About the Role
Specialized Enterprise Systems (SES) is hiring a Database Engineer / DBA (L2/L3) at a client site in Saudi Arabia. The role is responsible for the administration, maintenance, monitoring, optimization, and support of enterprise database platforms within a mission-critical data center environment. The role provides advanced Level 2 and Level 3 support to ensure the availability, performance, security, and integrity of business-critical databases.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer, monitor, and maintain enterprise database environments, including Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and other supported database platforms
- Provide Level 2 and Level 3 technical support for database-related incidents, service requests, and problem management activities
- Ensure high availability, performance, reliability, and security of all database systems supporting mission-critical applications and services
- Perform database installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, migrations, and decommissioning activities
- Monitor database health, capacity utilization, storage growth, and performance metrics, proactively identifying and resolving potential issues
- Conduct database performance tuning and optimization, including query tuning, indexing strategies, workload analysis, and resource management
- Manage backup, recovery, replication, clustering, and high-availability solutions to ensure business continuity and disaster recovery readiness
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in enterprise database administration
- Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
- Willing to relocate to the client site in Saudi Arabia within 2 months
- Standard shifts with 24x7 on-call rotation
Skills and Technologies
- Database Administration (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
- Database Performance Tuning & Optimization
- Backup, Recovery & Disaster Recovery
- Database Security & Compliance
- High Availability & Clustering Technologies
- Replication & Data Protection Solutions
- SQL Scripting & Automation
- Capacity Planning & Performance Monitoring
- Incident & Problem Management
- Change & Release Management
Preferred Certifications
Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, Microsoft SQL Server Certifications, PostgreSQL Professional Certification, MySQL Database Administrator Certification, ITIL Foundation Certification
