DBA Cloud Consultant Principal

Highly experienced Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator with over 10 years of hands-on experience in managing, supporting, and optimizing mission-critical MSSQL environments. Proven expertise in database administration, performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, automation, and security. Adept at handling large-scale Production systems, complex troubleshooting, and 24x7 operational support.

Core Responsibilities & Expertise required:
* Extensive experience administering Microsoft SQL Server (2012 / 2014 / 2016 / 2019 / 2022) across Windows and Linux platforms.
* Strong expertise in installation, configuration, and administration of SQL Server standalone, Failover Cluster Instances (FCI), and Always On Availability Groups.
* Proven ability to handle critical production database issues, including outages, data corruption, blocking, deadlocks, and performance degradation.

* Deep hands-on experience in backup and recovery strategies, including:
* Full, differential, and transaction log backups
* Point-in-time recovery
* Backup validation and restore testing

* Extensive experience in disaster recovery planning and execution, including failover, failback, and DR drills.

* Strong expertise in performance tuning and troubleshooting, including:
* Query execution plan analysis
* Query Store, Extended Events, and SQL Profiler
* Index optimization and statistics maintenance
* Memory, CPU, tempdb, and I/O tuning

* Hands-on experience in SQL Server upgrades and patching, including version upgrades, cumulative updates, and service packs.
* Proven experience in database migration and consolidation projects, including cross-version and cross-server migrations.
* Strong scripting and automation skills using T-SQL and PowerShell for monitoring, maintenance, and alerting.
* Experience in job scheduling and automation using SQL Server Agent and custom scripts.

* Expertise in database security and user management, including:
* Logins, users, roles, and permissions
* Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
* Auditing, compliance, and access monitoring

* Strong experience in capacity planning and database monitoring, including disk usage, growth forecasting, and performance baselining.
* Hands-on experience with tempdb configuration and optimization.
* Experience working with Microsoft Support for resolving complex and high-severity issues.
* Proficient in Import/Export, SSIS, and logical backup strategies.
* Experience supporting application deployments, releases, and database change management.
* Skilled in creating SOPs, documentation, and audit reports.
* Strong communication skills for interacting with application teams, infrastructure teams, and stakeholders.
* Strong knowledge of AWS core services, cloud architecture patterns, and best practices.
* Proficiency in networking concepts, scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash), and database technologies (SQL, NoSQL).

About Infor

Infor is where ambition meets impact. Join a global community of bold thinkers and innovators, where your expertise doesn’t just solve problems. it shapes industries, unlocks opportunities, and creates real-world impact for billions of people. At Infor, you’re not just building a career. you’re helping to build what’s next.

Infor is a global leader in business cloud software products for companies in industry specific markets. Infor builds complete industry suites in the cloud and efficiently deploys technology that puts the user experience first, leverages data science, and integrates easily into existing systems. Over 60,000 organizations worldwide rely on Infor to help overcome market disruptions and achieve business-wide digital transformation.

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