About Kaseya
Kaseya is the leading provider of AI-powered IT management and cybersecurity software, serving Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and internal IT organizations worldwide. Our comprehensive platform helps organizations efficiently manage, secure, and automate their IT environments, driving operational efficiency and long-term business success.
Backed by Insight Partners, a leading global software investor, Kaseya has experienced sustained double-digit growth and continues to expand its global footprint. Today, Kaseya supports customers in more than 20 countries and manages over 15 million endpoints worldwide.
Founded in 2000, Kaseya has built a culture centered around innovation, accountability, and results. We are a high-growth, high-performance organization that values individuals who are driven, adaptable, and committed to delivering exceptional outcomes for our customers and teammates alike.
At Kaseya, success comes from embracing challenges, moving with urgency, and continuously raising the bar.
Senior Database Administrator (DBA)
Location: India (In Office / Hybrid) | Department: Infrastructure & Operations | Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience: 5+ Years
About the RoleKaseya is looking for a Senior Database Administrator to join our Infrastructure and Operations team. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, performance tuning, high availability, and day-to-day administration of Microsoft SQL Server environments that power our enterprise Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) platform. You will work closely with development, DevOps, and security teams to ensure our database tier is secure, resilient, and optimized at scale.
Key ResponsibilitiesDatabase Administration and Operations
- Install, configure, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server instances (2016 / 2019 / 2022) on Windows Server environments
- Manage database lifecycle activities including provisioning, patching, upgrades, and decommissioning
- Monitor and enforce database health, availability, and capacity across all production, staging, and development environments
- Administer and optimize SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering (WSFC), and Log Shipping for HA and DR
- Maintain and test backup and recovery procedures, ensuring recovery point and time objectives are consistently met
Performance Tuning and Optimization
- Proactively identify and resolve query performance issues using execution plans, wait statistics, and extended events
- Implement and maintain indexes, statistics, and partitioning strategies to optimize query throughput
- Conduct regular performance baselines and capacity planning reviews for RMM workloads
- Collaborate with application developers to review and optimize T-SQL code, stored procedures, and schema design
Security and Compliance
- Enforce database security best practices including least-privilege access controls, login auditing, and TDE encryption
- Support security review processes (PASR, NIST CSF) by providing database architecture documentation and risk assessments
- Coordinate with the security team during vulnerability assessments, patch cycles, and compliance audits
- Design and maintain HA and DR architectures aligned with enterprise RTO and RPO requirements
- Conduct and document regular DR failover drills and recovery tests
- Coordinate with the infrastructure team on Windows Server and storage configurations that affect SQL Server availability
Required Qualifications
- 5 or more years of hands-on experience as a SQL Server DBA in a production enterprise environment
- Deep expertise in Microsoft SQL Server (2016 through 2022) administration on Windows Server platforms
- Strong command of T-SQL including advanced query writing, stored procedures, functions, triggers, and query plan analysis
- Proven experience with SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and Windows Server Failover Clustering
- Solid understanding of backup and recovery strategies, including full, differential, transaction log, and point-in-time restores
- Hands-on experience with performance tuning using execution plans, DMVs, wait statistics, and extended events
- Experience managing SQL Server security including logins, roles, schemas, auditing, and Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
- Proficiency in PowerShell scripting for DBA automation and Windows Server administration tasks
Preferred Qualifications
- Microsoft certifications such as MCSA, MCSE (Data Management and Analytics), or equivalent
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools.
- Working knowledge of NIST CSF, CIS Benchmarks for SQL Server, or similar security frameworks
Additional information
Kaseya provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, age, ancestry, gender, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Skills Required
- 5+ years hands-on experience as a SQL Server DBA in a production enterprise environment
- Deep expertise in Microsoft SQL Server (2016 through 2022) administration on Windows Server platforms
- Strong command of T-SQL including advanced query writing, stored procedures, functions, triggers, and query plan analysis
- Proven experience with SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and Windows Server Failover Clustering
- Solid understanding of backup and recovery strategies, including full, differential, transaction log, and point-in-time restores
- Hands-on experience with performance tuning using execution plans, DMVs, wait statistics, and extended events
- Experience managing SQL Server security including logins, roles, schemas, auditing, and Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
- Proficiency in PowerShell scripting for DBA automation and Windows Server administration tasks
- Microsoft certifications such as MCSA, MCSE (Data Management and Analytics), or equivalent
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools
- Working knowledge of NIST CSF, CIS Benchmarks for SQL Server, or similar security frameworks
Kaseya Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is commonly described around 20–21 days per year plus standard holidays. Some indicate they can fully disconnect while on leave.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity or option grants are available to many roles, offering potential upside beyond base pay. This exposure is presented as a meaningful component of total compensation for some roles.
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Affordable Benefits — The high‑deductible medical plan is described as having low or employer‑covered employee‑only premiums in some cases. This can reduce out‑of‑pocket costs for those who select the HDHP.
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What We Do
Kaseya is a premier provider of unified IT management and security software for managed service providers (MSPs) and small to medium-sized businesses (SMBS). Through its customer-centric approach, Kaseya delivers best-in-breed technologies that allow organizations to efficiently manage, secure and backup IT. Kaseya offers a broad array of IT management solutions, including well-known names: Kaseya, IT Glue, RapidFire Tools, Spanning Cloud Apps, ID Agent, Graphus, RocketCyber, TruMethods and Unitrends. These solutions empower businesses to command all of IT centrally, easily manage remote and distributed environments, simplify backup and disaster recovery, safeguard against cybersecurity attacks, effectively manage compliance and network assets, streamline IT documentation and automate across IT management functions. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Kaseya is privately held with a presence in over 20 countries.
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