Database Administrator; MSSQL & MongoDBL

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands‑on Operations DBA to support the mission‑critical system operating in a secured environment.

• Provide L2/L3 support for MSSQL and MongoDB in Production and DR environments.
• Participate in standby/on‑call roster for critical incidents.
• Troubleshoot and resolve:
  Database outages, Always On failover issues, Blocking/deadlocks, Performance bottlenecks, Storage/IOPS constraints and Perform root cause analysis (RCA) & implement preventive measures.

• Manage Always On Availability Groups.
• Monitor replication and failover health.
• Perform database patching and cumulative updates.
• Maintain backup and restore strategy (Full, Differential, Log backups).
• Conduct periodic DR drills and restoration validation.
• Optimise indexing strategies and execution plans.

• Manage Replica Sets & automate failover.
• Monitor memory, disk and index performance.
• Manage backup/restore and periodic recovery validation.
• Maintain cluster health and sharding (if applicable).

• Conduct proactive health checks.
• Analyse query execution plans (MSSQL), slow queries and indexing (MongoDB), perform database tuning & optimisation and forecast capacity growth and scaling requirements.

• Review database scripts prior to production deployment.
• Support data migration and release windows.
• Validate database stability post‑deployment.
• Ensure proper rollback and recovery procedures are in place.

• Implement database security hardening.
• Manage role‑based access control & auditing and logging.
• Support vulnerability (VA) remediation.
• Ensure compliance with government security policies.
• Maintain proper documentation and SOPs for audit readiness.

• 5 – 8+ years of DBA experience.
• Strong hands‑on experience:
  Microsoft SQL Server (Always On, HA, performance tuning) & MongoDB (Replica Sets, backup/restore).
• Experience supporting 24/7 mission‑critical systems.
• Experience handling Severity 1 production incidents.
• Experience in supporting application deployment (data patching, data seed, etc.).
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.

Interested candidates, please send your CVs to

Regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.