DBA, SQL Server

Our bench is in the back of a strip-mall storefront, where we image laptops and swap failed drives. Thicketworth is a small IT shop: the owner, four technicians and a part-time office manager. After-hours on-call comes around every fourth week.

Our team is growing and we are hiring a DBA, SQL Server. We need someone who checks the backups before anyone asks, and who can explain a query plan to a developer. Remote position. Most of the team is in Kolkata, but nobody is required to come in. You can set your own hours around a daily morning check-in. We ship you a laptop and accessories before your first day.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

Set up and maintain Always On availability groups, Data Guard or streaming replication. Tune queries, indexes and statistics using execution plans and Query Store. Upgrade major database versions with minimal downtime. Manage backups and run regular restore tests against RPO and RTO targets.

WHO YOU ARE:

3-5 years of hands-on database administration experience. Understanding of Windows Server and Linux as database hosts. Strong T-SQL, PL/SQL or PL/pgSQL. Scripting with PowerShell, Bash or Python. Experience with high availability and disaster recovery setups. Willingness to work occasional nights and weekends for maintenance windows.

WHY WORK WITH US:

Rate: ₹13-15 LPA

Health insurance for you and your family. Provident fund. Paid leave. Learning budget. Flexible hours.

Candidates must be eligible to work in India.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Thicketworth.