Database Administrator (DBA) | Talent Arabia | Oman

Talent Arabia; Oman; On-site; OMR 28,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Arabia is seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) in Oman to own production database environments, optimize performance, and manage backups and disaster recovery. The role requires 5–10 years of hands-on database experience and a strong academic background in computer science or database management.

You will collaborate with software engineering squads, systems administrators, and IT leadership to ensure data availability, high availability architectures, secure access, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Database Management, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5–10 years of professional working experience as a Database Administrator (DBA) in enterprise environments.
• Strong practical expertise in production database administration, configuration, and performance tuning.
• Deep knowledge of relational database management systems (RDBMS) such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, or SQL Server.
• Professional availability for full-time employment in Oman.

Responsibilities

• Monitor production database performance continuously, identifying bottlenecks, slow queries, and resource constraints.
• Manage comprehensive database backup schedules, recovery procedures, and point-in-time restoration drills.
• Perform advanced database administration, configuration, patching, and technical support activities across enterprise database servers.
• Ensure smooth database maintenance windows, high availability configurations, and zero-downtime architecture principles.
• Optimize SQL queries, execution plans, indexing strategies, and database storage parameters for peak performance.
• Manage user accounts, security roles, privilege assignments, and database access governance in compliance with security standards.
• Troubleshoot database errors, connection failures, deadlocks, and replication issues with rapid root‑cause remediation.
• Collaborate proactively with software developers and backend engineers on schema design and database migration scripts.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, database topology diagrams, backup logs, and disaster recovery runbooks.
• Support capacity planning, resource forecasting, and hardware upgrade evaluations for database infrastructure.

Skills

Database administration

Performance tuning

Backup & recovery

SQL optimization

Security governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Database Management

Tools

PostgreSQL

Oracle

MySQL

SQL Server

Job description

Position Summary:

Talent Arabia is seeking an experienced, highly technical, and accomplished Database Administrator (DBA) with 5 to 10 years of relevant database administration experience to join our client technology engagement on a full-time, permanent basis in Oman. In this specialized database management and performance tuning role, you will spearhead monitoring production database performance, managing mission‑critical database backups, performing advanced database administration and support activities, and ensuring absolute data availability and integrity. You will work closely with software engineering squads, systems administrators, and enterprise IT leadership to maintain high-performance database architectures. Ideal candidates bring a robust academic degree in computer science or database management, deep practical mastery of production database optimization, and immediate availability for deployment in Oman.

Detailed Job Description:

As a Database Administrator (DBA) at Talent Arabia in Oman, you will take full ownership of production database environments, performance tuning, disaster recovery backups, and routine maintenance operations. Your day‑to‑day responsibilities encompass monitoring production database performance metrics, executing reliable backup and recovery workflows, performing comprehensive database administration and troubleshooting activities, and ensuring seamless database maintenance and uptime. You will collaborate with development teams to optimize database queries, implement security patches, manage user access permissions, and troubleshoot complex data incidents. Working in a fast‑paced information technology environment, you will drive database reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor production database performance continuously, identifying bottlenecks, slow queries, and resource constraints.
• Manage comprehensive database backup schedules, recovery procedures, and point‑in‑time restoration drills.
• Perform advanced database administration, configuration, patching, and technical support activities across enterprise database servers.
• Ensure smooth database maintenance windows, high availability configurations, and zero‑downtime architecture principles.
• Optimize SQL queries, execution plans, indexing strategies, and database storage parameters for peak performance.
• Manage user accounts, security roles, privilege assignments, and database access governance in compliance with security standards.
• Troubleshoot database errors, connection failures, deadlocks, and replication issues with rapid root‑cause remediation.
• Collaborate proactively with software developers and backend engineers on schema design and database migration scripts.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, database topology diagrams, backup logs, and disaster recovery runbooks.
• Support capacity planning, resource forecasting, and hardware upgrade evaluations for database infrastructure.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Database Management, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 to 10 years of professional working experience as a Database Administrator (DBA) in enterprise environments.
• Strong practical expertise in production database administration, configuration, and performance tuning.
• Deep knowledge of database performance monitoring tools, backup management strategies, routine maintenance, and tier‑1 support.
• Solid understanding of relational database management systems (RDBMS) such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, or SQL Server.
• Excellent analytical problem‑solving, crisis management, and cross‑functional communication capabilities.
• Professional availability for full‑time employment in Oman (Application email: [e-mail]; Subject: Database Administrator DBA).

Nice‑to‑Have Skills:

• Professional database certifications such as Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, or AWS Certified Database.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud‑managed databases (Amazon RDS, Azure SQL, Google Cloud SQL) and database migration tools.
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Redis) and big data storage architectures.
• Advanced scripting skills (Python, Bash, or PowerShell) for database automation and routine task scheduling.
• Prior working experience in IT staffing agencies, technology consultancies, or regional enterprises across the GCC.

Application Information:

• Recruiter: Talent Arabia Recruitment Team
• Contact Name: Sofia
• Email: [e-mail]
• Phone: Unspecified
• Application URL: Unspecified
• Salary/Rate: Competitive and commensurate with experience
• Deadline: Open until filled
• Notice Period: Immediate to short notice preferred
• Contract Duration: Permanent / Full‑time (Oman)

Recruitment Pro Tip:

When applying for senior database administrator roles, ensure your resume explicitly highlights your production database size, backup recovery SLAs, and query optimization metrics.