Senior Database Administrator

Job Description

Title: Senior Database Administrator

Company Name: ASAI Management Services Limited

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• 8 to 10 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Software Company, IT Enabled Service, NGO, Group of Companies, Financial Consultants

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science & Engineering

These degrees will be considered an advanced additional qualification (MCSA, MCSE, or equivalent).

• 8 to 10 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Software Company, IT Enabled Service, NGO, Group of Companies, Financial Consultants

At least 8 years of professional experience in database design, development, management, and administration, including experience in software development, information analysis, and documentation, preferably within government or development project settings.

A minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in a similar role or specializing in database design, normalization, performance tuning, and security.

Must be proactive, energetic & determined to meet deadlines.

The applicant must good written and verbal communication skill in English.

Able to work independently & under pressure.

Innovative, open minded and ready to put the necessary effort to reach the goals and deadlines.

The ideal candidate will be an intelligent, mature and level-headed individual who will seek long-term future with the organization.

Collaborate with team members and ensure knowledge transfer.

Continue strategic approach, innovation and develop best practices in the use of technology

ASA International is one of the world’s largest and fastest growing international microfinance banking institutions offering socially responsible loans to underbanked, low-income female micro-entrepreneurs in Asia and Africa (“ASA International” or the “Group”). ASA International promotes financial inclusion and has successfully shown that access to financial services helps to reduce poverty and promotes social-economic progress for its predominantly female client base.

ASA International has a premium listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and serves close to 2.3 million customers across 13 countries in Asia and Africa. It has corporate head offices in Amsterdam, the Netherlands as well as in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

ASA International provides small loans ranging from USD 250 to USD 2,000. Almost all customers are women that run small businesses, from small shops, restaurants, sewing businesses, to various trading activities and cottage industries.

Increasing financial inclusion and promoting social and economic development of our clients and their communities is at the heart of ASA International’s mission.

        At least 6 years of recent hands-on experience in SQL Administration from MS SQL Server 2008 R2 onwards.

        Installation, configuration, administration, and security hardening of SQL Server. Ensure all database servers are backed up in a way that meets the business's Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).

        Good understanding of proper disk and storage configuration for database servers, including separation of: Data files, Transaction log files, TempDB, and Backups

        Awareness of different storage types (local disks, SAN, NAS, SSD) and their performance characteristics.

        Knowledge of RAID levels and their suitability for database workloads (e.g., RAID 10 for data and logs).

        Understanding of disk allocation unit size, file system selection (NTFS/ReFS), and their impact on database performance.

        Ability to monitor disk usage, I/O performance, and capacity growth, and proactively recommend improvements.

        Experience coordinating with infrastructure teams to ensure optimal storage setup and capacity

        Experience with SQL Server in both physical & virtual environments.

     Familiarity with backups, restores, and recovery models.

     Experience utilizing various high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) options for MSSQL Server.

     When performance issues arise, determine the most effective way to increase performance, including hardware purchases, server configuration changes, or index/query changes.

Tuning T-SQL queries to improve performance. Finding DMV queries to answer questions about server-level performance.

• Provident fund,Gratuity,Weekly 2 holidays,Medical allowance,Insurance
• Festival Bonus: 2

Other benefits as per company policy