Database Team Lead | Oracle & SQL Server

WE’RE HIRING: DATABASE TEAM LEAD – SAUDI ARABIA

Department: Information Technology / Infrastructure

Excis is a global IT support company with a presence in 190+ countries
, a team of 6,000+ engineers
, and support for 200+ enterprise clients
. We provide a collaborative environment focused on technical excellence, continuous learning, and professional growth.

We are seeking an experienced Database Team Lead – Oracle & SQL Server to provide technical leadership and administration of enterprise-critical database environments.

The successful candidate will have strong hands‑on expertise in Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server
, including Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, SQL Server Always On, Clustering,

Replication, Performance Tuning, Backup & Recovery, Security, High Availability, and Disaster Recovery
.

The role will serve as a senior escalation point for critical database incidents, lead RCA activities, oversee upgrades and migrations, support capacity planning, and provide technical guidance to database administrators.

• Lead and oversee enterprise Oracle and SQL Server environments.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to database administrators.
• Establish database administration standards and best practices.
• Review configurations, changes, upgrades, and maintenance activities.
• Act as a senior technical escalation point for complex database issues.

• Administer Oracle 11g, 12c, 19c, and 21c
  .
• Manage Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, and Replication
  .
• Lead Oracle installation, upgrades, patching, migrations, and troubleshooting.
• Support Oracle performance, availability, HA, and DR requirements.

• Administer enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments.
• Manage Always On Availability Groups, Clustering, and Replication
  .
• Lead SQL Server upgrades, patching, migrations, and troubleshooting.
• Support SQL Server performance, HA, and DR requirements.

• Lead database performance monitoring and optimization.
• Perform advanced query and database performance tuning.
• Support capacity planning and infrastructure optimization.
• Manage Oracle RMAN and SQL Server backup/recovery.
• Validate backup integrity and recovery capabilities.
• Support disaster recovery testing and recovery exercises.

• Implement database security, access controls, encryption, and auditing.
• Support databases hosted in Azure, AWS, and/or OCI
  .
• Develop automation using SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL, and scripting
  .
• Improve operational efficiency through database automation.

• Lead resolution of P1/P2 database incidents
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• Conduct technical Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Coordinate technical teams and vendors during major incidents.
• Lead database upgrades, migrations, patching, and technology refresh activities.
• Ensure changes follow approved change‑management procedures.

• Maintain database architecture and configuration documentation.
• Develop operational runbooks and troubleshooting guides.
• Document backup, recovery, HA/DR, security, and operational procedures.
• Drive continuous improvement of database administration processes.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field
  .
• 8+ years of enterprise database administration experience
  .
• Strong hands‑on experience with Oracle Database 11g/12c/19c/21c
  .
• Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server
  .
• Extensive experience with:
• Oracle RAC
• Oracle ASM
• Oracle Data Guard
• Oracle Replication
• SQL Server Always On
• SQL Server Clustering
• SQL Server Replication
• Advanced database performance tuning and query optimization
  .
• Strong experience in backup, recovery, HA, and DR.
• Strong knowledge of database security, encryption, auditing, and access…