Senior Database Administrator

Description

Integrant is hiring a senior database administrator (SQL Server & Azure)!
Do you have a passion for optimizing databases, solving performance puzzles, and keeping systems running like clockwork?
If you’re a SQL Server and Azure expert who loves challenges and innovation, we want you on our team!
At Integrant, we build reliable, high-performing software for U.S.-based clients while fostering a culture that values ownership, teamwork, and continuous learning. You’ll work with a talented team that believes in doing things right — not just fast.

Responsibilities

• Manage SQL Server and Azure cloud databases
• Configure and maintain database servers and processes
• Monitor system's health and performance
• Ensure high levels of performance, availability, sustainability, and security
• Analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time
• Provide suggestions for solutions
• Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes
• Assist developers with query tuning and schema refinement
• Provide support for critical production systems within US time-zone from Monday to Friday
• Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours
• Manage backup strategy
• Tune T-SQL queries to improve performance

Requirements

• At least 6 years of database administration experience in hybrid environments (on-premises data centers and Azure cloud platforms)
• Expert-level, hands-on experience with SQL Server administration, including implementing and supporting SQL Always On and Distributed Availability Groups
• Experience automating routine tasks using scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, or Python
• Good experience with Linux operating systems and Windows Server administration
• Good knowledge in Kubernetes administration and container orchestration
• Good understanding of networking, storage, and security principles in containerized environments
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools
• Experience with performance tuning and optimization (PTO)
• Experience with backups, restores, and recovery models
• Experience of high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) options for SQL Server and Azure cloud database service
• Experience with Windows Server, including Active Directory
• Team player
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• Azure Database Administrator Associate certification is a plus
• Azure Data Factory provisioning and administration is a plus

Benefits

• Salary paid in USD
• Six-month career advancing opportunities
• Employee parking space
• Supportive and friendly work environment
• Premium medical insurance (employee and family)
• English language development courses
• Interest-free loans paid over 2.5 years
• Technical development courses
• Planned overtime program (POP)
• Employment referral program
• Premium location in Maadi & Nasr City
• Social insurance
• Opportunity to travel and work onsite with U.S. customers
• In-house technical and English training programs
• Dedicated learning time (check out our 4Plus1 program)
• Flexible work schedules
• Perks: events, sponsored lunch, game area, rooftop hangout and more!