Marsh McLennan Agency · North America
About the Role
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What You Will Do
Administer and support Microsoft SQL Server platforms across non-production and production environments.
Provision, configure, and manage SQL Server on Azure (primarily Azure IaaS VMs) including storage layout, connectivity, and performance best practices.
Implement and operate High Availability / Disaster Recovery solutions (e.g., Always On Availability Groups , Windows Server Failover Clustering, multi-region DR patterns as applicable).
Own backup, restore, and recovery strategy and execution (full/diff/log), including validation restores and meeting defined RTO/RPO objectives.
Perform performance monitoring and tuning : index and statistics maintenance, wait analysis, query tuning, execution plan review, tempdb configuration, and capacity planning.
Implement database security controls : least-privilege access, role-based permissions, encryption (e.g., TDE ), auditing, and secure credential/secrets management.
Apply and coordinate patching and upgrades for SQL Server and underlying Windows OS; plan and execute version upgrades and migrations with minimal downtime.
Support application releases by coordinating database changes, ensuring deployment readiness, and assisting with troubleshooting and incident response.