Senior Database Admin

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Full-Time
  • On-Site
  • -

Job Description:

NOTE: The professional must already be living in Saudi Arabia. 


Role Summary

Manages, optimizes, and secures SQL, MongoDB, and Oracle Cloud (OCI) database systems to ensure reliability, performance, and availability.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize database health, queries, and indexing
  • Manage backups, recovery, patching, user access, and security compliance
  • Configure high availability solutions (Always On, replication, clustering)
  • Provision and manage OCI databases; configure Data Guard, backup policies, and auto-scaling
  • Automate operations and manage lifecycle via OCI Console, CLI, and APIs

Technical Skills SQL Server, T-SQL, SSMS, MongoDB Atlas, OCI, PowerShell/Bash, SolarWinds, Nagios, Veeam, Windows Server, Linux

Experience & Education

  • 4+ years in database administration (SQL Server focus); MongoDB & OCI experience preferred
  • Bachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent
  • Microsoft Azure DB Administrator certification preferred; OCI certifications a plus

Key Traits Detail-oriented, strong problem-solver, able to work independently and manage multiple priorities.