Database administrator (DBA) Oracle/PostgreSQL / MongoDB /MSSQL server

Dicetek LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dicetek LLC is looking for a Data Engineer in Dubai to support various data platforms such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB. You will assist DevOps teams with infrastructure changes while ensuring high service quality and operational risk mitigation.

The ideal candidate possesses hands-on experience with database upgrades and tools like GitHub and Jenkins, alongside good Unix/Linux administration skills. Strong knowledge of vulnerability management is also essential for the role.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of one or more DB platforms such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or MSSQL server.
• Hands-on experience in performing minor and major version upgrades of databases.
• Good Unix/Linux administration skills.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple Data platforms such as Oracle or PostgreSQL or MongoDB or MSSQL server.
• Support Infrastructure and application DevOps teams with changes and releases.
• Build and set up databases as per application requirement (both on-premise and on cloud).
• Identify operational risks and contribute to mitigate them.

Skills

Database platforms (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MSSQL)

DevOps tools (GitHub, Confluence, Jira)

Unix/Linux administration

Shell scripting or Python

Vulnerability management

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Jenkins

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support multiple Data platforms such as Oracle or PostgreSQL or MongoDB or MSSQL server.
• Support Infrastructure and application DevOps teams with changes and releases.
• Build and set up databases as per application requirement (both on-premise and on cloud).
• Understand solution design documents and work with application teams on configuration setup.
• Participate in all technical tasks defined for the team as and when appropriate, ensuring completion.
• Be familiar with product security vulnerability management, plan and manage their impact and remediation, communicating to a global audience.
• Be aware of ongoing infrastructure issues and vigilantly avoid/minimize downtime of services.
• Understand business, environments, shared services to prioritize incidents.
• Understand Infrastructure scope and controls for services under Group Data.
• Identify operational risks and contribute to mitigate them.
• Ensure deliverables are met on time and to high levels of quality.
• Identify service delivery issues (SLA slippages, quality, etc.) and implement corrective actions.
• As part of the wider pool of Infra Engineers, identify where you can contribute to automation of daily tasks and be ready to take up MW/Linux tasks.
• Setup automation(s) to take out waste.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels through a variety of mediums.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of one or more DB platforms such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or MSSQL server.
• Hands‑on experience in performing minor and major version upgrades of databases.
• Experience working with DevOps tools such as GitHub, Confluence, and Jira.
• Understanding of Puppet, Ansible, and Jenkins for endpoint management and application deployment across a large infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of vulnerability management and remediation actions to be taken.
• Experience in installation and configuration of database software.
• Experience in planning and performing DR drills and role swaps.
• Experience with replication and HA technologies.
• Good Unix/Linux administration skills.
• Ability to work flexibly in weekend change support rota.
• Basic knowledge of shell scripting or Python scripting.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Google Cloud is beneficial.
• Understanding of infrastructure-as-code, DevOps continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines, building automated test scripts for infrastructure products and upgrades, and building automation interfaces between systems.
• Process knowledge of incident, change, and problem management tools and procedures.