Data Engineer
United Airlines28 days ago
Gurgaon, IndiaMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and maintain SQL Server environments.
- Manage database health, SQL Server Agent jobs, indexes, statistics, backups, restores, and point-in-time recovery.
- Support Always On Availability Groups, failover/failback, replication, and disaster recovery activities.
- Monitor and optimize queries, stored procedures, indexes, execution plans, blocking, deadlocks, and resource utilization.
- Manage database logins, users, roles, permissions, and security.
- Troubleshoot production incidents, connectivity issues, job failures, and database performance problems.
- Support database migrations, upgrades, and environment refreshes.
- Automate database administration tasks and collaborate with application and development teams on database requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 4–5 years of hands-on experience in software development in an Agile environment.
- Strong experience administering, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Microsoft SQL Server.
- Knowledge of T-SQL, stored procedures, functions, views, and database objects.
- Knowledge of query optimization, execution plans, indexing, statistics, blocking, deadlocks, and performance monitoring.
- Hands-on experience with backup, restore, and point-in-time recovery.
- Knowledge of Always On Availability Groups, failover/failback, and replication.
- Knowledge of database security, logins, users, roles, and permissions.
- Strong troubleshooting skills for production incidents and connectivity issues.
- Basic PostgreSQL administration and troubleshooting knowledge is preferred.
- Strong production experience with both PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server is preferred.
- Ability to leverage AI capabilities for database performance optimization, automated tuning, or administration workflows is preferred.
Benefits
- Health and wellness benefits, career growth opportunities, team and customer connections, and travel access through United Airlines’ extensive route network.
- The position is offered on local terms and conditions in India through United Airlines Business Services Pvt. Ltd.; expatriate assignments and employment-visa sponsorship are not available.
Tech Stack
Microsoft SQL ServerPostgreSQL
Categories
Data Engineering
About United Airlines
United Airlines is a major U.S. carrier that provides passenger air travel and air cargo services across a global network spanning six continents. The company sells tickets and ancillary services through united.com and its mobile apps, operates the MileagePlus loyalty program with co-brand credit card partnerships, and supports operations with large-scale digital systems. Headquartered in Chicago, it is part of publicly traded United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ: UAL) and a member of Star Alliance.