA teams on server-level activities

What Youll Need

Required:

• Bachelors degree in computer science Information Science Engineering or a related field

• 10 years of hands-on Database Administration experience with strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL

• Strong understanding of relational database concepts including indexing query planning transactions locking mechanisms and concurrency management

• Proven experience writing and optimizing complex stored procedures functions views triggers and queries

• Hands-on experience with database performance tuning execution plan analysis and query optimization

• Experience performing database maintenance activities including vacuuming index rebuilds statistics management and data purging

• Experience configuring scheduling and monitoring database jobs alerts and automated maintenance processes

• Strong knowledge of backup recovery disaster recovery and high availability concepts

• Experience collaborating with software development teams and supporting application database requirements

• Excellent analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Preferred:

• Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB Cassandra Redis or similar technologies

• Exposure to graph databases vector databases or knowledge graph platforms such as Neo4j Pinecone pgvector or AllegroGraph

• Experience working with RDF/SPARQL-based data platforms

• Familiarity with AI/LLM-powered tools for database optimization anomaly detection documentation and root cause analysis

• Experience with cloud database platforms such as AWS RDS Azure SQL Database or Google Cloud SQL

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate PostgreSQL certifications or equivalent database certifications

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions

• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings etc.

• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer utilizing a mouse keyboard and monitor

Reasonable accommodation statement

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