Job Title : MSSQL Database Admin
Job Location : Gdansk, Poland (Hybrid: 1 day in a week onsite)
Job Type : B2B Contract Job
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer, monitor, and support MSSQL database environments.
- Perform database installations, upgrades, migrations, patching, and decommissioning activities.
- Configure and maintain database replication, log shipping, standby databases, and high-availability solutions.
- Manage database backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and restoration testing.
- Monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement tuning recommendations.
- Perform database health checks, capacity planning, space management, and growth forecasting.
- Create and maintain database objects, schemas, users, roles, and security permissions.
- Troubleshoot database incidents, connectivity issues, slow-running queries, and production outages.
- Execute maintenance activities including index rebuilds, fragmentation management, statistics updates, and log maintenance.
- Support SSIS and SSRS environments.
- Develop and maintain automation scripts for database administration tasks.
- Participate in change management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide escalation support, mentor team members, and contribute to operational excellence.
- Participate in an on-call rotation and support 24x7 production environments when required.
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience as a SQL Database Administrator.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server administration and architecture.
- Solid understanding of SQL performance tuning and query optimisation.
- Experience with database backup strategies, recovery processes, and disaster recovery planning.
- Knowledge of high availability technologies including replication and log shipping.
- Experience with database maintenance, monitoring, and capacity management.
- Good understanding of database structures, indexes, file groups, and memory management.
- Experience working with Windows Server environments.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience administering Oracle databases.
- Knowledge of database migration and upgrade projects.
- Experience supporting mission-critical environments operating 24x7.
- Familiarity with ITIL processes and change management practices.
- Shell scripting or automation experience.
- Pre-sales or transition management experience is an advantage.