Senior Associate – SQL Server Database
Amgen
Senior Associate – SQL Server Database
Job Description
At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.
What you will do
- Provide database administration support for development, test and production environments including installation, upgrades, performance optimization, decommissions as well as managing requests and incidents for SQL Server databases
- Administer security access controls following all standard operating procedures
- Recover databases in case of disaster recovery support
- Follow, review and recommend updates of support documentation as needed
- Recommend automation opportunities for operational work and process improvements
- Collaborating with technical leads on database design decisions to ensure applications have high levels of performance, security, scalability, maintainability and reliability
- Investigate and resolve technical database issues
- Participate in rotational 24x7 On-Call Support and assist root cause analysis when applicable
- Perform necessary security patch implementations to ensure ongoing database security
What we expect of you
- Master’s degree and 1 to 3 years of Information Systems and Database Administration experience OR
- Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years of Information Systems and Database Administration experience OR
- Diploma with 7 to 9 years of Information Systems and Database Administration experience
- Experience administering SQL Server Database and related services & monitoring systems
- Demonstrable experience automating database provisioning, patching and administration
- Experience with various DB toolsets to review performance, monitoring and solving issues
- Understanding of ITIL frameworks and standard processes
- Understanding of operating system tools for performance and solving issues
- Excellent data-driven problem solving and analytical skills
- Demonstrable experience as part of a high-performance team
Must-Have Skills
- Experience supporting SQL Server Always on Availability Groups
- Experience working on regulated systems (preferably in the pharmaceutical sector)
- Change management knowledge
- Experience leveraging Ansible for automation
- Experience supporting PostgreSQL databases
- Diligent and organized
- Effective communicator
- Ability to follow procedures accurately
- Willingness to learn and grow
Good-to-Have Skills
- Good communication skills
What you can expect of us
- Competitive benefits
- Collaborative culture
- Support for professional and personal growth and well-being
- Competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards
Locations
- Hyderabad, India
Salary
Salary not disclosed
Estimated Salary Rangehigh confidence
15,000 - 25,000 USD / yearly
Source: xAI estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Experience supporting SQL Server Always on Availability Groupsintermediate
- Experience working on regulated systems (preferably in the pharmaceutical sector)intermediate
- Good communication skillsintermediate
- Change management knowledgeintermediate
- Experience leveraging Ansible for automationintermediate
- Experience supporting PostgreSQL databasesintermediate
- Diligent and organizedintermediate
- Effective communicatorintermediate
- Ability to follow procedures accuratelyintermediate
- Willingness to learn and growintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree and 1 to 3 years of Information Systems and Database Administration experience OR (experience)
- Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years of Information Systems and Database Administration experience OR (experience)
- Diploma with 7 to 9 years of Information Systems and Database Administration experience (experience)
- Experience administering SQL Server Database and related services & monitoring systems (experience)
- Demonstrable experience automating database provisioning, patching and administration (experience)
- Experience with various DB toolsets to review performance, monitoring and solving issues (experience)
- Understanding of ITIL frameworks and standard processes (experience)
- Understanding of operating system tools for performance and solving issues (experience)
- Excellent data-driven problem solving and analytical skills (experience)
- Demonstrable experience as part of a high-performance team (experience)
Responsibilities
- Provide database administration support for development, test and production environments including installation, upgrades, performance optimization, decommissions as well as managing requests and incidents for SQL Server databases
- Administer security access controls following all standard operating procedures
- Recover databases in case of disaster recovery support
- Follow, review and recommend updates of support documentation as needed
- Recommend automation opportunities for operational work and process improvements
- Collaborating with technical leads on database design decisions to ensure applications have high levels of performance, security, scalability, maintainability and reliability
- Investigate and resolve technical database issues
- Participate in rotational 24x7 On-Call Support and assist root cause analysis when applicable
- Perform necessary security patch implementations to ensure ongoing database security
Benefits
- general: Competitive benefits
- general: Collaborative culture
- general: Support for professional and personal growth and well-being
- general: Competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards
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Senior Associate – SQL Server Database
Amgen
Senior Associate – SQL Server Database
Job Description
At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.
