Senior Sql Database Administrator

Role: Senior Sql Database Administrator
Experience: - 5-9

Excellent Hands-on experience Installing, configuring, managing, monitoring and troubleshooting SQL 2005 – SQL 2022
Installing Service Packs, Cumulative Updates, Hotfixes (GDR, QFE).
Patching hierarchy and clarity on SQL Build numbers and Internal Database build numbers.
Upgrading/Migrating SQL Server from older (from SQL 2005) to newer (till SQL 2022)
Configuring Linked Servers between same/different SQL Server versions.
Setting up contained databases and utilizing them for effective migrations
Configuring recovery models and designing backup strategies.
Fine tuning backups by using Backup Encryption, Compression and special parameters (like MAXTRANSFERSIZE, BUFFERCOUNT, BLOCKSIZE & CHECKSUM).
Handling Master, Model, MSDB, TEMPDB and Resource database corruptions.
Configuring HADR like Log Shipping, Mirroring, Clustering, Always-On AG & Replication
Hands on knowledge on Windows Cluster, Quorum, Dynamic Quorum, Voting Mechanism, Failovers through Cluster Administrator and commands.
Hands on knowledge on SQL Server Cluster scenarios Failover, Adding Disk to existing instance with dependencies, Advanced Cluster Parameters like Failure Condition Level, Health check timeouts, patching clustered instances (SQL 2005 till 2022
Configuring Always-On AG on standalone instances across Windows Cluster in Synchronous mode and Asynchronous mode.
Handling advanced Always-On AG scenarios like Failover, adding new data/log files, understanding of Lease Timeout, Health check timeout and Failure Condition Level parameters, configuring Read-Only Routing, listeners and backup configurations.
Mandatory Leaf Skills to Hire
Strong knowledge on SQL Server Architecture, parameters, T-SQL, Triggers and Procedures
Administration and configuration HA/ DR solutions – Clustering, Always-ON Group etc
Configuring and manage all types of Replications and troubleshooting
Patch management
Always On AG scenarios – Failover
Server capacity monitoring, analysis and tuning activities
Automation using scripts and tools in the area of Backup, Monitoring, Resource Utilization, HA alerts, capacity plan management
SQL Server Tuning