Senior Database Architect: HA/DR & Multi-Platform

DXC Technology Company; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

DXC Technology Company in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Database Architect to lead the design and governance of enterprise databases across Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL environments. This hands-on role covers HA/DR, performance, security, backup and recovery, replication, and capacity planning to ensure scalable and recoverable platforms.

The candidate will guide DBAs and engineering teams, establish technical standards, and deliver robust architecture across on-prem and

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience, including 2+ years in Database Architecture or similar role.
• Strong expertise across Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
• Certifications such as Oracle OCP or SQL Server are preferred.
• ITIL 4 Foundation is preferred; advanced DB certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead database architecture and governance across Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL environments.
• Define database topology, standards, configurations, and technical guidelines.
• Design and govern High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions.
• Define database security, patching, backup, recovery, and performance standards.
• Design and manage database backup, recovery, and replication strategies.
• Develop database capacity and performance models to support scalability and availability.
• Design database solutions using Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, RMAN, and SQL Server Always On AG.
• Develop and maintain HLD and LLD documentation.
• Ensure solutions integrate with storage, virtualization, application, and infrastructure platforms.
• Conduct performance, resilience, and architecture reviews.
• Provide technical guidance to DBAs and engineering teams across multiple technologies.
• Evaluate database technologies and provide technical recommendations.
• Review implementations for alignment with architecture, security, and standards.
• Support troubleshooting of complex DB performance, availability, backup, and recovery issues.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Oracle OCP and/or Microsoft SQL certification

ITIL 4 Foundation

Tools

Oracle Database

Microsoft SQL Server

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Oracle RAC

ASM

RMAN

Data Guard

Always On Availability Groups

SQL Server Always On

High Availability

Disaster Recovery

Backup & Recovery

Replication

Performance Tuning

Capacity Planning

HLD

LLD

Job description

DXC Technology Company in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Database Architect to lead the design and governance of enterprise databases across Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL environments. This hands-on role covers HA/DR, performance, security, backup and recovery, replication, and capacity planning to ensure scalable and recoverable platforms.

The candidate will guide DBAs and engineering teams, establish technical standards, and deliver robust architecture across on-prem and