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You’ll lead critical migrations and installations, ensure high availability, administer backups, enforce appropriate security practices, provide performance advice, monitor system health, and respond to outages.Senior Database Administrator\nIntroduction to Maersk:\nA.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company that is responsible for moving 20% of global trade every year. With a dedicated team of over 100,000 employees across 130 countries, we go all the way to connect and simplify global trade and help our customers grow and thrive. Maersk’s vision is to be the global integrator of logistics, connecting and simplifying customers’ supply chains.\nRole Summary:\nWe're looking for an experienced Senior DBA to support complex SQL Server environments in the cloud-both IaaS and PaaS. You’ll lead critical migrations and installations, ensure high availability, administer backups, enforce appropriate security practices, provide performance advice, monitor system health, and respond to outages.\nKey Responsibilities:\nArchitect, implement, and manage Microsoft SQL Server platforms (2012 onwards), including availability groups and disaster recovery strategies.\nPlan and execute database migrations to Azure and AWS PaaS, including minimizing downtime and risk during transitions.\nMonitor database and infrastructure performance using Prometheus and Grafana; establish dashboards and alerts to proactively detect issues.\nAutomate routine DBA duties such as backups, patching, health checks, and index/statistics maintenance using scripting or orchestration tools.\nTroubleshoot and resolve complex issues: deadlocks, hung sessions, process blocking, performance bottlenecks, disk I/O or memory/CPU issues.\nEstablish robust security practices: user/role management, encryption at rest/in transit (TDE, backup encryption) where required, auditing, and compliance with relevant standards.\nCollaborate with a globally distributed team of developers, network and infrastructure engineers, and tech leaders.\nDevelop and maintain runbooks, knowledge base content, playbooks, and documentation to support operations and onboarding.\nParticipate in an on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 availability for mission-critical systems.\nRequired Qualifications:\n5+ years of experience administering SQL Server in enterprise production environments.\nRoutine availability for at least 2 hours between 8 AM and 5 PM US Central Time Zone.\nHands-on experience with database migrations and management in Azure and/or AWS cloud environments.\nStrong T-SQL and PowerShell skills.\nDeep understanding of backup/recovery strategies, high-availability setups, replication, and performance tuning.\nExcellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to resolve performance and availability issues.\nEffective written and verbal communication, with an emphasis on documentation and cross-team collaboration.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nCertifications in AWS, Azure, or Microsoft SQL Server.\nExperience with DevOps automation such as CI/CD pipelines.\nExperience mentoring junior DBAs or developing internal training.\nCloud spending optimization skills.\nGeneral Info:\nNote that this is a fully onsite role.\nMaersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.\nWe are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. If you need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website, apply for a position, or to perform a job, please contact us by emailing .\nMaersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.\nWe are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. If you need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website, apply for a position, or to perform a job, please contact us by emailing .\nCORE SKILLSData Integration and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) practices: Combining data from different sources into a single, unified view, and the process of extracting data from sources, transforming it into a suitable format, and loading it into a destination system.\nProficiency Level: Advanced\nData Analysis: The process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data to discover useful information, draw conclusions, and support decision-making\nProficiency Level: Proficient\nData Processing Frameworks: Tools and libraries used to process large data sets efficiently, such as Apache Hadoop and Apache Spark.\nProficiency Level: Proficient\nProgramming: Writing code to manipulate, analyze, and visualize data, often using languages like Python, R, and SQL.\nProficiency Level: Proficient\nData Modelling: The process of creating a data model for the data to be stored in a database, representing the data structures and their relationships.\nProficiency Level: Proficient\nData Quality Management: Ensuring that data is accurate, complete, reliable, and relevant for its intended use.\nProficiency Level: Advanced\nSPECIALIZED SKILLS\nData Management: The development and execution of architectures, policies, practices, and procedures to manage the data lifecycle needs of an enterprise.\nBig Data Technologies: Tools and techniques used to process and analyze large and complex data sets that traditional data-processing software cannot handle\nDatabase Design and Management: The process of designing, implementing, and maintaining a database system to ensure data is stored efficiently and securely.\nData Visualization: The graphical representation of data to help people understand complex data sets and derive insights.\nData Security: Protecting data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction.\nData Storage solutions: Systems and technologies used to store data, such as databases, data warehouses, and cloud storage.\nData Governance and Compliance: The management of data availability, usability, integrity, and security in an organization, based on internal data standards and policies. Ensuring that an organization adheres to external regulations and internal policies, managing risk, and maintaining ethical standards\nTechnical Documentation: Creating and maintaining documentation that explains the functionality, use, and maintenance of software or systems.\nData Architecture: The design and structure of data systems, ensuring that data is stored, managed, and utilized efficiently\nCI/CD & Observability: The use of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to automate the process of software development, including building, testing, and deploying code\nDefinition of Proficiency Levels:\nFoundational: This is the entry level of the skill, typically expected when starting a new role or working with the skill for the first time. You rely on strong manager support, coaching, and training as you build the capability to progress to higher proficiency levels.\nProficient: This is the level at which you are considered effective in the skill. 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