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Sr. Database Administrator/Manager

Job Category: Database
Work Schedule: Full-Time
Employment Type: Permanent
Work Location: Islamabad (Pakistan)
Work Location Type: On-Site
Total Positions: 1
Shift: First (Day)
Shift Timings: 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Education: BS (CS/IT/SE/CE/Telecom) or equivalent
Minimum Experience: 5+ Years
Job Overview:
Experienced and Seasoned Database Administrator who can own the production/non-production DB operations support. Must go beyond general DB administration, who knows how the MS SQL SERVER engine works with Strong Infrastructure knowledge (e.g. Servers, storage) and can tune queries for the developers/ETL/BI. Very strong on SQL Tuning skills. Enhancing applications by identifying opportunities for improvement, making recommendations, and designing and implementing systems.
Job Responsibilities
  • Manage databases, data collection systems, data analytics, and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality.
  • Ensure reliability, responsiveness, and recoverability of database systems through regular system maintenance and backups.
  • Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for data-related projects, fully understanding processes and their impact on the overall business; analyzes, identifies, and implements potential process and systems enhancements.
  • Work in conjunction with the Head of Department to formulate and verify technology standards, implementation plans, and schedules that meet the requirements of Product teams.
  • Work with business and application solution teams to implement data strategies, build data flows, and develop logical and physical data models.
  • Enhance and govern data modeling and design standards, tools, best practices, and related development for enterprise data models and database structures.
  • Create standard procedures to enhance the scalability and performance of the existing database architecture.
  • Troubleshoot complex database issues in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Maintain database disaster recovery procedures to ensure continuous availability and speedy recovery.
  • Prepare reports on database scalability and capacity planning as needed.
  • Identify and resolve database issues related to performance and capacity.
  • Ensure database management and maintenance tasks are performed effectively.
  •  Conduct training programs for staff on database development and maintenance procedures.
  • Perform regular audits to ensure data integrity and quality.
  • Lead and deliver technical briefings on Azure database technologies – Azure Data Factory ADF, Azure SQL, Azure Synapse analytics, PolyBase, Azure BLOB, Data migration to Azure, Azure data management tools
  •  Secures the database by developing policies, procedures, and controls.
  • Conducting diagnostic tests and evaluating performance metrics.
  • Resolve complex data loading issues confronting BI/ETL by providing solutions e.g. partitioning
  • Develop and supervise the Data Integration design and implementation (e.g. messaging, replication, and APIs).
Professional Qualities/Skills 
Technical Skills: 

  • Experience with Agile/Scrum methodology. 
  • Hands-on experience in architecting and delivering solutions using the Azure Data Analytics platform, including some of the following: Azure Databricks, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Data Factory, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Azure Storage, Azure SQL Data Warehouse/Synapse, Azure Data Lake, Azure Search.  
  • Good experience in working with ETL/Ingestion tools such as SSIS 
  • Experienced in tuning SQL and architecting with performance in mind. 
  • Hands-on experience with the following tools and technologies is desirable: Java/Scala, Azure HDInsight/Google/Cloudera Hadoop Distribution, Spark/Flink, Kafka/Azure Event Hubs/Google Pub/Sub, Bigtable/Hbase/, BigQuery/Hive, PowerBI/Tableau, ZooKeeper, Oozie/Airflow, Virtualization technologies. 
  • Expertise in MS SQL SERVER (20016 or above). 
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Soft Skills: 

  • Multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment. 
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 
  • Able to deliver under tight and short deadlines. 
  • Promoting Process Improvement 
  • Presenting Technical Information, Reporting Skills,  
  • Quality Focus, Technical Understanding 
  • Thoroughness, Requirements Analysis 

During and after your employment you will be responsible for protection and uses of “Personal Data”, “Customer Personal Data” “Business Contact Data”, “Privacy Laws” “Intercompany Agreement” “ISMS”, “HIPAA” and any other information relevant to you during terms of employment.

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