Senior DBA: Secure DBs, Encryption & HA

Master-Works; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

SOOR is seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to join its team on client-site engagements in Riyadh. You will manage, secure, and optimize enterprise databases, implement encryption, and ensure compliance with cybersecurity and regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of hands-on DBA experience, strong knowledge of TDE and database security, and solid collaboration with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams to deliver secure, high-performing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years 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.

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.

Skills

Database security

Access control

Encryption practices

Troubleshooting

Performance tuning

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Information Systems

Tools

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)

Database replication

Job description

SOOR is seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to join its team on client-site engagements in Riyadh. You will manage, secure, and optimize enterprise databases, implement encryption, and ensure compliance with cybersecurity and regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of hands-on DBA experience, strong knowledge of TDE and database security, and solid collaboration with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams to deliver secure, high-performing