Format: full-time, remote or hybrid (Moscow) Company: Simple Group __- one of the leading importers of wine and other beverages in Russia, a national distributor and retailer with its own chain of SimpleWine wine shops__🍷

Areas of Responsibility: Performing the role of a lead DBA responsible for architectural audit and optimization of existing solutions, systematization of backup processes, and formation of a unified database administration function with common approaches and standards

• Designing and developing MS SQL Server architecture • Administration of clusters, Always On, replication, and high availability/disaster recovery (HA/DR) mechanisms • Optimization of SQL query and database performance • Monitoring database servers, planning infrastructure capacity, and incident resolution • Configuring and supporting backup and restore processes • Managing platform security: roles, access, audit, encryption • Automating routine operations (PowerShell, T-SQL, CI/CD) • Controlling SLA, ensuring fault tolerance and service stability • Developing operational standards and technical documentation • Coordinating and mentoring the DBA team

Required Competencies: • Over 5 years of experience in Microsoft SQL Server administration • Knowledge of SQL Server internal architecture and DBMS principles • Practical experience with Always On • Understanding of Failover Clustering, Replication, and Log Shipping principles • Skills in performance analysis, bottleneck identification, and DBMS fine-tuning • Proficient in SQL, T-SQL, PowerShell • Advantageous: experience with enterprise and high-load systems, as well as experience managing/coordinating a small team

We offer: • Employment in an accredited IT company • Voluntary medical insurance program + dentistry • Corporate discounts, partner programs • Opportunities for internal and external training, participation in conferences and town halls

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