Database Administrator (PostgreSQL & MySQL) - Saudi only

present of AI; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucidya seeks a Senior Database Administrator to manage production PostgreSQL and MySQL databases across AWS, GCP, and a Saudi-only in-country environment. The role focuses on performance tuning, backups, failover planning, and executing upgrades.

A strong candidate has hands-on PostgreSQL experience with multi-terabyte systems and scripting skills. The role supports an AI platform handling high-volume data, requiring dependable storage, quick recovery, and calm incident response.

Qualifications

• Hands-on PostgreSQL on large, multi-terabyte systems.
• Writes scripts to automate routine tasks.
• Experience tuning slow queries.
• Experience with backup and recovery planning.
• Plan and execute failover and major upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Keep production PostgreSQL and MySQL databases healthy across AWS, GCP, and in-country environment.
• Tune slow queries for performance and reliability.
• Set up and validate backups and recovery processes.
• Plan failover strategies and execute safe schema changes.
• Perform major upgrades and choreograph schema migrations.

Skills

PostgreSQL

MySQL

SQL scripting

Bash

Python

Backups & recovery

Failover design

Query tuning

Automation

Tools

AWS

GCP

On-prem / in-country environment

Job description

Database Administrator (PostgreSQL & MySQL) - Saudi only

Operations · Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia · Full-time · Senior level

The role centers on keeping production PostgreSQL and MySQL databases healthy across AWS, GCP, and a self-managed in-country environment. That means tuning slow queries, setting up backups and recovery, planning failover, and handling major upgrades and safe schema changes. A strong candidate has several years of hands-on PostgreSQL work on large, multi-terabyte systems, writes scripts to automate routine tasks, and stays calm when incidents hit.

How it fits the AI era

AI tools can help spot slow queries, summarize incident logs, and draft runbooks or migration scripts faster. The platform itself processes large volumes of customer conversations with AI, so the data layer has to stay fast and dependable under heavy loads. Judgment on recovery plans, risky changes, and what to do during an outage stays with the person who owns the systems.

How it builds AI experience

The work supports an AI platform that analyzes customer conversations, so the databases behind it handle high-volume ingestion and many separate customers. Someone in this role would learn what data demands AI products place on storage, performance, and recovery. Building experience could include using AI assistants for query review and automation scripts, and learning how usage metrics feed into planning for AI workloads.

Worth showing

• Backup and restore testing
• Replication and failover design
• Query and index tuning
• Bash or Python automation

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About Lucidya

Lucidya provides an artificial intelligence customer experience platform unifying social listening, omnichannel engagement, and autonomous support, per the company.