SQL Server DBA / Azure SQL Specialist - Dubai

Seeking experienced SQL Server professionals (2-12 years) with strong expertise in on-prem SQL Server and Azure SQL for design, administration, performance, HA/DR, migration, and optimization of mission-critical databases.

• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and maintain SQL Server instances.
• Design and implement high availability/disaster recovery: Always On Availability Groups, Failover Cluster Instances, Log Shipping, Database Mirroring, and Azure Site Recovery.
• Perform advanced performance tuning: query optimization, indexing strategies, statistics, execution plans, DMVs, Extended Events, and Query Store.
• Manage database backups, restores, point-in-time recovery, and automated backup strategies.
• Monitor and troubleshoot database performance using SQL Server Profiler, Performance Monitor, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Dynamic Management Views.
• Implement security: Transpar...