SQL DBA(Saudi Nationals) at Euro Staffs

Euro Staffs; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 102,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Euro Staffs in الرياض, SA offers a Full-time on-site SQL Database Administrator role focusing on PostgreSQL as a secondary engine. You will handle maintenance, backups, and performance tuning under senior supervision, with 1–4 years of relevant experience.

The position is in-person, with salary starting at SAR 10,000 per month, and opportunities for growth within production database environments.

Qualifications

• Experience: 1 to 4 years in production Database Administration.
• Pay: From SAR 10,000.00 per month.
• Work Location: In person on-site.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day database administration across primary SQL engines and PostgreSQL instances.
• Monitor availability, resource usage, and query performance; optimize slow queries.
• Execute backups/restores and manage user access and security basics.
• Assist in basic replication setup and automation scripts for daily tasks.

Skills

Database Administration

SQL

PostgreSQL

Tools

pg_dump

pg_basebackup

Shell scripting

Job description

SQL DBA(Saudi Nationals) at Euro Staffs in الرياض, S01, SA. This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

SQL Database Administrator (PostgreSQL Focus) Experience Level: 1 – 4 years Employment Type: Full-time Job Summary We are looking for a database administrator with 1 to 4 years of experience to support, maintain, and optimize our production database environment. The primary focus of this role will be managing relational databases (such as MS SQL Server, MySQL, or Oracle) with PostgreSQL serving as a secondary engine. You will assist with query optimization, routine maintenance, backups, and user access management under senior DBA guidance.

Key Responsibilities

• Database Operations & Maintenance: Perform day-to-day database administration across primary SQL engines and secondary PostgreSQL instances. Execute schema updates, data migrations, and routine maintenance (vacuuming, indexing, integrity checks). Manage user access, roles, permissions, and basic security compliance.
• Performance & Monitoring: Monitor database availability, resource utilization (CPU, memory, storage), and query performance. Identify slow-running queries and assist in basic index creation and SQL query tuning. Maintain database connection management and basic pooling setups.
• Backups & Recovery: Execute daily physical and logical backups using standard database utilities and tools (e.g., pg_dump, pg_basebackup). Participate in backup restoration drills and point-in-time recovery testing.
• Support & Automation: Assist in setting up basic database replication (streaming/logical replication). Write basic Shell/Bash or Python scripts to automate daily operational tasks. Provide operational support for incident response, troubleshooting errors, and resolving database locks/blocking.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience: 1 to 4 years of hands-on experience in Database Administration in a production environment.
• Pay: From ﷼10,000.00 per month
• Work Location: In person