MySQL DBA

Antal International Network - IME; Riyad Al Khabra; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international network is seeking a Database Administrator in Al-Qassim Province to enhance system performance, troubleshoot database issues, and ensure security and availability. Candidates should hold a bachelor's degree in a related IT field with experience in SQL, data modeling, and familiarity with MySQL. This role offers opportunities for remote support and requires on-call readiness.

Qualifications

• Experience with routers and database clusters
• Must be ready to support environments remotely while on-call
• Ability to plan resource requirements from high level specifications

Responsibilities

• Enhance the systems performance with the operations team
• Troubleshoot and resolve production database issues
• Ensure performance, security, and availability of databases

Skills

Data modeling in relational databases

Writing complex SQL queries

Monitoring tools

ETL/data migration experience

Unix shell scripting

Understanding of MySQL storage engines

Optimizing SQL statements

Replication configuration in MySQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related IT field

Tools

MySQL Backup tools

Monitoring tools

Reporting/Visualization tools

Job description

• Work with operations team to enhance the systems performance;
• Troubleshoot and resolve production database issues;
• Profile server resource usage, optimize and tweak as necessary;
• Ensure performance, security, and availability of databases;
• Implement the security policy and audit requirements
• Coordinating with database programmers and IT project managers;
• Protecting database from threats and unauthorized access;
• Recommending changes and improvements for database protection;
• Work closely with the backup admin to ensure healthy backups are available at all times;
• Execute periodic restoration testing and submit related reports
• Review the database architecture
• Monitoring systems performance and identifying problems that may arise proactively

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in computer science or related IT field preferred;
• Experience with data modeling in relational databases and writing complex SQL queries;
• Familiarity with monitoring tools and how to apply to DB environment;
• ETL / data migration experience with large data sets;
• Unix shell scripting and the ability to automate routine tasks;
• Understanding of MySQLs underlying storage engines, such as InnoDB;
• Knowledge of standards and best practices in MySQL;
• Proficient in writing and optimizing SQL statements;
• Experience with replication configuration in MySQL;
• Experience with routers and database clusters
• Must be ready to support environments remotely while on-call;
• Ability to plan resource requirements from high level specifications;
• Experience with ETL tools and data warehouse concepts is a plus
• Experience with MySQL Backup tools and Monitoring tools;
• Experience with Reporting/Visualization tools