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Description

United's Digital Technology team designs, develops, and maintains massively scaling technology solutions brought to life with innovative architectures, data analytics, and digital solutions.

Find your future at United! We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000+ connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward. 
  
Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world’s biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups. 
  
Create what’s next with us. Let’s define tomorrow together. 

Job overview and responsibilities

United Offshore SQL DBA Team supports critical after hours work to support timely releases and patching activities overnight along with 8pm-8am rotational on call to support for very critical DB operations monitoring and incident support. SQL DBA team in India works along with offshore development teams in code review and troubleshooting for performance issues essential for United’s 24x7 technology support structure. They are actively engaged in migration projects for SQL desupported version remediation and supporting upgrades.Team also works on AWS setup and support across all areas of clould migrations and production support.

SQL Server Production Support
Off-hours support for all Tier1 – Tier5 SQL Databases and InstancesCreate physical database structures based on physical design for development, test, and production environmentsCoordinate with systems engineers to configure servers for DBMS product installation and database creationInstall, configure, and maintain DBMS product software on database and application serversAssist in the consultation to application development teams on DBMS product technical issues and techniquesImplement monitoring procedures to maximize availability and performance of the database, while meeting defined SLA'sInvestigate, troubleshoot, and resolve database problemsCommunicate the required downtime with the application development teams and systems engineers to implement approved changesIdentify, define and implement database backup / recovery and security strategiesInstall and support of DBMS (Database Management Systems) software and toolsPerform various database activities which include monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting, with appropriate supervision, if requiredReview deployment for all SQL database changes
Complete pre-deployment code reviews with application teams as requestedReview and provide feedback on all SQL code updatesWork with deployment manages on dates and time for releases including assignmentsPerformance Tunning and code reviewMigrations and DB setup (Cloud-AWS, SQL)Patching of all SQL Server and some Couchbase
Work with application teams to create scheduleSend advanced and timely notifications for database instances to be patchedConduct database patching including any troubleshooting and validation post patchingCode release and Techincal DocumentationBackup Recovery and DR

This position is offered on local terms and conditions.  Expatriate assignments and sponsorship for employment visas, even on a time-limited visa status, will not be awarded. This position is for 
United Airlines Business Services Pvt. Ltd - a wholly owned subsidiary of United Airlines Inc.

QualificationsWhat’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant work experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or related disciplineMicrosoft SQL Server Certification5 Years of related experienceProficient in SQL development and administration disciplines with current hands-on experience with the latest SQL Server releases including SQL 2019, 2017, 2016Strong background and experience with all BC and DR capabilities of Microsoft SQL Server including Always-On, Mirroring, Log Shipping, and Clustering with a practical understanding of other Infrastructure BC/DC capabilities Leverage metrics to drive capacity planning and trending to proactively identify potential problems and mitigate before they result in customer impactUnderstand the place of automation and standardization when delivering stable, maintainable, and performant database services at scalePerform platform, database, and query optimizationMust be legally authorized to work in India for any employer without sponsorshipMust be fluent in English (written and spoken)Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualificationReliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related disciplineMicrosoft/AWS certifications on DB track preferredHands-On experience with AWS native databases, compute, storage, monitoring technologies, and continuous integration pipelinesExperience implementing automation of Microsoft SQL Server deployment and maintenance, and support activities preferredCollaborate both vertically and horizontally to evolve overall database services and technology strategiesExperience supporting SSAS, SSIS, and SSRSVery large Database (10+ TB) experience preferredExperience with PowerShell or other scripting languages a plusExperience with PCI, SOX, GDPR, and SQL Auditing a plusAbility to support 24 X 7 United operations databases. Quick learner of new technology and guidelines with flexible, positive attitude and team player with independent decision making