Oracle Database Administrator

Central Bank of Oman; Muscat; On-site; OMR 10,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental bank in Muscat is seeking an experienced Oracle Database Administrator. The role involves installing and configuring database software, monitoring performance, and managing user access. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in IT-related fields and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience as a Database Administrator. Expertise in PL/SQL and Oracle certifications are a plus. Applications are to be submitted before 7th October 2025.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience as a Database administrator.
• Oracle certifications (e.g., OCP) are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Installing and configuring database software.
• Monitoring performance and optimizing query execution.
• Managing user access and security.
• Troubleshooting database issues.
• Collaborating with development teams to support application integration.

Skills

Oracle Database Administration

PL/SQL Development

SQL Procedures

Oracle Linux/RedHat Linux

RAC Configuration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering / information technology

Tools

Oracle Database

Job description

Overview

Central Bank of Oman is seeking to recruit competent, committed, self-motivated and enthusiastic Omani candidate to work as Oracle Database Administrator.

Purpose

The role should have the technical skills and knowledge that extends across application/OS/storage and network technologies to administer complex production DB’s environments, troubleshoot, and provide system-level guidance/solutions.

Responsibilities

• Installing and configuring database software.
• Monitoring performance and optimizing query execution.
• Managing user access and security.
• troubleshooting database issues.
• collaborating with development teams to support application integration
• capacity planning, data migration, and ensuring data integrity and availability.
• Manage the environment of multiple DB and Oracle application instances at the Primary and DR Sites and ensure high availability.
• Perform all the necessary preventive maintenance and daily health check related to the databases.
• Responsible for all the Database’s disaster recovery-related activities.
• Execution of data migration jobs and scripts as required and perform cloning of production to the TEST/DEV instance.
• Ability to support applications technical team whenever required.
• Apply all periodical patches for bug fixes and upgrade the DB and applications.
• Prepare functional and technical specification documents related to the application/database architecture.
• To participate as a technical expert for any new implementation of Oracle DB/Application.
• Approving or defining database performance and data ownership, archiving, purging, integrity, security requirements.
• Defining and developing physical and logical database structures.
• Encouraging the use of structured techniques, data dictionaries, data flow diagrams, entity relationship diagrams, and new technological tools such as prototyping and other productivity improvement tools in application system development.
• Develop procedures for regular database back-ups and restore from back-ups when required.
• Create and maintain separate database environments as required by the project team (e.g.: Test, Production, etc.).
• Upgrade database as and when required.
• Support the project team/end users with all database-related issues.

Position Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering / information technology or any related fields.

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience as a Database administrator.
• Working experience in Oracle Linux/ RedHat Linux.
• Experienced in developing PL/SQL
• Experience in writing SQL procedures
• Aware of RAC configuration.
• Oracle certifications (e.g., OCP) are desirable.

Please Submit your application before 7th October 2025.