SR DBA (NCS/Job/ 3240)

Job Title: Sr. Database Administrator

Location: Insurance Information of Bureau of India, Hyderabad

Reports To: Head of IT Infrastructure Operations

Job Summary and Experience: The Database administrator is responsible for the Installation, configuration and Administration of Databases as per the IIB / business requirements. We are looking for experienced DBA professional having overall 12+ years of IT experience with a min of 8 Years experience as DB administrator in a reputed organization.

Primary Skills:

· Deep technical proficiency in Database management, including expertise in database design mainly on MSSQL, MySQL and PostgreSQL

· Candidates with experience on working with other open-source non-SQL Databases such as Apache Kafka & Cassandra, MongoDB, etc will be preferred

· Knowledge of server operating systems and hardware components

· Effective Troubleshooting, communication and problem-solving abilities

· Experience in backup/recovery of databases

· Familiarity with performance tuning and database optimization

· Understanding of cloud database services (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database)

· Excellent work experience on MSSQL administration, Finetuning of DB, DB Security aspects (Encryption, etc)

· Work experience of implementing HA & DR solutions in both MSSQL and Postgres / Open source Databases

· Work experience of migrating MSSQL to Postgres or other open source Databases

· Ready to work from office (5 days a week) and if required during weekends. 

Key Responsibilities:

Database Management:

· Install, configure, and upgrade database software and tools

· Monitor database performance and perform regular tuning

· Configure and manage automation of tasks

· Create and finetune databases as per the requirements of Internal stakeholders (product development / primary functions) / Insurers

Data Integrity and Availability:

· Ensure high availability of databases and minimize downtime