MariaDB Adminnistrator
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About the Role
We are seeking a senior MariaDB Administrator with 5+ years of DBA experience to install, configure, and maintain MariaDB in Linux/Unix environments. The role involves performance optimization, backup/recovery, high availability, security, and automation.
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Responsibilities
- Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain MariaDB Server in Linux/Unix environments
- Manage and support database instances across Production, UAT, and Development environments
- Monitor database health, availability, and overall performance
- Perform regular database maintenance, patching, and optimization activities
- Analyze and optimize complex and slow SQL queries
- Tune database configuration parameters to enhance performance and scalability
- Manage indexing strategies and analyze query execution plans
- Identify and resolve database performance bottlenecks
- Design, implement, and maintain robust logical and physical backup strategies
- Perform Point in Time Recovery (PITR) when required
- Regularly test backup restoration procedures to ensure reliability
- Implement and maintain disaster recovery (DR) solutions
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience as a Database Administrator
- Strong hands on experience with MariaDB / MySQL architecture
- Proven experience in replication and clustering (Galera Cluster preferred)
- Proven experience in database performance tuning and optimization
- Proven experience in backup and recovery strategies and tools
- Strong Linux/Unix system administration skills
- Experience with database monitoring tools
- Solid understanding of TCP/IP networking and system performance tuning
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) is a plus
- Saudi nationality is required
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Key Responsibilities
- Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain MariaDB Server in Linux/Unix environments
- Manage and support database instances across Production, UAT, and Development environments
- Monitor database health, availability, and overall performance
- Perform regular database maintenance, patching, and optimization activities
- Analyze and optimize complex and slow SQL queries
- Tune database configuration parameters to enhance performance and scalability
- Manage indexing strategies and analyze query execution plans
- Identify and resolve database performance bottlenecks
- Design, implement, and maintain robust logical and physical backup strategies
- Perform Point in Time Recovery (PITR) when required
- Regularly test backup restoration procedures to ensure reliability
- Implement and maintain disaster recovery (DR) solutions
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience as a Database Administrator
- Strong hands on experience with MariaDB / MySQL architecture
- Proven experience in replication and clustering (Galera Cluster preferred)
- Proven experience in database performance tuning and optimization
- Proven experience in backup and recovery strategies and tools
- Strong Linux/Unix system administration skills
- Experience with database monitoring tools
- Solid understanding of TCP/IP networking and system performance tuning
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) is a plus
- Saudi nationality is required
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