Senior DBA & Systems Administrator – Health IT

My Clinic KSA; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

My Clinic KSA is seeking a seasoned Database Administrator to ensure the availability, performance, integrity, and security of hospital-facing databases and server infrastructure. The role focuses on maintaining the HIS and related clinical, business, and corporate apps, while coordinating with IT teams and vendors.

Responsibilities include backup/recovery, DR planning, security, and cross-platform server management on Windows and Linux, with on-call duties and thorough documentation.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant DB administration experience
• At least 2 years in system/server administration; HIS background preferred

Responsibilities

• Administer, install, configure, upgrade, and patch SQL Server platforms supporting HIS and other apps.
• Monitor DB performance, capacity, and availability; tune queries and configurations.
• Design, test, and maintain backup/DR procedures (RPO/RTO).
• Implement high availability and replication (Always On, clustering, log shipping).
• Manage DB security, access, encryption, auditing per healthcare privacy rules.
• Perform routine maintenance: integrity checks, index maintenance, statistics updates.
• Support HIS upgrades, data migrations, and deployments with scripts and validations.
• Coordinate with apps/vendors to review changes and perform root cause analysis.

Skills

SQL Server administration

Backup and disaster recovery

T-SQL optimization

Database security and auditing

HIS familiarity

Windows Server administration

Linux administration

VMware/Hyper-V virtualization

PowerShell/Bash scripting

ITIL practices

Technical documentation

Analytical problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

VMware

Hyper-V

Windows Server

Linux

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

My Clinic KSA is seeking a seasoned Database Administrator to ensure the availability, performance, integrity, and security of hospital-facing databases and server infrastructure. The role focuses on maintaining the HIS and related clinical, business, and corporate apps, while coordinating with IT teams and vendors.

Responsibilities include backup/recovery, DR planning, security, and cross-platform server management on Windows and Linux, with on-call duties and thorough documentation.