MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company continues to invest and
lead the world container market with ships, an extensive container fleet,
intermodal and dedicated staff for its customers. The Company’s evolution to
its leading brand needs consistency to market, and therefore it is paramount to
standardise data, processes and management information.
Established in 1998, MSC
Technology provides development and technology support for the MSC
transportation divisions and is composed by highly accomplished technology
professionals. Today, with a team of 1000 plus, MSC Technology provides the
best, most interactive maritime software solutions available in the industry.
With an emphasis on equal employment opportunities and a collaborative approach
to growing our expertise and solving complex problems, we are a trusted
strategic partner with a great journey ahead of us.
Senior SQL Database Administrator
Salary range: 100,000.00 - 110,000.00 USD
The Role & Key Responsibilities THE ROLE The Senior KEY Azure SQL Cloud Performance High Security Automation Leadership Documentation LOCATION BENEFITS
SQL Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for the architecture,
administration, performance, security, and availability of Microsoft SQL
workloads in a fully Azure-based environment. This role provides
technical leadership for Azure SQL platforms, ensures high availability and
disaster recovery, and partners with application,
DevOps, Infrastructure and security teams to support
mission critical cloud-native solutions. The Senior SQL DBA plays a key
role in driving operational excellence, automation, and continuous improvement
across Azure database services.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Platform Administration
manage SQL Server on Azure, Azure
SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance
management of Azure SQL environments, including provisioning, scaling,
patching, and retirement
availability, and reliability of production and nonproduction
databases
Architecture & Optimization
architectures aligned with Azure Well Architected Framework
principles
for performance, scalability, cost efficiency, and resiliency
features such as elastic pools, auto-scaling, and serverless
where appropriate
architecture for new cloud applications and platform modernization
efforts
Tuning & Monitoring
performance using Query Store, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and native
SQL tools
waits, blocking, and resource consumption
teams to improve schema design, indexing strategies, Deployment
runbook optimization, Data Archival/Cleanup, and query
performance
mitigate performance risks before they impact customers
Availability & Disaster Recovery
solutions using Azure-native capabilities such as:
Clusters
and point-in-time restore
solution
RPO/RTO requirements
recovery testing and validation
& Compliance
practices, including encryption at rest and in transit, auditing, and data
masking
with Azure Active Directory /Microsoft Entra authentication and
managed identities
privilege access and role-based security models
and participate in security assessments and audits
& DevOps Enablement
PowerShell, TSQL, and Azure Automation
database deployments and schema changes
consistency through infrastructure as code and automation
standards
& Collaboration
point for complex database and performance issues
and provide technical guidance across teams
application, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and security teams
reviews and cloud governance initiativesPositive and professional
ability to collaborate in diversified geographical and cultural
Team
& Standards
and maintain operational runbooks, architectural diagrams, and
best practice documentation
standards and operational procedures
features, platform updates, and industry best practices
Qualifications and Experience PREFERRED
science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience
administering Microsoft SQL Server–based platforms
with SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines, Azure SQL Database
and Azure SQL Managed Instance
TSQL, PowerShell, performance tuning, and
troubleshooting
supporting highly
available, mission critical production systems in
Azure
Data Platform Features and DBA Tools for project betterment and
automation
QUALIFICATIONS
networking, security, and identity (VNets, private endpoints, Azure
AD)
pipelines and infrastructure as code
management and optimization strategies
as:
Associate