Database Administrator (Saudi National)

About the role

We are looking for a skilled Database Administrator to join our team in Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on managing enterprise‑scale, mission‑critical databases across PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL/MariaDB, and Microsoft SQL Server, ensuring high availability and optimal performance.

Key responsibilities

• Operate and maintain PostgreSQL/Patroni clusters, MongoDB replica sets, MySQL/MariaDB instances, and SQL Server Always On environments.
• Implement high‑availability, replication, automated failover, backup, and disaster‑recovery strategies.
• Perform performance tuning, indexing, version upgrades, migrations, and patch management.
• Enforce database security policies, access controls, and auditing procedures.
• Provide on‑site support and participate in 24x7 on‑call rotation for incident resolution.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT or a related field.
• 2–5 years of hands‑on DBA experience in production environments.
• Saudi national citizenship.
• Strong communication skills in English and Arabic.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a cross‑functional team.

Required skills

• PostgreSQL, Patroni, MongoDB, MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server
• High Availability and Replication
• Performance Tuning and Index Optimization
• Disaster Recovery and Backup solutions (pgBackRest, PBM, Percona XtraBackup, SQL Server native tools)
• Database Security and Auditing
• Kubernetes database operators (e.g., Zalando Patroni Operator, Percona Operator)
• Familiarity with Redis and Elasticsearch