VP of Data Platform & Engineering - Scale & Reliability

Talents Tide; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Talents Tide in Abu Dhabi seeks a seasoned executive to lead data platform and engineering efforts. The role oversees Oracle applications, E-Business Suite, RAC/DMZ, and enterprise deployments, ensuring performance, security, and availability across the stack.

You will manage a team, coordinate with vendors, and drive integrations, data governance, and lifecycle planning in a fast-paced real estate/retail focused organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as an Oracle Applications DBA.
• 2+ years of managerial experience.
• Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite and enterprise deployments.
• Knowledge of application integrations and enterprise application environments.
• Experience in real estate or retail sectors preferred.
• Strong communication, troubleshooting, and stakeholder management skills.
• Must be an Emirati.

Responsibilities

• Oversee implementation, configuration, and administration of applications and databases (Oracle & SQL Server).
• Plan and optimize IT infrastructure capacity including servers and database performance.
• Monitor database performance and manage backup, restoration, RAC, and clustering with the infrastructure team.
• Install patches, manage system changes, and ensure data integrity and system availability.
• Troubleshoot database and application issues and resolve incidents within SLAs.
• Liaise with third-party vendors for OS and server management.
• Maintain application and database lifecycle, documentation, and licensing.
• Support internal teams and coordinate security and data recovery activities.

Skills

Oracle DBA

Management

Oracle E-Business Suite

Enterprise app integrations

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/SE

Oracle Database certification

Tools

Oracle Database

Oracle RAC

Job description

Talents Tide in Abu Dhabi seeks a seasoned executive to lead data platform and engineering efforts. The role oversees Oracle applications, E-Business Suite, RAC/DMZ, and enterprise deployments, ensuring performance, security, and availability across the stack.

You will manage a team, coordinate with vendors, and drive integrations, data governance, and lifecycle planning in a fast-paced real estate/retail focused organization.