Hitachi Rail GTS India

Public transport systems

DatabaseAdministratorTechnicalLead

New Delhi, Delhi, India FULL TIME
The Brief

“Database Administrator-Technical Lead at Hitachi Rail GTS India. Skills: MS SQL Server, Database Administration, Technical Leadership, High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Performance Tuning. Manage, optimize, and secure enterprise database environments. Lead and mentor a team of DBAs”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensuring high availability; Performance tuning; Implementing best practices for database management across critical systems

Industry & Context.

Public transport systems
Problems you'll solve

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills; Troubleshooting and incident management

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Proven experience in a technical leadership or team lead role, Knowledge of T-SQL, query optimization, and performance tuning, Experience with SQL Server High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions, Hands-on experience with backup/recovery tools and automation scripting (PowerShell, SQL scripts), Understanding of database security, encryption, and compliance standards, Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, Communication and stakeholder management abilities, 8+ years of experience in database administration with expertise in MS SQL Server

Nice to Have

Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure SQL, AWS RDS), Microsoft certifications such as Azure Database Administrator Associate or SQL Server certifications, Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and database automation, Exposure to monitoring tools like SQL Server Profiler, Extended Events, or third party tools

What You'll Do.

and secure enterprise database environments

Lead and mentor a team of DBAs

and maintain Microsoft SQL Server databases

Ensure database performance

Perform database performance tuning

and indexing strategies

and disaster recovery (DR) planning and execution

Implement and support High Availability solutions

Monitor database health and proactively resolve issues

Handle database migrations

and patching activities

Establish and enforce database standards

Conduct root cause analysis for production incidents and implement preventive measures

Ensure compliance with security and data governance policies

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Lead and mentor a team of DBAs; Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams for database design and deployment; Stakeholder management

Communication Scope

Communication and stakeholder management abilities

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