SQL Server+Linux

Gateway Search

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Job details:

We have been retained by a leading enterprise-level mobile strategy software service provider to hire someone with expertise in SQL Server+Linux with 8+ years of experience

Experience in migrating to SQL Server on Linux. Please confirm if you have configured files on Linux.

Core Responsibilities

Customer Architecture & Advisory

• Act as a trusted advisor for enterprise customers migrating SQL Server workloads to Linux
• Lead technical discussions with customer architects, DBAs, infrastructure, and application teams
• Translate business and technical requirements into migration architecture and execution guidance
• Provide design validation, best practices, and risk mitigation strategies
• SQL on Linux Migration Architecture
• Lead end‑to‑end SQL Server on Linux migration engagements, including:
• Discovery and workload assessment
• Migration strategy selection (rehost, re‑platform, modernize)
• Architecture design and readiness validation
• Define migration approaches for:
• SQL Server on Windows → SQL Server on Linux
• On‑prem → Cloud / Hybrid Linux environments
• Design migration waves, cutover plans, rollback strategies, and success criteria
• SQL Server on Linux Technical Expertise

Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 (Ootpa)

SQL Server 2022

CU23 16.0.4236.2

SQL Server 2019

CU32 15.0.4455.2

SQL Server on Linux Expertise

• Deep hands-on expertise with Microsoft SQL Server on Linux (2019 / 2022)
• Design and implementation:
• SQL Server installation and configuration on Linux
• Backup, restore, and maintenance plans on Linux
• Performance tuning and query optimization
• Architect High Availability & Disaster Recovery solutions:
• Always On Availability Groups on Linux
• Backup-based and geo-redundant DR strategies

Security architecture:

• Authentication and authorization models
• Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
• Certificate management and encryption at rest/in transit
• Linux Platform & Infrastructure Advisory
• Strong understanding of Linux platforms (RHEL, Ubuntu, SUSE)

Guide customers on:

• OS sizing, storage, and I/O architecture for SQL workloads
• Filesystem selection and tuning
• OS‑level security, patching, and hardening
• Support troubleshooting across SQL Server + Linux OS layers
• Linux Platform & OS Architecture
• Strong Linux administration experience (RHEL
• OS and infrastructure readiness assessments for SQL workloads:
• CPU, memory, storage, I/O sizing
• NUMA and filesystem selection (XFS / EXT4)

Proficiency with:

• Systemd, cron, Linux networking
• Bash scripting and automation
• Linux security and compliance:
• SELinux, firewalld
• OS hardening and patching strategies
• Cloud & Hybrid Enablement
• Architect SQL on Linux solutions in Azure and hybrid environments
• Advise customers on:
• SQL on Linux running on Azure Virtual Machines
• Hybrid scenarios using Azure Arc

Partner with cloud teams to ensure:

• Secure networking, identity, and access design
• Cost optimization and performance efficiency
• Identify opportunities for modernization and expansion aligned to customer goals
• Automation, DevOps & Modern Practices
• Automate deployment and migration workflows using:
• Bash / PowerShell

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep – preferred)

• CI/CD integration for database deployments
• Exposure to containerized SQL workloads (Docker on Linux)
• Monitoring and observability integration post-migration

Certifications & Background (Preferred)

• Microsoft SQL Server / Azure certifications
• Linux administration certifications (RHCSA/RHCE – preferred)
• Prior experience as Database Architect, Cloud Architect, or Migration Lead

Interested please connect directly

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