Req ID: NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward:thinking organization, apply now. We are currently seeking a SQL Database Engineer to join our team in Noida, Uttar Pradesh (IN:UP), India (IN). Preferred Experience - Ideal candidate has been supporting traditional server based relational databases (SQL Server) for over 3+ years out of which last 1+ years in public cloud environments (Azure) - Database administration experience in SQL Server 2012/2016/above versions - Strong Installation, deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting experience in high:availability database environments (Always:On, Clustering, Mirroring, etc.). - Experience performing SQL backups, restores and recovery models - Able to provide 24*7 shift hours support at L1/L2 level - Experience in updating KB articles, Problem Management articles, and SOPs/runbooks - Passion for delivering timely and outstanding customer service - Great written and oral communication skills with internal and external customers - Strong ITIL foundation experience - Ability to work independently, with little or no direct supervision. - Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross:training to other peers and team members. - Work directly with end customer, business stakeholders as well as technical resources. - Having good knowledge in performance tuning. Basic Qualifications - 3+ years of overall operational experience - 1+ years of Azure/GCP experience as a cloud DBA (SQL) - Assist in daily administration activities including setup, configuration and monitoring of databases to ensure backups, availability and performance are all maintained to the highest standards. - Assist the support staff to troubleshoot SQL and any other database errors. - Ensure all key databases have deep insight monitoring enabled to enable improved capabilities around fault detection - Perform regular database maintenance when required and ensure databases are backed up according to agreed RTO / RPO information - Maintenance work to be planned meticulously to minimise/eradicate self:inflicted P1 outages :Backup and restores (Backups should be automated with RSV) - Monitoring database costs regularly and identify strategies to minimize cost as part of internal FinOps practices - Segregation of duties (User Management : designing User roles and responsibilities) - Participating in DR (Disaster Recovery)/COB (Continuity of Business) plans as applicable - Experience with SSIS, SSRS, T:SQL, SynapseDB - Knowledge of Mysql will be a plus. - Experience with python / powershell scripting : preferred - Secondary skill in Oracle/MySQL/PostgreSQL : preferred :Good understanding of PAAS and RDS databases Preferred Certifications Azure fundamentals certification (AZ:900) : REQUIRED Azure Database Certification (DP:300) : preferred AWS Certified Database Specialty : preferred MCTS, MCITP certifications a plus B.Tech/BE/MCA in Information Technology degree or equivalent experience About NTT DATA NTT DATA is a 30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75 of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start:up companies.Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intel