DATABASE SPECIALIST


CLOSING DATE:Dec. 31, 2024

POSITION TYPE:on-site

COUNTRY:KW

Preferred Qualifications and Experience :

JOB PURPOSE

Perform operational DBA duties, including installation, database upgrades, patching, environment cloning, implementing backup/recovery and monitoring procedures, capacity planning, and performance tuning and site failover

• Design, architect, build SQL Server & Oracle platforms determining business requirements to planning and deploying test and production systems.

• Interface with application development teams to resolve problems with application/database systems.

• Manage multiple applications or service areas and projects simultaneously to ensure ontime response, quality delivery and resolutions.

• Support continues improvement through optimizations and automation of the systems and processes for existing and new database services.

• Significant knowledge of SQL Server on-premises and Azure SQL services, this will be your passion and you will be required to get under the bonnet of a live system, coming up with innovative solutions.

• Good working knowledge with Oracle database technology on Windows and Linux platforms.

• Good understanding of Oracle backup and recovery RMAN/Data pump

• Good working knowledge of High Availability technologies i.e., SQL Failover Clusters & Availability Groups

• Strong hands-on experience administering large, high volume 24/7 SQL and Oracle and managing databases in complex enterprise environments, with business application and third-party products, solutions, and technologies: o Experience with Windows Clustering o Experience working with SaaS or web development o Hands-on DevOps experience o Experience with SQL Server database experience (Installation and configuration)

• Set up and maintain Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) and Encryption

• 5+ years of experience engineering and supporting enterprise databases