Senior DBA: Secure Data, Encrypted & HA on Site

MASTER-WORKS

Riyadh

On-site

SAR 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

MASTER-WORKS is seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to join its client-site team in Riyadh. The role focuses on securing database environments, implementing encryption (TDE), and ensuring high availability across enterprise platforms.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of hands-on DBA experience, strong DB security knowledge, and proven skills in backup, recovery, and performance tuning. This position is on-site in Saudi Arabia with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or related field.
Minimum 3 years hands-on DBA experience.
Experience implementing database encryption technologies such as TDE.
Strong understanding of database security, access control, and encryption practices.
Experience with 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.
Configure and manage encryption for data at rest and data in transit.
Ensure database security configurations comply with NCA cybersecurity controls and organizational policies.
Monitor database performance, availability, and security to ensure optimal operation.
Perform database installation, upgrades, patching, migrations, and version management.
Manage database backups, recovery, replication, DR, and high-availability solutions.
Implement database performance tuning and optimization.
Manage database users, roles, privileges, and access permissions.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, 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 availability.
Ensure compliance with governance, security, and regulatory requirements.