System Administrator

Role: Azure SQL DBA / Azure Database Administrator

Client: Carnival Cruise Line

Key Responsibilities

Administer and support Azure SQL ManagedInstance, Azure SQL Database, and SQL Server on Azure VMs.

Plan and execute database migrations betweenAzure SQL MI, Azure SQL Database, Azure VM SQL Server, and on-premises SQLServer.

Manage database backup, restore, recovery,security, access, storage, capacity, and configuration.

Monitor and tune SQL performance using QueryStore, execution plans, DMVs, Extended Events, indexing, statistics, waits,blocking, and deadlock analysis.

Troubleshoot production issues related toperformance, connectivity, TempDB, storage, backups, database availability, andapplication/database interactions.

Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) forcritical production incidents and implement corrective/preventive actions.

Develop T-SQL and PowerShell automation forhealth checks, maintenance, database refreshes, monitoring, backup validation,and repetitive DBA activities.

Maintain operational procedures, migrationrunbooks, technical documentation, database standards, and security controls.

Required Skills

Strong hands-on experience with Azure SQLManaged Instance, Azure VM’s and Azure SQL Database.

Strong knowledge of SQL performance tuning,Query Store, Extended Events, DMVs, indexing, locking/blocking, TempDB, andexecution-plan analysis.

Experience with backup/recovery, security,patching, upgrades, and database maintenance.

Experience with Incident, Change, and ProblemManagement processes.

Strong troubleshooting, communication,documentation, and stakeholder-management skills.

Support Model

24/7 production support for Azure SQL MI,Azure SQL Database, and SQL Server on Azure VM environments.

Approximately two weeks of night shiftsupport per month.

Participation in production incidents, RCA,change implementation, database migrations, patching, maintenance, deploymentsupport, and on-call activities.