Multi-DBA Specialist: HA, Tuning & DR (Saudi)

Oivan Group Oy

Riyadh

On-site

SAR 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Oivan Group Oy is seeking a Database Administrator with 2–5 years of production DBA experience to manage enterprise-scale PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL/MariaDB, and SQL Server platforms. You will ensure high availability, back up and recover, and perform migrations and tuning while supporting client operations on site in the Gulf region.

The role requires strong English and Arabic communication, a Saudi national, and coordination with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in CS, IT, or related field.
  • 2–5 years of DBA experience in production environments.
  • Saudi national required.
  • Strong experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MSSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, HA, replication, tuning, and migrations.
  • Experience with backup tools such as pgBackRest, PBM, Percona XtraBackup, and SQL Server native tools.
  • Excellent communication skills in English and Arabic.
  • Working hours: 13:00–21:00, Sunday to Thursday, Saudi Arabia time.
  • Ability to work within a cross-functional team and support client operations.

Responsibilities

  • Manage PostgreSQL/Patroni, MongoDB replica sets, MySQL/MariaDB, and SQL Server Always On.
  • Ensure high availability, replication, automated failover, backup, and disaster recovery.
  • Perform performance tuning, indexing, upgrades, migrations, and patching.
  • Implement security, access controls, auditing, and documentation.
  • Provide support on client site.
  • Participate in 24x7 on-call support and incident resolution.

Skills

DBA experience
English/Arabic communication
On-call support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT

Tools

PostgreSQL
MongoDB
MySQL/MariaDB
SQL Server
Patroni
pgBackRest
PBM
Percona XtraBackup

Job description

Oivan Group Oy is seeking a Database Administrator with 2–5 years of production DBA experience to manage enterprise-scale PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL/MariaDB, and SQL Server platforms. You will ensure high availability, back up and recover, and perform migrations and tuning while supporting client operations on site in the Gulf region.

The role requires strong English and Arabic communication, a Saudi national, and coordination with cross-functional teams.

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