DBA Lead

About the role:

We are seeking an experienced and strategic DBA Team Lead to provide leadership and oversight for our Database Administration (DBA) team. This role is responsible for setting work priorities, fostering a collaborative and customer-focused team environment, and ensuring high-quality service delivery aligned with business expectations and contractual obligations.

In this role, you will:

Provides leadership for the DBA team, identifying work priorities and ensuring effective

communication within the team and with external partners/stakeholders.

• Creates a healthy interpersonal and team-oriented environment.

• Should be customer service minded and develop and maintains cordial, effective

partnerships with business area and other Services employee-partners.

• Ensures business area satisfaction with regular interaction and by managing

expectations, understanding service level expectations and delivering solutions in a timely and

cost-effective fashion.

• Supervises vendor performance and contractor resources and ensures they are

performing competently and that client is receiving services aligned with contractual terms and

conditions.

• Ensures that Cognizant's best practices are followed for delivery, implementation

and maintenance of client DBA by team members and contractors.

• Use critical thinking and project management discipline, tools and techniques in the day

• Ensure the timely correction of any bugs and vendor supplied patches and new releases

related to DBA infrastructure.

• Develop a common understanding of service level expectations with the business areas

and regularly review the business areas’ measures and impressions of service level delivery;

work collaboratively to develop solutions to bridge the gap.

• Ensure appropriate resources are in place to meet delivery expectations. Ensure

appropriate training, knowledge-transfer takes place to meet these expectations.

• Monitor, and provide effective supervision of, contractor/consultant service delivery and

service billings to ensure they are accurate and that performance continues to align with

statements of work.

• Collaborate and work effectively with other IS teams/resources in delivering required

solutions. Communicate unambiguously and listen effectively, ensure organizational messages

are delivered in a timely way to team members, that issues and concerns are addressed and

foster open communication among team members.

• Clarify performance expectations and help team members achieve success through

coaching, mentoring and providing effective and timely feedback, recognizing

accomplishments and providing discipline when appropriate.

• Ensure team adherence to standard DBA practices/policies.

• Should have around 10 years of related experience, including management and

operation of enterprise DBA services and DBA infrastructure

Work model:

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a Remote position for candidates located in the United States.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

What you need to have to be considered

· SQL DBA - Admin core task - must for all level a. checking health of sql server

· Database Backup & Restore - must for all level

· SQL Job creation and fixing any failure - Must for all level

· Database encryption - for level L2/L3

· SQL Server Patching - for L2/L3 level

· SQL Server upgrade / Migration - for L2/L3 level

· Understanding SQL Server performance - L2/L3 level a. checking Blocking issues

· Working knowledge on SQL Server Replication - L2/L3 level

· Linked server issues fixing SPN & Delegation - L2/L3 Level

· MS Azure (Iaas) working knowledge is a plus

· Understanding & writing T-SQL, PowerShell scripts

· Azure SQ

Salary and Other Compensation:

Applications will be accepted until September 19, 2025

The annual salary for this position is between $99,000 to $133,500 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

• 401(k) plan and contributions

• Long-term/Short-term Disability

• Paid Parental Leave

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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