Senior Database Administrator

J-B | جيبي; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

J-B | جيبي in Riyadh is seeking a highly experienced Senior Database Administrator to join our team. You will manage, optimize, secure, and support enterprise database environments and design HA/DR solutions.

You will handle backup, recovery, data protection, security, auditing, patching, and access controls. OCI experience with Oracle; also MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB. Linux/Unix and scripting helpful; Terraform or Ansible a plus. 4+ years of experience required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Database Administration.
• Hands-on Oracle databases and OCI experience.
• Experience with Oracle, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB.
• Backup, recovery, HA/DR, security, and data protection knowledge.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix and scripting; Terraform or Ansible is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage, optimize, secure, and support enterprise database environments.
• Design and maintain High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions.
• Manage database backup, recovery, restoration, and data protection strategies.
• Support database security, auditing, compliance, patching, and access controls.
• Manage and migrate database workloads on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Monitor database performance, troubleshoot complex issues, and optimize SQL queries.
• Automate routine DBA tasks and support critical production incidents.

Skills

Database Administration

Oracle

OCI

HA/DR

Backup & Recovery

Security & Compliance

Scripting

Linux/Unix

Terraform

Ansible

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

OCI

Job description

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Database Administrator to join our team in Riyadh.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage, optimize, secure, and support enterprise database environments.
• Design and maintain High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions.
• Manage database backup, recovery, restoration, and data protection strategies.
• Support database security, auditing, compliance, patching, and access controls.
• Manage and migrate database workloads on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Monitor database performance, troubleshoot complex issues, and optimize SQL queries.
• Automate routine DBA tasks and support critical production incidents.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in Database Administration or a related role.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle databases and OCI.
• Good knowledge of backup & recovery, High Availability, and Disaster Recovery.
• Experience with database platforms such as Oracle, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB.
• Good knowledge of database security, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix and scripting is preferred.
• Experience with Terraform or Ansible is a plus