Engineer, Database

Overview:

About the Company

Consilio is the global leader in legal consulting and services within the eDiscovery industry. Our worldwide professionals bring their expertise and a commitment to serve to every engagement, partnering with our clients to develop creative solutions for their most pressing challenges.

What You’ll Do

We are seeking an experienced MSSQL Database Administrator (DBA) to manage, maintain, and optimize our organization's Microsoft SQL Server databases. The ideal candidate will ensure the performance, availability, and security of critical database systems, supporting various applications and business operations 24/7/365. This role requires a proactive individual with an understanding of database architecture, best practices, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities:

Database Installation & Configuration: Install, configure, and upgrade SQL Server instances (all versions) across various environments (Dev, QA, UAT, Prod).

Performance Tuning & Optimization: Monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement solutions for query optimization, indexing strategies, and database configuration to ensure optimal performance.

Backup & Recovery: Design, implement, and maintain robust backup and recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and availability, including disaster recovery planning and execution.

Security Management: Manage database security, including user permissions, roles, authentication, and encryption, adhering to security policies and compliance requirements.

High Availability & Disaster Recovery: Implement and manage high availability solutions such as AlwaysOn Availability Groups.

Troubleshooting & Support: Provide expert-level troubleshooting for database-related issues, including connectivity, performance, and data corruption, offering timely resolution.

Monitoring & Alerting: Implement and maintain database monitoring tools and alerts to proactively identify and address potential issues.

Capacity Planning: Monitor database growth and resource utilization, performing capacity planning to ensure scalability and future needs are met.

Data Integrity & Corruption Checks: Implement and regularly perform data integrity checks to detect and resolve database corruption, ensuring data consistency and reliability.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): Develop, maintain, and regularly update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all database administration tasks and processes.

Additional Responsibilities

Collaborate with development teams to optimize database designs and SQL queries for new applications and features.

Participate in on-call rotation for after-hours and holiday support of critical production systems.

Stay current with the latest SQL Server technologies, features, and industry best practices.

Develop, refine, and maintain SQL scripts for automation of routine DBA tasks.

Support multiple concurrent projects, managing priorities and deadlines effectively.

Collaborate with other teams during incident calls to diagnose and resolve database-related issues.

Manage and prioritize database-related tickets through a formal ticketing system, ensuring timely resolution.

Bonus Skills:

Experience with SSAS, SSIS, and SSRS

Experience with transactional replication

Experience with Powershell

Experience with version control (ie: Github)

Qualifications:

Bachelor degree required or equivalent experience

Minimum Experience Requirements:

Working experience with MS Office tools (such as Outlook, MS Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, etc)

2-5 years of experience as a SQL Server DBA or similar role

2-5 years of experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO)

2-5 years of TSQL experience

Other Requirements:

MCTS, MCITP, and/or MVP certifications a plus

MS SQL Server certifications and/or experience writing advanced T-SQL queries

Experience working with/supporting other eDiscovery applications

Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on company’s success

Critical thinker and problem-solving skills

Team player

Great time-management skills

Great interpersonal and communication skills

Shifts Requirements:

Rotational Shifts

Work Mode:

Hybrid Working Mode - 3 days' work from office every week.

Location:

Bangalore/ Pune

Consilio’s True North Values

Client Experience | Listen for the “why”. Clearly define success. Be accountable. Go the extra distance to create moments that matter.

Collaboration | Treat everyone with respect. Welcome diverse views. Partner across geography, generations, and teams. Rally around final decisions.

Innovation | Always be curious (ABC). Challenge the status quo. Experiment and fail forward. Build for the future.

Grit | Focus on what matters. Work with passion and persistence. Think like an owner. Deliver results you’re proud of.