GoDaddy

Tech / AI / Software

SiteReliabilityEngineer-DatabaseServices

India Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Site Reliability Engineer- Database Services at GoDaddy. Skills: Microsoft SQL Server administration, high availability and resiliency, T-SQL, PowerShell scripting, automation. Design, implement, and support highly available and resilient Microsoft SQL Server environments. Partner closely with software engineering and cross‑functional teams to design secure, scalable, and future‑ready database architectures”

What You'll Achieve.

empower our users to pursue their missions with a rich feature set, high availability, and stellar performance level; ensuring SLAs are consistently met across environments

Industry & Context.

Tech / AI / Software
Problems you'll solve

solutions; troubleshooting using tools such as Extended Events; complex troubleshooting efforts

Eligibility Requirements

shared 24×7 on‑call rotation

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

4+ years of hands‑on experience administering MS SQL Server (2014–2025), 2+ years of experience with high‑availability and resiliency technologies such as Always On Availability Groups, Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC), and MSSQL Transactional Replication, technical foundation in T‑SQL, PowerShell scripting, Windows Operating Systems, and RAID, Demonstrated ability to take ownership of issues end‑to‑end, lead troubleshooting efforts, and consistently drive work to closure under pressure, Experience working both independently and as part of a collaborative team, clear, effective communication, adaptability to change, 1+ year of experience using tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Kanban boards for tracking work, priorities, and delivery

Nice to Have

Experience with version control systems such as GitHub, Exposure to or hands‑on experience with AI‑enabled tools or automation, Familiarity with Storage Area Networks (SANs), Experience with VB.NET or additional scripting/programming languages

What You'll Do.

and support highly available and resilient Microsoft SQL Server environments

Partner closely with software engineering and cross‑functional teams to design secure

and future‑ready database architectures

and maintain security standards

operational best practices

and performance optimisation strategies for MSSQL workloads

Lead database deployments

and complex troubleshooting efforts

and optimise database infrastructure and operations

managing work through Agile/Kanban tools

participating in a shared 24×7 on‑call rotation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

collaborating with a cross‑functional team; Partner closely with software engineering and cross‑functional teams; working as part of a collaborative team; collaborating with vendors

Communication Scope

clear, effective communication

Process & Methodology

managing work through Agile/Kanban tools (e. g. , Jira), tracking work, priorities, and delivery

Full Job Description

Location Details: India, Remote At GoDaddy the future of work looks different for each team. Some teams work in the office full-time; others have a hybrid arrangement (they work remotely some days and in the office some days) and some work entirely remotely. This is a remote position, so you’ll be working remotely from your home. You may occasionally visit a GoDaddy office to meet with your team for events or meetings. Join our Team At GoDaddy, we’re passionate about building software and infrastructure that solves problems. We count on our site reliability engineers (SREs) to empower our users to pursue their missions with a rich feature set, high availability, and stellar performance level. Our Database services SRE team is responsible for design, build, and maintain the Microsoft SQL Server databases that power GoDaddy.com and the company! We are searching for someone who brings fresh ideas, demonstrates a unique and informed viewpoint, and enjoys collaborating with a cross- functional team to develop real-world solutions and positive user experiences at every interaction. What you'll get to do... Design, implement, and support highly available and resilient Microsoft SQL Server environments using technologies such as Always On Availability Groups, WSFC, replication, mirroring, and log shipping, including at large scale (20TB+ OLTP systems) Partner closely with software engineering and cross‑functional teams to design secure, scalable, and future‑ready database architectures aligned with long‑term business needs Establish, document, and maintain security standards, operational best practices, and performance optimisation strategies for MSSQL workloads, including troubleshooting using tools such as Extended Events Lead database deployments, upgrades, capacity planning, backup and recovery, and complex troubleshooting efforts, ensuring SLAs are consistently met across environments Build, automate, and optimise database infrastructure and operations using scripting,

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