Database Administrator (SQL Server)

Job Description

Title: Database Administrator (SQL Server)

Company Name: ASA

Vacancy: 01

Age: 25 to 32 years

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Tk. 65000 - 65000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 5 years

• B.Sc/M.Sc in CSE/ IT/ MIS/ Software Engineering/ ECE/ EEE or equivalent and relevant engineering degree.

• At least 5 years

• Age 25 to 32 years

Job Context

ASA delivers microfinance services to around 7.3 million clients. It is the largest MFI in the world with almost 26 thousand employees. ASA, IT is integrated with Development, Quality Assurance, Implementation, Security, and Infrastructure teams. A Database Administrator (DBA) will work under the supervision of the Lead DBA and will be responsible for ensuring database migration, data transfer, health monitoring, performance, maintenance, and instant support (Fields, Internal Teams). Currently, the DBA team is working with big volume databases like 6 to 10 TB using the latest MS SQL server, as well as server configuration 4 sockets, 128 physical cores, 1.5TB RAM, and storage NVMe Technology.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist developers with database activities and in need advise them on the most efficient database designs (tables, indexes, data types, stored procedures, functions, table partitioning, etc.)

• Assist in SQL Server installation, upgradation, security configurations, and maintenance (Log, Temp, Datafile), including failover clusters environment (High Availability Management)

• Ensure daily database monitoring, performance tuning, and managing parameters to provide fast responses to front-end users.

• Provide oversight and manage the performance, integrity, and security of the company’s databases.

• Define, configure, document, and test disaster recovery plans

• Assist in Troubleshooting, bug fixing, and resolving issues without excessive downtime or data loss on production databases.

• Should have a positive mindset to work in different working hours (shifting duties, 24 x 7 x 365) and Support activities.

• Undertake any other lawful responsibilities as assigned by the office/supervisor.

• For highly qualified & experienced candidates, the salary will be negotiable. The probation period will be 1 (one) year long. After successfully completing the probationary period, the employee will be placed on the regular ASA pay scale.

• All admissible benefits like Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Yearly Increment, Festival Allowance, Nabobarsha Allowance (Boishakhi), and Employee`s Group Benefit Fund, etc., after successful completion of a one-year probation period as per ASA rules and regulations.