Database Administrator

🚀 We're Hiring \| IT Database Administrator

📍 UAE - Sharjah \| Government Sector \| Full-Time

Dautom Information Technology Consultants is sourcing an experienced IT Database Administrator for a leading UAE government digital transformation authority.

This is not a routine DBA role.

Our client's roadmap is firmly cloud-forward, and they're looking for someone who has actively worked as a Cloud DBA on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Exadata Cloud at Customer (ExaC@C) — not just those with on-prem Oracle experience.

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▸ Administer Oracle & MSSQL databases across on-prem and OCI cloud environments

▸ Operate and manage ExaC@C (Exadata Cloud at Customer) deployments

▸ Manage High Availability & DR: AlwaysOn, Data Guard, Oracle RAC

▸ Design and execute backup/recovery strategies (RMAN, Data Pump, OCI Object Storage)

▸ Automate database operations using scripts and OCI-native tools

▸ Provide L2/L3 support and work closely with application & infrastructure teams

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▸ 7+ years of DBA experience (MSSQL + Oracle)

▸ Hands-on Cloud DBA experience on OCI — mandatory

▸ Practical ExaC@C exposure (Smart Scan, storage cell management) — mandatory

▸ Strong in T-SQL, PL/SQL, performance tuning

▸ Experience with OCI-native services: DBCS, Exadata Cloud Service, Autonomous DB, OCI Data Safe

▸ Oracle OCP certified; OCI Certified Database Professional — strongly preferred

▸ Understanding of ITIL practices and government-grade security compliance

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📌 Why This Role?

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▸ Work at the heart of a government digital infrastructure programme

▸ Lead-edge Oracle cloud stack — OCI + ExaC@C at enterprise scale

▸ Stable, long-term government engagement

▸ UAE — competitive tax-free package

📩 Interested or know someone who fits?

Drop a DM or send your CV to: kajal.samiulla@dautom.com