Manager, DB Support

Work Experience: 8-12 Years Work Location: Kochi Work Mode: Hybrid Job Overview: Lead the design, implementation, administration, and optimization of enterprise SQL Server databases. Ensure high availability, security, performance, and reliability of mission-critical database environments while providing technical leadership to DBA teams and supporting strategic business initiatives. Job Responsibility: • Design and maintain enterprise database architectures, standards, and implementation processes. • Ensure databases meet operational, performance, scalability, and availability requirements. • Design and implement data archival strategies, security controls, and database optimization initiatives. • Create and manage database objects, data definitions, referential integrity, and security enforcement mechanisms. • Lead database administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, tuning, and production support activities. • Design, implement, and validate backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions. • Perform advanced database analysis, capacity planning, and performance optimization. • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to DBA team members. • Evaluate database design approaches, implementation strategies, and backup/recovery frameworks. • Prepare cost analyses, sizing recommendations, and database infrastructure justifications. • Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure optimal database performance and reliability. Technical/Required Skills: • Strong hands-on expertise in SSIS / SSRS, SQL Server Administration, T-SQL, Backup & Recovery, Performance Tuning, Index Optimization, SQL Agent Jobs, SSMS, Production Support, Database Security, and Always On Availability Groups (AG). • Extensive experience managing large-scale production SQL Server environments. • Expertise in query optimization, execution plan analysis, and database performance troubleshooting. • Strong knowledge of database security, access management, auditing, and compliance. • Experience with disaster recovery planning, implementation, and testing. • Ability to lead complex database modernization, migration, and optimization initiatives. • Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem-solving skills. Skills/Experience: • Azure SQL Database / Azure SQL Managed Instance • SSIS / SSRS • PowerShell Scripting • Git / Azure DevOps • Healthcare / Patient Hub domain experience • Data Warehousing • Power BI • Cloud migration and modernization experience • Team leadership and stakeholder management Educational Qualification: • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. • Microsoft SQL Server and/or Azure Database certifications preferred IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries.