Senior Database Administrator – Secure & High-Availability

Master Works; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 279,000 - 391,000; Full time

Job summary

Master Works seeks an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to secure and optimize enterprise databases at client sites in the Riyadh region. You will implement encryption (TDE and in transit), ensure security controls align with regulatory needs, and support high-availability architectures.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years hands-on DBA experience, strong backup/recovery skills, and a proven ability to document and communicate complex procedures clearly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years hands-on experience as a Database Administrator.
• Hands-on experience implementing database encryption technologies such as TDE or equivalents.
• Strong understanding of database security principles, access control, and encryption best practices.
• Experience with database backup, recovery, replication, clustering, and high-availability architectures.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and performance tuning skills.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct current-state assessments of existing database environments to identify security gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Install, configure, administer, and maintain enterprise database platforms.
• Support the implementation of database encryption solutions, including TDE or equivalent technologies.
• Configure and manage encryption for data at rest and data in transit.
• Ensure database security configurations comply with cybersecurity controls and organizational security policies.
• Support integration, testing, validation, and troubleshooting of database encryption mechanisms.
• Monitor database performance, availability, and security to ensure optimal operation.
• Perform database installation, upgrades, patching, migrations, and version management.
• Manage database backup, recovery, replication, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
• Implement database performance tuning and optimization.
• Manage database users, roles, privileges, and access permissions.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, implementation guides, SOPs, and security documentation.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, application, and project teams to implement secure database solutions.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve database-related issues while ensuring data integrity and system availability.
• Ensure compliance with organizational governance, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Preferred Qualifications: Saudi NCA ECC, enterprise key management, and experience in government/large enterprise environments.

Skills

Database administration

Database security principles

Performance tuning

Troubleshooting

Documentation and communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/IS

Tools

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)

Data encryption in transit

Backup and recovery

High availability architectures

Job description

SOOR a subsidiary of Master Works, helps organizations stay ahead of evolving cyber threats through advanced cybersecurity and secure infrastructure solutions. SOOR delivers resilient, scalable, and regulation-aligned security across governance, cloud, networks, and managed defense.

SOOR is looking for an experienced Database Administrator, Senior to manage and secure database environments, ensuring high performance, data protection, and compliance with cybersecurity and regulatory requirements. The role involves database administration, encryption, security controls, and maintaining reliable database operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct current-state assessments of existing database environments to identify security gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Install, configure, administer, and maintain enterprise database platforms.
• Support the implementation of database encryption solutions, including Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) or equivalent technologies.
• Configure and manage encryption for data at rest and data in transit.
• Ensure database security configurations comply with National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) cybersecurity controls and organizational security policies.
• Support the integration, testing, validation, and troubleshooting of database encryption mechanisms.
• Monitor database performance, availability, and security to ensure optimal operation.
• Perform database installation, upgrades, patching, migrations, and version management.
• Manage database backup, recovery, replication, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
• Implement database performance tuning and optimization.
• Manage database users, roles, privileges, and access permissions.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, implementation guides, standard operating procedures, and security documentation.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, application, and project teams to implement secure database solutions.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve database-related issues while ensuring data integrity and system availability.
• Ensure compliance with organizational governance, security, and regulatory requirements.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience as a Database Administrator.
• Hands-on experience implementing database encryption technologies such as Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of database security principles, access control, and encryption best practices.
• Experience with database backup, recovery, replication, clustering, and high-availability architectures.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and performance tuning skills.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Saudi National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC).
• Experience with enterprise key management solutions.
• Experience supporting government or large enterprise environments.