Database Services Delivery Lead - Oracle & SQL Server

Talent Leaders Inc.; Doha; On-site; QAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Leaders Inc. is recruiting for a Database Service Delivery Manager who will own the delivery of managed database services across on-premises and cloud platforms in Qatar. The role combines service level accountability with hands-on administration of Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL environments.

You will manage incidents, changes, performance tuning, backups and disaster recovery, coordinate with vendors, and maintain CMDB records. Strong English communication and ITIL knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent.
• 4 to 6 years of hands-on database administration in enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting external clients under SLAs in a managed services environment is preferred.
• Hands-on administration of Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL including installation and patching.
• Experience with SQL Server Always On, WSFC and Failover Clustering.
• Knowledge of Oracle RAC, Grid Infrastructure, patching and troubleshooting.
• Experience running DB servers on Azure and OCI with IAM policies.
• Knowledge of RDBMS fundamentals and Oracle ATP.
• Windows Server and Linux familiarity; ITIL incident/change management understanding.
• Certifications in Oracle, Microsoft or OCI are advantageous.
• Clear communicator with clients; strong English skills.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day delivery of managed database services for assigned clients, meeting SLAs and KPIs.
• Act as technical point of contact for database matters with clear updates.
• Handle incidents, problems and service requests through resolution with root cause analysis.
• Plan and run database changes and releases through change management.
• Coordinate with Oracle, Microsoft and other vendors on support and escalations.
• Maintain CMDB records and contribute to service reporting.
• Document procedures and share knowledge with junior staff.
• Administer Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL databases, maintaining data integrity and availability.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and tune databases and queries.
• Manage backups, DR operations and high availability setups.

Skills

Database administration

Client communication

Incident management

Change management

Performance tuning

Cloud / infrastructure understanding

ITIL knowledge

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

MySQL

WSFC

Failover Clustering

Oracle RAC

Grid Infrastructure

OCI

Azure

Exadata

Job description

Talent Leaders Inc. is recruiting for a Database Service Delivery Manager who will own the delivery of managed database services across on-premises and cloud platforms in Qatar. The role combines service level accountability with hands-on administration of Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL environments.

You will manage incidents, changes, performance tuning, backups and disaster recovery, coordinate with vendors, and maintain CMDB records. Strong English communication and ITIL knowledge are essential.