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We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion - it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.\nYour day at NTT DATA\nThe Microsoft SQL and cloud database engineer, specialist or architect supports Microsoft SQL Server and cloud-based database services. The role maintains database availability, security, performance, recoverability and operational compliance across hosted, private-cloud and public-cloud environments.\nKey responsibilities\nMonitor database availability, performance, capacity and backup status.\nResolve incidents involving database services, jobs, connectivity, storage and performance.\nInstall, configure, patch and upgrade SQL Server environments.\nAdminister cloud database services and associated platform configurations.\nPerform backup, restore and recovery activities.\nSupport high availability, replication and disaster-recovery solutions.\nConduct database performance analysis and tuning.\nMaintain access controls, encryption, auditing and security configurations.\nSupport database migrations and platform-modernization initiatives.\nAutomate recurring administration, monitoring and reporting activities.\nContribute to lifecycle planning and technical documentation.\nAt L5, define database architecture, modernization patterns and cloud-adoption standards.\nTechnical knowledge\nMicrosoft SQL Server.\nSQL Server Always On and related high-availability technologies.\nAzure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance.\nCloud database monitoring and management.\nBackup, restoration and disaster recovery.\nDatabase security and access management.\nPerformance optimization and capacity planning.\nPowerShell, T-SQL and automation.\nRelevant certifications\nMicrosoft Azure database-administration certification.\nMicrosoft Azure solutions-architecture certification.\nRelevant data-platform or cloud-security certification.\nWorkplace type:\nAbout NTT DATA\nNTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune\nGlobal 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through\nresponsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with\nunmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and\napplication services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move\nconfidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more\nthan 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as\nestablished and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each\nyear in R&D.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nNTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.\nThird parties fraudulently posing as NTT DATA recruiters\nNTT DATA recruiters will never ask job seekers or candidates for payment or banking information during the recruitment process, for any reason. Please remain vigilant of third parties who may attempt to impersonate NTT DATA recruiters whether in writing or by phone in order to deceptively obtain personal data or money from you. All email communications from an NTT DATA recruiter will come from an @nttdata.com email address. 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