Database Engineer (Pune)

About Position: As an expert on MSSQL Database Administration with strong expertise in SQL Server administration, she/he needs to ensure the reliability, scalability, high availability and security of platforms by combining database administration expertise with automation-driven DevOps principles. She/he should manage mission‑critical SQL Server environments while building automated, scalable, and modern data operations workflows. This role blends traditional DBA responsibilities with DevOps engineering to help evolve our database infrastructure into a more resilient, automated, and efficient ecosystem.
- Role: Database Engineer
- Location: All Persistent Location
- Experience: 6+
- Job Type: Full Time Employment What You'll Do:
- Expertise on MSSQL Database is a must for on premise and cloud.
- Knowledge of PostgreSQL is good to have.
- Knowledge of Markdown is good to have.
- A good knowledge of Database Administration and development.
- Support cloud-based SQL deployments (Azure SQL, Managed Instance, SQL on VMs)
- Help modernize legacy SQL workloads into automated or cloud-first architectures. Expertise You'll Bring:
- Perform database installations, upgrades, patches, and migrations with automation/GitOps approach.
- Administration and upgrade of the platforms supported by the team.
- Develop or support teams optimized databases.
- Develop tools for administration, testing, automated deployment, and monitoring of the solutions provided by the team.
- Collect the needs of the development and infrastructure teams, with a proactive and pedagogical approach in order to help them identify engaging cases based on the data available to them.
- Troubleshoot database issues, including deadlocks, blocking, long‑running queries, and resource bottlenecks.
- Coaching and Support to development and infrastructure teams on the tools recommended by the team. Benefits:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
- Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
- Annual health check-ups
- Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment: Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.
- We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
- Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
- If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment Let’s unleash your full potential at Persistent
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