Database Administrator

Mentaris.Asia; Kampung Malaysia Tambahan; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mentaris.Asia seeks a Database Administrator to oversee design, security, and optimization of our DB systems in the Kuala Lumpur area. The role focuses on installation, maintenance, backup/recovery, security, and performance tuning to ensure data integrity and availability.

Ideal candidates have at least 3 years of enterprise DB experience, a bachelor’s degree, and familiarity with Oracle, MySQL, MSSQL, and PostgreSQL. Certifications are a plus but not essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of enterprise-level database experience.
• A degree is required at minimum.
• Certifications in databases are preferred but not required; experience matters most.
• Experience with Oracle, MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, etc.

Responsibilities

• Installation and maintenance of database software and server hardware.
• Design and test disaster recovery plans, backups, and data restoration.
• Manage user permissions, RBAC, encryption, and audit logs.
• Monitor performance, analyze slow queries, add indexes, and tune settings.
• Forecast storage and hardware needs as data grows.
• Diagnose and fix operational errors and connectivity issues.

Skills

Enterprise DB experience

DBA fundamentals

Oracle/MySQL/MSSQL/PostgreSQL

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Oracle

MySQL

MSSQL

PostgreSQL

Job description

A Database Administrator (DBA) manages, secures, and optimizes an organization's database systems to ensure they run safely, efficiently, and without interruption.

Core Responsibilities

• Installation and Maintenance: Install, configure, update, and patch database software and server hardware.
• Backup and Recovery: Design and test disaster recovery plans, scheduled backups, and data restoration procedures.
• Security and Access Control: Manage user permissions, enforce role-based access control, set up encryption, and review audit logs.
• Performance Monitoring and Tuning: Track response times, analyze slow queries, add indexes, and optimize system settings.
• Capacity Planning: Forecast future storage and hardware needs as data volume grows.
• Troubleshooting: Diagnose and fix operational errors, failed connections, and hardware or software glitches.

Required skills:

• At least 3 years experience with db at enterprise level.
• Minimum qualifications at least a degree.
• Certs in db is prefer but not necessarily. Most important experience.
• Well versed with oracle, MySQL, MSSQL, postgresql, etc.