Specialist, SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA) and Automation Engineer in Hyderabad, भारत

Specialist, SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA) and Automation Engineer

The Opportunity

Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.

Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company’s IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview

A Microsoft SQL Server Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting SQL Server databases that enables an organization's IT systems and services to run smoothly. This includes working with on-prem and cloud environments to ensure the organization's IT infrastructure is efficient, reliable, and scalable. Infrastructure engineers often work closely with software engineers, IT support teams, and system administrators to optimize performance, mitigate risks, and deliver high-quality services to end-users.

What will you do in this role

• Develop automation for provisioning, patching and gold image releases of various SQL Server Database versions using Ansible Automation Platform.
• Follow standard approaches and established design patterns to create automation.  Apply agreed standards and tools to achieve a well-engineered result.
• Carry out and improve system software development and maintenance tasks by updating the product design to automate routine tasks using standard tools and software development practices.
• Participate in Product planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring alignment with Product goals.

What should you have

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science or any Technology.
• 3 to 6 years of hands-on experience working with Microsoft SQL Server, Ansible.

Required Skills:

• Primary skill- Microsoft SQL Server Database and Tools, Ansible Automation Platform, YAML, PowerShell scripting.
• Secondary Skill- Windows Operating System, Active Directory, GitHub, Always on Availability Groups (AAG).
• Backup: Experience database backup solutions (Commvault, Cohesity).
• Cloud and Virtualization Platforms: Familiarity with cloud (AWS, Azure) platforms.
• Scripting and Automation: Skills in ansible scripting, including complex ansible roles.   
• Security Best Practices: Familiarity with IT security practices and compliance.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues. Demonstrated ability to think independently and do basic troubleshooting without direction. 
• Product and customer-centric approach . A self-starter who will work with stakeholders and take ownership of issues.

Our technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation.

Who we are:

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for:

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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