Database Admin, Senior

Join Our Team as a Senior Database Administrator

Our subsidiary, SOOR, is seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator to support our mission of delivering enterprise technology and cybersecurity solutions that drive digital transformation across public and private sector organizations.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for the administration, security, encryption, and compliance of secure, high-performing database environments. This role involves conducting current-state assessments, installing and configuring enterprise database platforms, and ensuring compliance with cybersecurity and regulatory requirements.

• Key Responsibilities:
• Conduct current-state assessments of existing database environments.
• Install, configure, administer, and maintain enterprise database platforms.
• Support the implementation of database encryption solutions.
• Configure and manage encryption for data at rest and data in transit.
• Ensure database security configurations comply with NCA cybersecurity controls and organizational security policies.
• Monitor database performance, availability, and security.
• Perform database installation, upgrades, patching, migrations, and version management.
• Manage database backup, recovery, replication, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
• Implement database performance tuning and optimization.
• Manage database users, roles, privileges, and access permissions.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and security documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement secure database solutions.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve database-related issues.
• Ensure compliance with organizational governance, security, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of hands-on experience as a Database Administrator.
• Strong experience administering enterprise database platforms.
• Hands-on experience implementing database encryption technologies.
• Strong understanding of database security principles, access control, and encryption best practices.
• Experience with database backup, recovery, replication, clustering, and high-availability architectures.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and performance tuning skills.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Saudi National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC).
• Experience with enterprise key management solutions.
• Experience supporting government or large enterprise environments.
• Professional certifications such as OCP, Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, CISSP, etc.

Technical Skills:

• Oracle Database
• Microsoft SQL Server
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
• Database Encryption
• SSL/TLS
• Database Security
• Backup and Recovery
• High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR)
• Performance Monitoring and Tuning
• SQL and PL/SQL
• Linux and Windows Server Administration

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to security best practices.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Job Location: Client Site.