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Azure Architect / Lead - Immediate joiners @ Hexaware Technologies

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Hexaware Technologies  Azure Architect / Lead - Immediate joiners

Job Description

Role & responsibilities


CLOUD AMAZE - DB Architect


  • Lead discovery and assessment of on-premises and cloud SQL Server estates:
  • Inventory servers, databases, versions, configurations, data volumes, IO/throughput profiles, and application dependencies.
  • Perform compatibility analysis and risk/feature-gap assessments for running SQL Server on Azure VMs.
  • Define target-state architecture for SQL on Azure VM, including:
  • OS Configuration, VM sizing, SKU selection, managed disk types (Premium/Ultra), storage layout (data/log/tempdb), cache configuration, and disk striping recommendations.
  • SQL Server configuration: max memory, tempdb layout, MAXDOP, backup/recovery model, maintenance plans, Always On Availability Groups or FCI patterns as applicable.
  • Drive migration planning and runbook creation:
  • Define migration approaches (lift-and-shift, staged cutover, log shipping/replication, backup to URL, Azure Site Recovery) and select appropriate tools.
  • Design and validate HA/DR and backup strategies:
  • Architect availability using zonal/zone-redundant VMs, Always On AGs, synchronous/asynchronous replication, and cross-region failover strategies, Backups etc

CLOUD AMAZE - DB Lead

  • Lead database discovery and assessment across applications and environments:
    • Capture inventory, versions, dependencies, schemas, data volumes, growth rates, and transaction profiles.
    • Perform compatibility, feature-gap and risk assessments for target Azure services.
  • Create end-to-end DB migration plans and runbooks:
    • Choose migration strategies (rehost/ lift-and-shift,)
    • Define data replication and cutover methods (offline, continuous replication, transactional replication).
    • Specify validation, reconciliation, and rollback procedures.
  • Define the target-state database architecture on Azure:
    • Design for high availability, disaster recovery (Geo-DR, failover groups, Azure Site Recovery where needed), scalability, performance, and cost efficiency.
    • Define networking, subnetting, firewall rules, private endpoints, and hybrid connectivity considerations.
  • Lead hands-on migrations or manage technical delivery teams/vendors:
  • Use Azure Database Migration Service (DMS), Data Factory, transactional replication.

Job Classification

Industry: IT Services & Consulting
Functional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QA
Role Category: DBA / Data warehousing
Role: Database Administrator
Employement Type: Full time

Contact Details:

Company: Hexaware Technologies
Location(s): Pune

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Keyskills:   Administration Azure Database Ms Sql Database SQL Azure SQL

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Hexaware Technologies

Hexaware BPS is a unit of Hexaware Technologies Ltd. We are currently staffed at 2000+ people across Navi Mumbai (Mahape) Chennai, Nagpur and US. Ranked 15th in the NASSCOM Top 20 IT Software & Services Exporters from India, we also rank among the Top 20 Best IT employers in India by DQ-IDC fo...