Senior Database Engineer- Riyadh, KSA

DeepSource Technologies; Dubai; On-site; AED 280,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

DeepSource Technologies is seeking an experienced Senior MS SQL & Oracle Database Engineer to manage and support critical database infrastructure in a banking environment. The role requires extensive hands-on experience with MS SQL Server and Oracle databases, including on-premises clustering, replication, disaster recovery, and advanced performance tuning.

The candidate should have 10+ years of IT experience, with at least 7 years of hands-on MS SQL and Oracle work, and proven ability to

Qualifications

• Banking experience – Mandatory.
• 10+ years of total IT experience.
• Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience with MS SQL Database and Oracle.
• Strong hands-on experience with MS SQL clustering in on-premises environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle clustering in on-premises environments.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support MS SQL Server and Oracle databases in a critical banking environment.
• Manage and maintain on-premises MS SQL and Oracle database clusters.
• Configure and support database clustering, replication, and DR environments.
• Support database replication between primary production environments and DR sites.
• Troubleshoot complex database availability, performance, and connectivity issues.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting and fine-tuning of MS SQL queries.
• Analyze query execution and identify performance bottlenecks.
• Ensure database environments maintain high availability and operational reliability.
• Support database-related incidents and perform root-cause analysis.
• Work closely with infrastructure, application, network, and other technical teams to resolve database issues.
• Support database maintenance and operational activities in accordance with banking requirements.

Skills

MS SQL Server

Oracle DB

Database clustering

Replication

DR

Query tuning

Troubleshooting

Banking domain

On-premises

Cross-team collaboration

Job description

WE are looking for a highly experienced Senior MS SQL & Oracle Database Engineer to manage and support critical database infrastructure within a banking environment.

The ideal candidate must have strong banking experience and extensive hands-on expertise in Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle databases, including on-premises clustering, replication, Disaster Recovery (DR), advanced troubleshooting, and SQL query performance tuning.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and support MS SQL Server and Oracle databases in a critical banking environment.

• Manage and maintain on-premises MS SQL and Oracle database clusters.

• Configure and support database clustering, replication, and DR environments.

• Support database replication between primary production environments and DR sites.

• Troubleshoot complex database availability, performance, and connectivity issues.

• Perform advanced troubleshooting and fine-tuning of MS SQL queries.

• Analyze query execution and identify performance bottlenecks.

• Ensure database environments maintain high availability and operational reliability.

• Support database-related incidents and perform root-cause analysis.

• Work closely with infrastructure, application, network, and other technical teams to resolve database issues.

• Support database maintenance and operational activities in accordance with banking requirements.

• Banking experience – Mandatory.

• 10+ years of total IT experience.

• Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience with MS SQL Database and Oracle.

• Strong hands-on experience with MS SQL clustering in on-premises environments.

• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle clustering in on-premises environments.

• Hands-on experience with MS SQL and Oracle replication.

• Hands-on experience supporting DR sites and database replication/DR environments.

• Advanced troubleshooting and MS SQL query performance tuning experience.