(Apply Now) Senior Sql Database Administrator

Role : Senior Sql Database Administrator

Experience : - 5-9

• Excellent Hands-on experience Installing, configuring, managing, monitoring and troubleshooting SQL 2005 – SQL 2022
• Installing Service Packs, Cumulative Updates, Hotfixes (GDR, QFE).
• Patching hierarchy and clarity on SQL Build numbers and Internal Database build numbers.
• Upgrading / Migrating SQL Server from older (from SQL 2005) to newer (till SQL 2022)
• Configuring Linked Servers between same / different SQL Server versions.
• Setting up contained databases and utilizing them for effective migrations
• Configuring recovery models and designing backup strategies.
• Fine tuning backups by using Backup Encryption, Compression and special parameters (like MAXTRANSFERSIZE, BUFFERCOUNT, BLOCKSIZE & CHECKSUM).
• Handling Master, Model, MSDB, TEMPDB and Resource database corruptions.
• Configuring HADR like Log Shipping, Mirroring, Clustering, Always-On AG & Replication
• Hands on knowledge on Windows Cluster, Quorum, Dynamic Quorum, Voting Mechanism, Failovers through Cluster Administrator and commands.
• Hands on knowledge on SQL Server Cluster scenarios Failover, Adding Disk to existing instance with dependencies, Advanced Cluster Parameters like Failure Condition Level, Health check timeouts, patching clustered instances (SQL 2005 till 2022
• Configuring Always-On AG on standalone instances across Windows Cluster in Synchronous mode and Asynchronous mode.
• Handling advanced Always-On AG scenarios like Failover, adding new data / log files, understanding of Lease Timeout, Health check timeout and Failure Condition Level parameters, configuring Read-Only Routing, listeners and backup configurations.

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