We are seeking a skilled Senior Database Platform Engineer to join our team. As a Senior Database Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for implementing, building and managing MSSQL database platforms in a hybrid setup (Azure and on-prem data centers) ensuring the scalability, reliability, and security of database services.
The Senior Database Platform Engineer will be involved in all aspects of building new solutions, including requirement gathering, design, development, testing, and deployment as well as daily management of environments. They will also be able to collaborate with other team members, including other engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions on time.
Key Responsibilities:
- Set up, operate, and administer Microsoft SQL Server databases (installation, configuration, patching/upgrades, and instance management 2019 up to 2025).
- Design, implement, and support high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) for SQL Server on Azure (IaaS / non-managed) and on-prem (e.g., Always On Availability Groups, clustering, log shipping as applicable).
- Own backup (Rubrik), restore, and recovery processes; regularly test restores and contribute to disaster recovery readiness.
- Monitor and troubleshoot availability and performance (alerts, blocking/deadlocks, capacity, storage/IO); perform performance tuning (indexes, statistics, query guidance).
- Create and maintain CI/CD (Azure DevOps, Github Actions) pipelines to automate DBA and platform tasks (build/deploy, configuration, patching workflows, scheduled jobs, reporting).
- Write automation scripts (PowerShell) to streamline routine DBA operations and improve reliability, use automation (Ansible) to streamline operations.
- Administer SQL Server hosts on Windows coordinating OS-level configuration needed for stable database operations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth deployment and operation of designed solutions.
- Work independently, mentor others, and contribute to improving the team’s technical maturity and operational standards.
- Ensure security and compliance: manage access/permissions, hardening, auditing, encryption as needed, and implement operational best practices; optimize resource usage and cost where applicable.
Job Requirements:
- Strong background in SQL Server administration (version from 2019 to 2025): installation, configuration, monitoring, upgrades/patching,
performance tuning, security, backup/restore, and HA/DR. - Experience with hybrid environments (Azure and on-prem), including Azure IaaS/VMs.
- Strong automation mindset (scripting and repeatable deployments/operations, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
- Database certifications – MS SQL
- Working understanding of networking and storage concepts (latency, throughput, IOPS) and their impact on SQL Server.
- Nice to Have Skills. • Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform to automate provisioning and configuration management tasks.
- Implement configuration as code using Ansible
Experience with SQL Server monitoring/alerting tooling and/or SRE
practices (SLIs/SLOs, on-call, incident management).
What we offer:
- Opportunity to be part of a global organization.
- Encouraging working atmosphere, engaging activities, and extra benefits (e.g. additional medical insurance (covers gym subscription), team events, outreach activities, and others);
- Hybrid work model with remote work opportunities ( 3/5 days weekly from the office)
- Open, modern, and ergonomic work environment when working from the office with the multicultural community.
- Opportunity to grow professionally and personally (e.g. Udemy) and continuously develop within the domain.
- The salary range for this position is from 4.485 to 5.950 EURO gross before taxes.*
*Salary offer for the candidate is determined based on the predefined salary ranges for the position and depends on the level of competence and experience of the candidate.
Cognizant, as a digital company, makes employee health and safety its top priority. With that in mind, we are implementing virtual hiring and work practices which means all interviews will be conducted online as well as live from the office
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Only suitable candidates will be contacted within 7 days from application.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
A comunidade Cognizant:
Somos uma equipe de alto calibre que aprecia e apoia uns aos outros. Nosso pessoal defende um local de trabalho enérgico, colaborativo e inclusivo, onde todos possam prosperar.
- A Cognizant é uma comunidade global com mais de 300,000 funcionários em todo o mundo.
- Não sonhamos apenas com um caminho melhor – nós fazemos acontecer.
- Cuidamos de nossas pessoas, clientes, empresa, comunidades e clima fazendo o que é certo.
- Promovemos um ambiente inovador onde você pode construir o plano de carreira certo para você.
Quem somos:
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) é uma construtora de IA e fornecedora de serviços de tecnologia, criando a ponte entre o investimento em IA e o valor para as empresas por meio do desenvolvimento de soluções de IA completas para nossos clientes. Nossa profunda experiência em setores, processos e engenharia nos permite incorporar o contexto único de cada organização em sistemas tecnológicos que potencializam a capacidade humana, geram retornos concretos e mantêm empresas globais à frente em um mundo em rápida transformação. Saiba mais em www.cognizant.com ou @cognizant.
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