Senior Database Admin Engineer
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**Role:** Senior Database Admin Engineer **Location:** Sharjah, UAE **Duration:** 24 months extendable **Client:** Government Entity **Payroll:** Dautom Information Technology 🔹 **Role Overview** The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing, maintaining, securing, and optimizing enterprise database environments while ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance across systems. 💼 **Key Responsibilities** ✔️ Ma
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Duration
24 months extendable
Role Overview
The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing, maintaining, securing, and optimizing enterprise database environments while ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance across systems.
Key Responsibilities
✔️ Manage and maintain enterprise databases including installation, configuration, patching, backup, recovery, and performance tuning
✔️ Monitor database performance and troubleshoot issues related to performance, security, connectivity, and data integrity
✔️ Design, implement, and optimize database structures, schemas, and data models
✔️ Implement database security measures including access controls, encryption, auditing, and compliance standards
✔️ Plan and execute database upgrades, migrations, and disaster recovery strategies
✔️ Develop automation scripts and tools for database administration and monitoring
✔️ Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and security teams to support business requirements
✔️ Manage capacity planning, storage optimization, and resource forecasting
✔️ Create and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and troubleshooting guides
✔️ Mentor junior team members and contribute to knowledge sharing initiatives
Required Skills & Expertise
🔹 Strong experience with databases such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.
🔹 Expertise in database performance tuning, query optimization, indexing, and troubleshooting
🔹 Knowledge of database security, backup & recovery, disaster recovery, and compliance best practices
🔹 Hands-on experience with scripting/automation using SQL, PL/SQL, PowerShell, or Python
🔹 Experience with database monitoring and diagnostic tools
🔹 Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Qualifications
✔️ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology or related field
✔️ 5+ years of relevant database administration experience
If you are interested or know someone who would be a great fit, feel free to connect or share your updated CV at
shaloo.rani@dautom.com
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Shaloo Rani
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