Senior SQL Server Database Administrator

Job Description: Novaya is seeking for a solid Senior SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA). Were looking for a SQL Server DBA to join our Hyderabad team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys solving real-world problems, and has hands-on experience in managing SQL Server on Azure. Responsibilities Administer, monitor, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server databases hosted on Azure. Design and implement high availability, disaster recovery, and backup solutions. Proactively tune performance: indexing strategies, query optimization, and resource management. Automate database tasks using PowerShell, T-SQL, or Azure Automation. Ensure performance, security, and availability of databases. Implement and maintain security best practices, including role-based access control, encryption, and compliance audits. Support database change deployments and manage schema/version control Monitor and troubleshoot Azure SQL alerts, performance metrics, and service health. Collaborate with application developers on schema design, stored procedures, and query optimization. Participate in on-call rotations and incident response for database-related issues. Stay current with Azure SQL capabilities and help shape the roadmap for our database infrastructure. Required Skills Experience 8+ years of experience as a SQL Server developer and/or DBA. Strong hands-on experience with SQL Server in Azure. Deep knowledge of T-SQL, performance tuning, and query optimization. Proficiency with SQL Server security models, backups, restores, and HA/DR strategies. Experience using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and SQL Insights. Comfortable with CI/CD workflows and integrating database changes into pipelines Experience with PowerShell, Azure CLI, or similar scripting tools Expertise in packaging and deploying SQL changes across 100s of databases as part of product releases. In-depth experience in using Azure native or third-party monitoring/alerts tools. Experience with Data archiving and data purging. Nice to Have Knowledge of SQL Server licensing and cost optimization strategies in Azure. Exposure to Redis Cache and MongoDB. Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development environments. Education: B.Tech/B.E - Computers, MCA - Computers, MS/M.Sc(Computers)