Technical Project Manager – .NET & SQL
Project Role: Associate Director - Database Management Administration
Work Experience: 8-12 Years
Work Location: Kochi
Work Mode: Hybrid
Job Overview:
Lead the design, implementation, administration, and optimization of enterprise SQL Server databases. Ensure
high availability, security, performance, and reliability of mission-critical database environments while providing
technical leadership to DBA teams and supporting strategic business initiatives.
Job Responsibility:
• Design and maintain enterprise database architectures, standards, and implementation processes.
• Ensure databases meet operational, performance, scalability, and availability requirements.
• Design and implement data archival strategies, security controls, and database optimization
initiatives.
• Create and manage database objects, data definitions, referential integrity, and security enforcement
mechanisms.
• Lead database administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, tuning, and production support
activities.
• Design, implement, and validate backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
• Perform advanced database analysis, capacity planning, and performance optimization.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to DBA team members.
• Evaluate database design approaches, implementation strategies, and backup/recovery frameworks.
• Prepare cost analyses, sizing recommendations, and database infrastructure justifications.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure optimal database
performance and reliability.
Technical/Required Skills:
• Strong hands-on expertise in SSIS / SSRS, SQL Server Administration, T-SQL, Backup & Recovery,
Performance Tuning, Index Optimization, SQL Agent Jobs, SSMS, Production Support, Database
Security, and Always On Availability Groups (AG).
• Extensive experience managing large-scale production SQL Server environments.
• Expertise in query optimization, execution plan analysis, and database performance troubleshooting.
• Strong knowledge of database security, access management, auditing, and compliance.
• Experience with disaster recovery planning, implementation, and testing.
• Ability to lead complex database modernization, migration, and optimization initiatives.
• Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem-solving skills.
Skills/Experience:
• Azure SQL Database / Azure SQL Managed Instance
• SSIS / SSRS
• PowerShell Scripting
• Git / Azure DevOps
• Healthcare / Patient Hub domain experience
• Data Warehousing
• Power BI
• Cloud migration and modernization experience
• Team leadership and stakeholder management
Educational Qualification:
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related
field.
• Microsoft SQL Server and/or Azure Database certifications preferred
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