Database Admin

<div><h3>About the Role:</h3><p>We are seeking a skilled Database Administrator to join our team in Riyadh. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our database infrastructure, ensuring high performance, reliability, and security. You will work closely with development and operations teams to optimize relational and NoSQL databases, leverage AWS database services, and implement monitoring solutions with Datadog, New Relic, and Prometheus.</p><h3>Responsibilities:</h3><ul><li>Administer and maintain relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL systems in AWS environments</li><li>Perform database performance tuning, query optimization, and capacity planning</li><li>Implement, monitor, and troubleshoot database health and performance using Datadog, New Relic, and Prometheus</li><li>Design and execute backup, recovery, and high-availability strategies</li><li>Collaborate with developers and DevOps teams on schema design, data modeling, and deployment automation</li><li>Develop and maintain SQL scripts for automation, reporting, and data migrations</li><li>Ensure database security, compliance, and best practices are followed</li><li>Document database configurations, procedures, and incident resolutions</li></ul><h3>Skills</h3><h3>Required Qualifications:</h3><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field</li><li>Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience as a Database Administrator</li><li>Expertise in relational database management systems: PostgreSQL and MySQL</li><li>Hands‑on experience with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra)</li><li>Strong proficiency with AWS database services (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB)</li><li>Advanced SQL scripting skills for automation and data manipulation</li><li>Experience with monitoring and observability tools: Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus</li><li>Solid understanding of backup, recovery, high availability, and security best practices</li></ul><h3>Preferred Qualifications:</h3><ul><li>AWS Certified Database – Specialty or equivalent certification</li><li>Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Ansible</li><li>Familiarity with additional relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server)</li><li>Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash) for automation</li><li>Exposure to containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)</li><li>Excellent problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills</li><li>Fluency in English; Arabic language skills a plus</li></ul></div>#J-18808-Ljbffr