Lead Database Administrator

Goodman Masson Oman; Muscat; On-site; OMR 24,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodman Masson Oman is seeking a Lead Database Administrator who owns the data layer the platform runs on, including the registers of ownership, transaction history, and audit trails. You design and stand up the database estate and run it with your team.

You will design architecture, install and operate Oracle/SQL Server, ensure high availability, recovery, performance tuning, security, and lead the DB team. Based in Muscat, Oman.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science or related discipline.
• Six to ten years in database administration, with finance sector experience.
• Expertise across Oracle/SQL Server, PostgreSQL/MySQL.
• Strong backup/recovery, HA, replication and clustering knowledge.
• SQL performance tuning and security controls.
• Linux and Windows administration; scripting with PowerShell/Bash/Python.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Design the database architecture from first principles including platform, schema, high availability, replication and security.
• Install, configure, and operate enterprise database platforms; own build standards and patching.
• Own high availability and disaster recovery; demonstrate failover and restore cycles.
• Own performance monitoring, SQL tuning, and capacity planning across lifecycle.
• Own database security: hardening, encryption, access control, vulnerability management.
• Design the run-phase operating model, author runbooks, and lead the database team.

Skills

DBA experience

Oracle & SQL Server

PostgreSQL/MySQL

Backup & recovery

HA & clustering

SQL tuning

DB security

Linux admin

Windows admin

PowerShell/Bash/Python

English fluency

Education

Degree in CS

Tools

Oracle OCP

Microsoft Azure Database

PostgreSQL

Job description

The role

As Lead Database Administrator you own the data layer the platform runs on: the databases holding the register of ownership, the transaction history, and the audit trail. The database is the authoritative record of who owns what, so its integrity, availability, and recoverability are the operational core of the business. In the build phase you design and stand up the database estate from a blank sheet. In the run phase you operate the estate and the team you have designed.

What you will do

• Design the database architecture from first principles: platform selection, schema and storage design, high availability, replication and clustering, backup and point-in-time recovery, and the security model


• Install, configure, and operate enterprise database platforms across the estate, and own build standards, patching, and version currency


• Own high availability and disaster recovery for the authoritative register, and prove failover and restore on a defined cycle


• Own performance monitoring and tuning, SQL optimisation, and capacity planning across the settlement and registry lifecycle


• Own database security in the first line: hardening, encryption, privileged access, and vulnerability management


• Design the run-phase operating model, author the runbooks, and build and lead the database team

What you will bring

• Degree in computer science or a related discipline


• Six to ten years in database administration, with substantial time in large financial institutions such as banks or capital markets


• Strong expertise across enterprise database platforms including Oracle and SQL Server, with PostgreSQL and or MySQL


• Deep expertise in backup and recovery, high availability, replication, and clustering


• Strong performance tuning and SQL optimisation


• Direct experience of database security, access control, patching, and compliance


• Linux and Windows administration, and scripting with PowerShell, Bash, or Python


• Fluent English, written and spoken

Also of interest

• Experience administering the data estate of a financial market infrastructure such as a central securities depository, central counterparty, exchange, or settlement system


• Familiarity with the CPMI-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures, particularly the operational risk and resilience principles


• Cloud database exposure across Azure, AWS, or GCP


• Relevant certifications such as Oracle OCP, Microsoft Azure Database, or PostgreSQL


• Experience designing recovery time and recovery point objectives for a regulated platform

Location and terms

Based in Muscat, Oman.

Permanent for Omani nationals; two-year fixed-term contract for expatriate hires. Omani nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.