What you will do
- Provide database administration support for development, test and production environments including installation, upgrades, performance optimization, decommissions as well as managing requests and incidents for SQL Server databases
- Administer security access controls following all standard operating procedures
- Recover databases in case of disaster recovery support
- Follow, review and recommend updates of support documentation as needed
- Recommend automation opportunities for operational work and process improvements
- Collaborating with technical leads on database design decisions to ensure applications have high levels of performance, security, scalability, maintainability and reliability
- Investigate and resolve technical database issues
- Participate in rotational 24x7 On-Call Support and assist root cause analysis when applicable
- Perform necessary security patch implementations to ensure ongoing database security
What we expect of you
- Master’s degree and 1 to 3 years of Information Systems and Database Administration experience OR
- Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years of Information Systems and Database Administration experience OR
- Diploma with 7 to 9 years of Information Systems and Database Administration experience
- Experience administering SQL Server Database and related services & monitoring systems
- Demonstrable experience automating database provisioning, patching and administration
- Experience with various DB toolsets to review performance, monitoring and solving issues
- Understanding of ITIL frameworks and standard processes
- Understanding of operating system tools for performance and solving issues
- Excellent data-driven problem solving and analytical skills
- Demonstrable experience as part of a high-performance team
Must-Have Skills
- Experience supporting SQL Server Always on Availability Groups
- Experience working on regulated systems (preferably in the pharmaceutical sector)
- Change management knowledge
- Experience leveraging Ansible for automation
- Experience supporting PostgreSQL databases
- Diligent and organized
- Effective communicator
- Ability to follow procedures accurately
- Willingness to learn and grow
Good-to-Have Skills
- Good communication skills
What you can expect of us
- Competitive benefits
- Collaborative culture
- Support for professional and personal growth and well-being
- Competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards
Locations
- Hyderabad, India
Salary
Salary not disclosed
Estimated Salary Rangehigh confidence
15,000 - 25,000 USD / yearly
Source: xAI estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Experience supporting SQL Server Always on Availability Groupsintermediate
- Experience working on regulated systems (preferably in the pharmaceutical sector)intermediate
- Good communication skillsintermediate
- Change management knowledgeintermediate
- Experience leveraging Ansible for automationintermediate
- Experience supporting PostgreSQL databasesintermediate
- Diligent and organizedintermediate
- Effective communicatorintermediate
- Ability to follow procedures accuratelyintermediate
- Willingness to learn and growintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree and 1 to 3 years of Information Systems and Database Administration experience OR (experience)
- Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years of Information Systems and Database Administration experience OR (experience)
- Diploma with 7 to 9 years of Information Systems and Database Administration experience (experience)
- Experience administering SQL Server Database and related services & monitoring systems (experience)
- Demonstrable experience automating database provisioning, patching and administration (experience)
- Experience with various DB toolsets to review performance, monitoring and solving issues (experience)
- Understanding of ITIL frameworks and standard processes (experience)
- Understanding of operating system tools for performance and solving issues (experience)
- Excellent data-driven problem solving and analytical skills (experience)
- Demonstrable experience as part of a high-performance team (experience)
Responsibilities
- Provide database administration support for development, test and production environments including installation, upgrades, performance optimization, decommissions as well as managing requests and incidents for SQL Server databases
- Administer security access controls following all standard operating procedures
- Recover databases in case of disaster recovery support
- Follow, review and recommend updates of support documentation as needed
- Recommend automation opportunities for operational work and process improvements
- Collaborating with technical leads on database design decisions to ensure applications have high levels of performance, security, scalability, maintainability and reliability
- Investigate and resolve technical database issues
- Participate in rotational 24x7 On-Call Support and assist root cause analysis when applicable
- Perform necessary security patch implementations to ensure ongoing database security
Benefits
- general: Competitive benefits
- general: Collaborative culture
- general: Support for professional and personal growth and well-being
- general: Competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards
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