Administer and modernize enterprise Microsoft SQL Server platforms supporting downtime-sensitive semiconductor and telecommunications manufacturing. Responsibilities include advanced T-SQL and SSIS development, performance tuning, backup and disaster recovery, high availability, security, automation, migrations, cloud adoption, capacity planning, incident response, and database architecture. The role provides technical leadership, mentoring, documentation, and cross-functional guidance in 24/7 production environments.
The SQL Developer with DBA experience will ensure the reliability, performance, security, scalability, and modernization of business-critical SQL Server platforms supporting semiconductor and telecommunications manufacturing. This role combines expert database administration with advanced T-SQL development and requires experience supporting downtime-sensitive, 24×7 production environments.
- Administer, monitor, secure, patch, upgrade, and troubleshoot enterprise SQL Server environments.
- Design and test backup, recovery, high-availability, and disaster-recovery solutions.
- Develop, optimize, and debug complex T-SQL and stored procedures; improve data models and indexes; establish coding standards; and conduct peer reviews.
- Develop and design SSIS and ETL packages and frameworks, including control-flow and data-flow patterns, SSISDB catalog configuration, project deployment, parameters, environments, incremental and delta loads, error handling, logging, and performance tuning.
- Perform execution-plan, Query Store, DMV, wait-statistics, tempdb, memory, blocking, and deadlock analysis.
- Lead database modernization, consolidation, migration, cloud adoption, and scalable architecture initiatives.
- Minimize manufacturing downtime through proactive monitoring, controlled changes, tested recovery, and rapid incident response.
- Implement database security, compliance controls, automation, capacity planning, and performance reporting.
- Provide technical leadership, root-cause analysis, documentation, mentoring, and cross-functional guidance.
Must Have
- Expert-level Microsoft SQL Server administration and advanced T-SQL development.
- Strong knowledge of performance tuning, SQL Server internals, security, HA/DR, backup and recovery, clustering, and replication.
- Strong hands-on experience optimizing and debugging stored procedures, including execution-plan analysis, parameter sensitivity, query rewrites, indexing strategies, blocking and deadlock diagnosis, and production performance troubleshooting.
- Experience with PowerShell, SQL Agent, automation, source control, CI/CD, and cloud or hybrid database platforms.
- Proven database transformation and scaling expertise, including upgrades, migrations, consolidation, capacity modelling, workload optimization, and high-volume data management.
- Knowledge of semiconductor fabrication or manufacturing processes, MES environments, and production traceability is preferred.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent practical experience.
- 8–10+ years of SQL Server DBA experience and 5+ years of SQL development or performance-engineering experience.
- Proven experience supporting business-critical, downtime-sensitive manufacturing systems and leading major incidents, migrations, upgrades, or transformation programs.
- Experience in semiconductor fabrication, high-volume manufacturing, or contract manufacturing is preferred.
- Microsoft SQL Server or Azure certification, ITIL experience, and availability for maintenance or on-call support are advantageous.
- Experience with Oracle 19c, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL is beneficial.
- Strong ownership, structured problem-solving, and sound judgment under pressure.
- Ability to translate operational needs into secure, scalable, and resilient database solutions.
- Transformation leadership, stakeholder alignment, clear communication, and cross-functional collaboration.
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We act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Our employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.
If you’re interested in this role but don’t meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences enrich our teams, and you may be just the right candidate for this or another opportunity.
The length of the recruitment process may vary depending on the specific role's requirements. We strive to ensure a smooth and inclusive experience for all candidates. Discover more about the recruitment process at Nokia.
Some of our benefits in US:
- Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
- Health and dental benefits
- Short-term disability, and long-term disability
- Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
- Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
- Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Tuition Assistance Plan
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program
The above benefits exclude students.
Disclaimer for US/Canada
Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity. Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role.
All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.
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