Database Administrator
Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Full Time
3 hours ago
No H1B
Key skills
AzureMS SQL ServerSQLSSISAIData WarehousingAnalyticsBIPower BIAzure SQLSQL Server
About this role
Role Overview
- Administration, maintenance and optimisation of a large SQL Server estate
- Ownership of performance tuning, indexing strategies and query optimisation
- Backup, recovery, DR planning and regular restore testing
- Security management: permissions, roles, auditing and compliance
- Management of data warehouses, OLAP cubes and reporting databases
- Development, maintenance and monitoring of SSIS packages
- Support and enhancement of SSRS reports
- Working with developers to design efficient schemas and queries
- Capacity planning and proactive monitoring of SQL environments
- Supporting the move towards Power BI, including dataset design and data models
- Contributing to AI-enabled reporting, forecasting or insight initiatives
- Documentation of SQL standards, processes and best practices
- Acting as the escalation point for database-related issues
Requirements
- Strong experience administering Microsoft SQL Server in production
- Advanced T-SQL (performance tuning, complex queries, stored procedures)
- Experience with SQL Server data warehousing concepts
- Hands-on with SSIS, SSRS and SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS/ Cubes)
- Backup, restore and disaster recovery experience
- SQL security and permissions management
- Ability to diagnose and resolve performance and blocking issues
- Comfortable working independently as the SQL authority
- Desirable: Power BI (datasets, models, gateways, optimisation)
- Exposure to AI-assisted reporting, forecasting or analytics
- Azure SQL/Azure Data Services
- Experience supporting high-transaction EPOS systems
- Familiarity with DevOps pipelines for database deployment
- Relevant Microsoft certifications (DBA/Data/BI)
Tech Stack
- Azure
- MS SQL Server
- SQL
- SSIS
Benefits
- Market-leading Salary
- Medical Coverage – Self & Dependents
- Parents Medical Coverage
- Provident Fund
- Employee Performance-based bonuses
- Home Internet Subsidy
- Conveyance Allowance
- Profit Sharing Plan [Tenured Employees Only]
- Life Benefit
- Child Care Facility
- Company Provided Lunch/Dinner
- Professional Development Budget
- Recreational area for in-house games
- Sporadic On-shore training opportunities
- Friendly work environment
- Leave Encashment