Database Administrator: High Availability & Automation

Khanewal; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Teknosys is seeking a Database Administrator to manage mission-critical database platforms supporting enterprise and government systems in Pakistan. You will ensure availability, performance, security, and disaster recovery readiness while implementing automation and best practices.

The role requires 2–4 years of hands-on experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, and NoSQL databases, plus monitoring and scripting skills in Python or Bash. On-call rotations may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of hands-on database administration experience.
• Strong knowledge of MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and Oracle.
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases and monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and manage relational databases.
• Manage NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Cassandra, and Redis.
• Implement high availability, replication, clustering, and DR procedures.
• Develop backup strategies and conduct DR drills.
• Monitor databases using Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, or Nagios.
• Automate tasks with Python, Bash, PowerShell, Ansible, or Terraform.

Skills

Database administration

Backup and DR planning

Performance tuning

Automation scripting

On-call readiness

Security and access control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

MySQL

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Oracle

MongoDB

Cassandra

Redis

pgBackRest

Percona XtraBackup

Prometheus

Grafana

Zabbix

Nagios

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Teknosys is seeking a Database Administrator to manage mission-critical database platforms supporting enterprise and government systems in Pakistan. You will ensure availability, performance, security, and disaster recovery readiness while implementing automation and best practices.

The role requires 2–4 years of hands-on experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, and NoSQL databases, plus monitoring and scripting skills in Python or Bash. On-call rotations may apply.