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Chennai, Tamil Nādu, India
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We combine AtkinsRéalis project management expertise and Hitachi Energy's deep technological knowledge to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon!
What will you do?
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Database Engineer with extensive experience in Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL technologies. The ideal candidate will be responsible for administering, optimizing, securing, and migrating enterprise database environments while ensuring high availability, performance, and compliance across on-premises and Azure platforms.
Key Responsibilities
SQL Server Administration
- Administer and support Microsoft SQL Server 2016, 2019, and 2022 environments.
- Perform Database installation, configuration, upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management.
- Manage SQL Server instances across development, test, staging, and production environments.
- Execute database patching activities and maintain compliance with organizational standards.
Azure Database Services
- Lead database migration projects from On-Premises SQL Server to Azure SQL services.
- Administer and support for Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
- Configure, monitor, and optimize Azure database resources for performance and cost efficiency.
- Support Azure infrastructure services impacting database workloads.
High Availability & Disaster Recovery
- Design, implement, and manage High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) solutions.
- Manage SQL Always on Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, Log Shipping, Replication, and Backup Strategies.
- Conduct periodic disaster recovery testing and recovery validation exercises.
- Ensure database backups are completed successfully and recoverability is maintained.
Performance Tuning & Optimization
- Monitor database health and proactively identify performance bottlenecks.
- Perform query optimization, indexing strategies, and execution plan analysis.
- Review database growth trends and conduct capacity planning.
- Improve database performance through tuning and best practices implementation.
Security & Compliance
- Review and remediate database vulnerabilities identified through security assessment tools.
- Implement database hardening, encryption, auditing, and access management controls.
- Ensure adherence to security, governance, and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Manage user permissions, roles, and database access controls.
Automation & Monitoring
- Develop and maintain automation solutions using PowerShell and T-SQL.
- Implement proactive monitoring, alerting, and reporting solutions.
- Automate routine DBA tasks to improve operational efficiency.
Qualification:
- 5–7 years of SQL Server Administration experience.
- Strong expertise in SQL Server 2016/2019/2022.
- Proven experience in On-Premises to Azure database migration projects.
- Experience with Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance.
- Strong knowledge of Always on Availability Groups, backup, and disaster recovery.
- Experience in SQL Server patching and vulnerability remediation.
- Basic Azure administration experience.
- Knowledge of PowerShell and SQL automation.
- Strong troubleshooting, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
- Certifications preferred: DP-300, AZ-104, Microsoft SQL Certifications.
What we offer:
In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits,
20 days Privilege Leave, 13 days Emergency leave and 14 Public holidays per year.
Medical Insurance, Life Insurance and Career Progression
When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Linxon - we encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you'll see things our way, too.
About Linxon
Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.
Linxon's vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world-class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.
As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy, and transportation.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.
To know more about the Linxon please click on the link below.
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nādu, India
Job Type
Full time
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R-159453
Salary range
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Why choose AtkinsRéalis?
Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.
Make it brilliant, a career with AtkinsRéalis
Our supportive, collaborative culture inspires us as a global community every day.
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