Lead Systems Architect; Database Services

Overview

Black & Grey HR is recruiting for a leading technology solutions and services provider in Doha, Qatar. Our client is looking to hire a Lead Systems Architect who will be responsible for the design, implementation, management, and optimization of enterprise-grade database platforms across on-premises and multi-cloud environments.

• Database Architecture & Strategy
  Define and maintain enterprise database architecture standards and roadmaps for on-premises, Azure, and GCP environments.
• Database Architecture & Strategy
  Design secure, scalable, and highly available database architectures for mission-critical systems.
• Database Architecture & Strategy
  Conduct architectural reviews and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
• Technical Leadership & Team Development
  Lead, mentor, and develop senior database engineers and DBAs.
• Technical Leadership & Team Development
  Allocate resources, set technical direction, and enforce operational best practices.
• Technical Leadership & Team Development
  Foster a culture of reliability, automation, documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Database Project Lifecycle Management
  Lead end-to-end database projects, from requirements and design through build, migration, go-live, and support.
• Database Project Lifecycle Management
  Manage hybrid and multi-cloud database migrations and modernization initiatives.
• Database Project Lifecycle Management
  Deliver solutions within defined scope, schedule, and quality standards.
• Platform & Technology Management
  Manage and operate SQL and No
  
  SQL platforms across on-premises, Azure, and GCP.
• Platform & Technology Management
  Oversee native cloud database services including Azure SQL, Azure Managed Instance, Azure Fabric, and Google Cloud database offerings.
• Platform & Technology Management
  Administer complex, high-scale, and performance-intensive SQL environments.
• High Availability, Disaster Recovery & Integration
  Design and operate highly available, disaster-resilient database architectures in hybrid and multi-cloud setups.
• High Availability, Disaster Recovery & Integration
  Ensure seamless integration across applications, data platforms, and analytics systems.
• High Availability, Disaster Recovery & Integration
  Define and test backup, recovery, replication, and failover strategies.
• Data Warehouse & Data Leak Management
  Manage, enhance, and operate enterprise data warehouses and data leaks.
• Data Warehouse & Data Leak Management
  Ensure platforms are highly available, optimized, and aligned with analytics and reporting needs.
• Data Warehouse & Data Leak Management
  Drive performance tuning, capacity planning, and cost optimization.
• Operations, Monitoring & Performance
  Ensure 24x7 reliability through proactive monitoring and management of all database environments.
• Operations, Monitoring & Performance
  Define KPIs, SLAs, and operational dashboards for performance, availability, and capacity.
• Operations, Monitoring & Performance
  Lead root cause analysis and continuous service improvement initiatives.
• Security, Risk & Compliance
  Define and enforce database security standards, access controls, encryption, and auditing.
• Security, Risk & Compliance
  Ensure compliance with organizational security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Security, Risk & Compliance
  Lead vulnerability management, patching, and security hardening efforts.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication
  Serve as the primary technical interface for application teams, architects, vendors, and business users.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication
  Translate business requirements into robust, scalable database solutions.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication
  Provide clear technical guidance, documentation, presentations, and executive-level communication as needed.

• Experience
  10+ years in database engineering, architecture, and operations within large-scale enterprise environments.
• Experience
  Proven experience leading senior database engineers/DBAs in mission-critical settings.
• Experience
  Strong hands-on and architectural expertise with on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud platforms (Azure & GCP).
• Experience
  Demonstrated success leading end-to-end database projects, including migrations and…