Senior DBA

Position summary:

Karakoram Managed Services is looking for another Senior DBA to keep our SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases backed up, patched, fast and secure. Remote position. Most of the team is in Peshawar, but nobody is required to come in. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

What you'll be doing:

• Tune queries, indexes and statistics using execution plans and Query Store.
• Automate maintenance with PowerShell, SQL Agent jobs or Bash.
• Review and deploy schema changes from development teams.
• Plan capacity for storage, memory and CPU growth.
• Monitor databases with SolarWinds DPA, Redgate SQL Monitor or pgwatch and act on alerts.
• Manage backups and run regular restore tests against RPO and RTO targets.

Who you are:

• 5+ years of hands-on database administration experience.
• Strong T-SQL, PL/SQL or PL/pgSQL.
• Understanding of Windows Server and Linux as database hosts.
• Deep knowledge of at least one of SQL Server, Oracle or PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with SAN storage and VMware virtualization basics.
• Scripting with PowerShell, Bash or Python.

Bonus points:

• Terraform for database infrastructure.
• AWS RDS, Aurora or Azure SQL Managed Instance.
• Database DevOps with Flyway, Liquibase or Redgate tools.

Compensation and benefits:

Compensation: PKR 190,000 - PKR 225,000 a month

• Medical insurance.
• Provident fund.
• Paid leave.
• Two bonuses a year.
• Fuel allowance.

Company overview:

Karakoram Managed Services is a small IT shop: the owner, four technicians and a part-time office manager. We support about 60 local businesses, most within 30 minutes of the office.

Let us know your current notice period and salary expectations.

Start: Immediately.

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