GSSTech Group

Cloud payments, core banking, and DMS

Senior SQL Server DBA Engineer

Database AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Strong hands-on experience administering Microsoft SQL Server environments, including SQL Server 2019 or higher and understanding its architecture, installation, configuration, and maintenance.
Strong experience with SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, Distributed Availability Groups, replication, database mirroring, SQL Server clustering, Windows Failover Clustering, high availability, and disaster recovery.
Experience automating database provisioning, SQL Server patching and upgrades, operational tasks, and database deployments.
Experience with SQL Server performance tuning, query optimization, Query Store, SQL Profiler, execution plan analysis, index optimization, and resource optimization.
Experience with database backup and restore, recovery models, database migration, SQL Server upgrades, in-place upgrades, rolling upgrades, SQL Server security, auditing, and TLS configuration.
Experience with SQL, T-SQL, PowerShell, Ansible, Jenkins, Terraform, and ArgoCD.
Experience administering SQL Server on one or more of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Microsoft Azure, or Amazon Web Services.
Experience with Windows Server, Linux, Unix, VMware, and Hyper-V.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, problem-solving capability, and understanding of enterprise database architecture and infrastructure.
Ability to automate repetitive database administration tasks and experience working in Agile delivery environments.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, ownership focused on reliability, security, and operational excellence, and ability to work in production-critical environments with high availability requirements.
Experience collaborating with infrastructure, cloud, DevOps, and application engineering teams.

Responsibilities

Administer, monitor, and maintain enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments.
Design, implement, and support highly available and disaster recovery database solutions and architectures.
Automate SQL Server administration tasks, including provisioning, patching, upgrades, deployments, backups, and health checks.
Perform SQL Server installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and migrations across enterprise environments.
Configure and administer SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, Distributed Availability Groups, SQL clustering, replication, mirroring, and Windows Failover Clusters.
Perform database performance tuning, query optimization, and troubleshooting for mission-critical applications.
Analyze execution plans and optimize SQL queries using Query Store, SQL Profiler, and other SQL Server performance tools.
Manage database backup, restore, recovery strategies, and disaster recovery testing.
Implement SQL Server security best practices, including auditing, TLS encryption, authentication, authorization, and compliance controls.
Plan and execute database migration and upgrade activities with minimal downtime.
Collaborate with infrastructure, application, cloud, and DevOps teams to deliver highly available database platforms.
Support Agile delivery teams and participate in release planning, deployment activities, and production support.
Maintain database documentation, operational procedures, and platform standards.
Troubleshoot complex production incidents and proactively improve database reliability and operational efficiency.

Desired Qualifications

Bash scripting experience.
Python scripting experience.
Experience with other relational or NoSQL databases.
Exposure to enterprise database platform modernization initiatives.
Experience supporting large-scale enterprise SQL Server environments.
Experience with mission-critical banking or financial services platforms.
Experience managing high-volume transactional databases.
Strong understanding of Database DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and continuous integration/continuous delivery practices.
Experience delivering highly available, secure, and scalable database platforms in enterprise environments.

Sr. SQL Server DBA Engineer

GSSTech Group · Bengaluru, India · — · Posted 2026-08-07

Workplace: on_site

Description

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior SQL Server DBA Engineer with strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server Administration, Database DevOps, High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), and database automation. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, administering, optimizing, securing, and automating enterprise-scale SQL Server environments while ensuring high availability, reliability, performance, and operational excellence across mission-critical platforms.

The role requires strong hands-on experience with SQL Server administration, database infrastructure, automation, cloud platforms, and modern DevOps practices in large enterprise environments.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Administer, monitor, and maintain enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments.
Design, implement, and support highly available and disaster recovery database solutions.
Automate SQL Server administration tasks including provisioning, patching, upgrades, deployments, backups, and health checks.
Perform SQL Server installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and migrations across enterprise environments.
Design, implement, and manage High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) architectures.
Configure and administer SQL Server Always On Availability Groups (AG), Distributed Availability Groups (DAG), SQL Clustering, Replication, Mirroring, and Windows Failover Clusters.
Perform database performance tuning, query optimization, and troubleshooting for mission-critical applications.
Analyze execution plans and optimize SQL queries using Query Store, SQL Profiler, and other SQL Server performance tools.
Manage database backup, restore, recovery strategies, and disaster recovery testing.
Implement SQL Server security best practices including Auditing, TLS encryption, authentication, authorization, and compliance controls.
Plan and execute database migration and upgrade activities with minimal downtime.
Collaborate with infrastructure, application, cloud, and DevOps teams to deliver highly available database platforms.
Support Agile delivery teams and participate in release planning, deployment activities, and production support.
Maintain database documentation, operational procedures, and platform standards.
Troubleshoot complex production incidents and proactively improve database reliability and operational efficiency.

Required Technical Skills

Microsoft SQL Server Administration

Strong hands-on experience administering Microsoft SQL Server environments.
Deep expertise in SQL Server 2019 and higher versions.
Strong understanding of SQL Server architecture, installation, configuration, and maintenance.

High Availability & Disaster Recovery

SQL Server Always On Availability Groups (AG)
Distributed Availability Groups (DAG)
SQL Server Replication
Database Mirroring
SQL Server Clustering
Windows Failover Clustering
High Availability (HA)
Disaster Recovery (DR)

SQL Server Automation

Database provisioning automation
SQL Server patching automation
SQL Server upgrade automation
Operational automation
Database deployment automation

Performance & Optimization

SQL Server Performance Tuning
Query Optimization
Query Store
SQL Profiler
Execution Plan Analysis
Index Optimization
Resource Optimization

Database Administration

Backup & Restore
Recovery Models
Database Migration
SQL Server Upgrades
In-place Upgrades
Rolling Upgrades
SQL Server Security
Auditing
TLS Configuration

Programming & Scripting

SQL
T-SQL
PowerShell

DevOps & Automation

Hands-on experience with:

Ansible
Jenkins
Terraform
ArgoCD

Cloud Platforms

Experience administering SQL Server on one or more cloud platforms:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Operating Systems & Infrastructure

Windows Server
Linux
Unix
VMware
Hyper-V

Nice to Have

Bash scripting
Python scripting
Experience with other relational or NoSQL databases
Exposure to enterprise database platform modernization initiatives

Required Competencies

Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Excellent problem-solving capability.
Strong understanding of enterprise database architecture and infrastructure.
Ability to automate repetitive database administration tasks.
Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Strong ownership mindset with focus on reliability, security, and operational excellence.
Ability to work in production-critical environments with high availability requirements.
Experience collaborating with infrastructure, cloud, DevOps, and application engineering teams.

Preferred Experience

Experience supporting large-scale enterprise SQL Server environments.
Experience with mission-critical banking or financial services platforms.
Experience managing high-volume transactional databases.
Strong understanding of Database DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD practices.
Experience delivering highly available, secure, and scalable database platforms in enterprise environments.

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About the Company

GSSTech Group

Cloud payments, core banking, and DMS

GSSTech Group provides cloud-based payment processing and financial messaging systems for banks and financial institutions. Its products include core banking solutions to automate back-office operations and a unified Document Management System that integrates with complex enterprise applications, all delivered on a modular cloud platform for payments, messaging, core banking, and DMS. The company differentiates itself with 24+ years of global experience and multi-country deployments (including UAE and India), focusing on domain-specific, enterprise-grade financial software plus implementation and maintenance services. Its goal is to help banks modernize operations, improve efficiency, and increase profitability by delivering integrated software platforms and services.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 1997

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