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Senior Database Engineer - SQL Server

Prophecy Technologies
Chennai
6 - 10 Years
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4.8white-divider3+ Reviews

Posted on: 23/01/2026

Job Description

Description :

Prophecy Technologies is a leading software solutions provider focused on empowering organizations to achieve their strategic goals through innovative and tailored software products and services.

Headquartered in Irvine, CA, and established in 2014, the company serves multiple industries including finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail.

With a team of skilled engineers, architects, designers, and product specialists, Prophecy Technologies delivers cutting-edge technology solutions to help clients uncover new opportunities and achieve sustained growth.

Role Description :

We are looking for an experienced Senior Database Engineer with strong expertise in SQL Server and Azure database migration.

The ideal candidate will play a critical role in assessing, planning, and executing database migrations to Azure PaaS, ensuring high availability, security, and optimal performance.

Key Responsibilities :

- Discover and document SQL Server instances, databases, jobs, linked servers, and application dependencies.

- Analyze database objects, T-SQL code, and SQL Server features for Azure PaaS compatibility.

- Identify unsupported components and define remediation strategies.

- Collect workload metrics (CPU, IO, memory, execution plans) for Azure sizing and capacity planning.

- Assess and recommend migration tools such as Data Migration Assistant (DMA) and Azure Database Migration Service (DMS).

- Review schema complexity, data types, constraints, and identify migration blockers.

- Map authentication, encryption, and auditing to Azure security features (AAD, TDE, Auditing).

- Evaluate existing HA/DR solutions (AlwaysOn, Log Shipping) and recommend Azure equivalents (Geo-replication, Auto-failover Groups).

- Develop assessment and validation scripts using PowerShell, T-SQL, or Azure CLI.

- Provide Azure sizing recommendations (DTU/vCore), storage, and networking.

- Prepare detailed assessment reports, risk analysis, and migration readiness documentation for stakeholders.

Required Skills :

- 6+ years of experience as a Database Engineer / SQL Server DBA.

- Strong expertise in SQL Server (On-Prem & Azure).

- Hands-on experience with Azure SQL, Azure PaaS migrations.

- Proficiency in T-SQL, PowerShell, Azure CLI.

- Experience with DMA, DMS, Azure security & HA/DR.

- Excellent documentation and stakeholder communication skills.


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