Data Analyst / Database Administrator

Jobmaze FZ LLC; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 167,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobmaze FZ LLC in Khobar, Saudi Arabia is seeking an experienced Data Analyst / DBA to manage the SQL Server environment, focusing on health, availability, performance, and access governance while supporting business teams with reporting and data needs.

You will admin SQL Server instances, oversee Always On Availability Groups, implement backup and restore strategies, optimize queries and indexes, and coordinate with infrastructure and applications teams to maintain peak database performance.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience managing SQL Server with installation, configuration and performance tuning.
• Experience with Always On availability groups and failover management.
• Strong SQL querying and indexing optimization skills.
• Knowledge of security, roles, permissions, and auditing.
• Experience with enterprise backups using Commvault.
• Experience generating reports and data extracts for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Administer Microsoft SQL Server instances, including performance, storage, configuration, and patching
• Manage and monitor Always On Availability Groups, replica health, synchronization, and scheduled failover testing
• Manage database access provisioning, least-privilege permissions, and periodic access reviews
• Perform SQL query and index optimization to improve application and reporting performance
• Coordinate database backup and restore activities using Commvault and validate recoverability
• Support automated SQL Server schema deployments and minimize manual production changes
• Produce and maintain reports and data extracts for business stakeholders
• Work closely with infrastructure and application teams to maintain database availability and performance

Skills

Microsoft SQL Server administration

Always On Availability Groups

Advanced SQL skills

Database security & auditing

Backup and restore strategies

Commvault experience

Reporting & data extracts

Tools

Commvault

Job description

We are hiring an experienced Data Analyst / Database Administrator (DBA) for our client in Khobar, Saudi Arabia to manage the health, availability, performance, and access governance of the Microsoft SQL Server environment while supporting business teams with reporting and data requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer Microsoft SQL Server instances, including performance, storage, configuration, and patching
• Manage and monitor Always On Availability Groups, replica health, synchronization, and scheduled failover testing
• Manage database access provisioning, least-privilege permissions, and periodic access reviews
• Perform SQL query and index optimization to improve application and reporting performance
• Coordinate database backup and restore activities using Commvault and validate recoverability
• Support automated SQL Server schema deployments and minimize manual production changes
• Produce and maintain reports and data extracts for business stakeholders
• Work closely with infrastructure and application teams to maintain database availability and performance

Required Technical Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience in Microsoft SQL Server administration
  SQL Server installation, configuration & performance tuning
• Always On Availability Groups – setup, monitoring & failover management
• Advanced SQL skills, including query and index optimization
• Database security, roles, permissions & auditing
• Backup and restore strategy within an enterprise environment
• Experience working with Commvault or similar enterprise backup platforms
• Knowledge of reporting and data-analysis tools is an advantage

Candidates with strong experience across SQL Server administration, database high availability, performance optimization, access governance, and data reporting are encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.