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Database Administrator

Akkodis
Dammam, KSA
Full-time
Mid-Senior
Onsite
Discovered 1 weeks ago
PostgreSQL administrationMySQL administrationDatabase replicationBackup and recoveryDisaster recoveryPerformance tuning and query optimization
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Role Summary

Manage PostgreSQL and MySQL database environments supporting critical business applications.

Ensure database availability, performance, security, backup, recovery, and production support.

Database Administration

  • Administer, monitor, and maintain PostgreSQL and MySQL environments.
  • Perform installation, configuration, migration, upgrades, and patch management.
  • Maintain database standards, policies, and operational procedures.

Performance and Optimization

  • Monitor performance and conduct regular database health checks.
  • Optimize SQL queries, indexes, and database configurations.
  • Identify bottlenecks and perform capacity and resource utilization analysis.

Backup, Recovery, and Availability

  • Manage backup and recovery strategies.
  • Maintain replication and high-availability architectures.
  • Support disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution.
  • Ensure recovery objectives are met and documented.

Production Support

  • Investigate database incidents and service disruptions.
  • Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive measures.
  • Participate in 24/7 on-call support and support application deployments and upgrades.

Security and Compliance

  • Manage database access controls, user privileges, and authentication mechanisms.
  • Implement security best practices and vulnerability remediation.
  • Monitor audit logs and database activities.

Documentation and Improvement

  • Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
  • Develop automation scripts and recommend database optimization and modernization initiatives.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and cloud teams.

Required Technical Skills

  • Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL administration.
  • Good experience with MySQL administration.
  • Expertise in replication, backup, recovery, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
  • Proficiency in Linux administration and shell scripting.
  • Experience with monitoring and alerting tools and production-critical database environments.
  • Knowledge of database security, high availability, and clustering solutions.

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.

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