SAP Database Administrator - SAP ASE (Sybase)

International Turnkey Systems - ITS; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 8,000 - 14,000; Full time

Job summary

International Turnkey Systems - ITS is seeking a SAP Database Administrator to join our IT team in Kuwait City. You will manage SAP ASE databases, ensure high availability, performance, and reliability of mission-critical systems, and support ongoing optimization initiatives.

We value five+ years of hands-on SAP database experience, SQL scripting expertise, and strong analytical troubleshooting skills. Your work will span development, testing, and production environments with collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in computer science or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional SAP database administration.
• Hands-on experience with SAP ASE (Sybase).
• Proficiency in SQL scripting, performance tuning, and query optimization.

Responsibilities

• Administer SAP ASE databases across development, testing, and production environments.
• Tune performance and optimize queries to ensure system efficiency.
• Perform backups, restores, and disaster recovery per policies.
• Assist SAP Basis teams with upgrades, patches, and system refreshes.
• Implement security controls and user access policies.
• Generate reports and support troubleshooting and integrations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve incidents.

Skills

SAP ASE

SQL scripting

Performance tuning

Database administration

Education

Bachelors degree in computer science or related field

Tools

SAP Basis tools

SQL tooling

Job description

We are looking for SAP Database Administrator. The SAP Database Resource will be responsible for supporting, maintaining, and optimizing the organization’s SAP database landscape to ensure high availability, performance, and reliability of mission-critical systems. The resource must possess a minimum of five (5) years of hands-on experience in administering SAP databases, with strong expertise in SAP ASE (Sybase), environments. The candidate should also have solid working knowledge of SQL development and query optimization to support troubleshooting, reporting, and performance analysis activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform end-to-end administration, monitoring, and maintenance of SAP databases ASE across development, testing, and production environments.
• Ensure database performance tuning, optimization, and proactive issue resolution to maintain system stability and efficiency.
• Execute regular backup, restore, and disaster recovery procedures in alignment with the organization’s IT and business continuity policies.
• Support SAP Basis teams in upgrades, patches, system refreshes, and database-related components of major projects.
• Implement security controls, user management, and access policies in compliance with organizational and industry standards.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries, scripts, and stored procedures to support reporting, integrations, and troubleshooting activities.
• Generate operational and performance reports and recommend improvements to enhance system reliability and efficiency.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, functional consultants, and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth operations and timely resolution of incidents.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in SAP database administration.
• Hands-on experience with SAP ASE (Sybase)
• Proficiency in SQL scripting, performance tuning, and query optimization.
• Experience with system monitoring tools and SAP database lifecycle management.
• Strong understanding of database backup, recovery, and high-availability concepts.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.