Senior Database Administrator - Performance, Security & DR

ONL Biz Solutions Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 78,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Growth opportunities

Collaborative environment

Job summary

ONL Biz Solutions Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a skilled Database Administrator (DBA) to join our IT Infrastructure team. You will ensure performance, resilience, and optimization of our enterprise DB environment.

The ideal candidate has 2-3 years DBA experience, expertise in SQL Server, MySQL or PostgreSQL, and hands-on knowledge of monitoring, backups, replication, and security. Competitive salary and growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• Minimum 2 - 3 years of DBA experience, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead role.
• Expertise in at least one major RDBMS ( SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Proficiency in query tuning, indexing strategies, and database performance optimization.
• Experience in real-time monitoring, alerting, and incident response for database performance issues.
• Familiarity with cloud-based databases (AWS RDS, Aurora, Azure SQL, Google Cloud SQL).
• Knowledge of monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, or equivalent).
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and maintain enterprise databases (SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Implement monitoring and alerting systems to detect unusual activity, including connection spikes and deadlocks.
• Analyze and optimize slow queries, indexes, and stored procedures.
• Review SQL queries and schema designs with developers to ensure best practices.
• Conduct performance tuning, capacity planning, and health checks.
• Ensure database security, access control, and compliance.
• Implement and maintain backup, replication, clustering, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Troubleshoot complex database incidents and perform root cause analysis.
• Develop scripts and automation to improve routine DBA tasks.
• Mentor junior DBAs and share knowledge.

Skills

SQL performance tuning

Cloud DB familiarity

Cross-functional collaboration

Real-time monitoring

Leadership mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

AWS RDS

Azure SQL

Google Cloud SQL

Job description

ONL Biz Solutions Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a skilled Database Administrator (DBA) to join our IT Infrastructure team. You will ensure performance, resilience, and optimization of our enterprise DB environment.

The ideal candidate has 2-3 years DBA experience, expertise in SQL Server, MySQL or PostgreSQL, and hands-on knowledge of monitoring, backups, replication, and security. Competitive salary and growth opportunities are offered.