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SQL Server+Linux

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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Gateway Search

Website: gateway-search.com
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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Skills

Azure
Bash
database
DevOps
Docker
RHEL
SQL
Terraform
Ubuntu
PowerShell