Database Administrator – High Availability & Data Security

Social Welfare &; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Social Welfare & Bait ul Maal in Lahore seeks a Database Administrator (BS-16) to serve as the primary custodian of all structured data supporting provincial welfare programs, Zakat disbursement, Bait-ul-Maal funds, and beneficiary management systems.

The role ensures data integrity, availability, and security across centralized SQL Server and Oracle environments that underpin policy decisions, audit compliance, and transparent service delivery to vulnerable populations.

Qualifications

• Experience administering SQL Server and Oracle databases.
• Proficient in database maintenance, backups, and DR readiness.
• Familiar with Punjab Government IT policies.
• Documentation in CMDB and change management.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain normalized database schemas for welfare registries, fund disbursement ledgers, and program monitoring modules.
• Configure and manage AlwaysOn Availability Groups and Data Guard for high availability.
• Develop and test automated backup strategies with offsite replication meeting RPO < 15 minutes and RTO < 4 hours.
• Optimize slow-running queries and stored procedures through analysis, indexing, and tuning.
• Enforce data security via encryption and audit logging per policy.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal developers on schema migrations, ETL processes, and reporting data marts for Power BI dashboards.

Skills

Database administration

SQL performance tuning

Security

Power BI

Education

MCS

BS Computer Science

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle DB

AlwaysOn Availability Groups

Data Guard

SolarWinds

CMDB

Power BI

Job description

Social Welfare & Bait ul Maal in Lahore seeks a Database Administrator (BS-16) to serve as the primary custodian of all structured data supporting provincial welfare programs, Zakat disbursement, Bait-ul-Maal funds, and beneficiary management systems.

The role ensures data integrity, availability, and security across centralized SQL Server and Oracle environments that underpin policy decisions, audit compliance, and transparent service delivery to vulnerable populations.