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Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Job in Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Listing for: DXC Technology
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-27
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Database Administrator, Disaster Recovery IT, Information Security & Data Protection
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 300000 - 480000 SAR Yearly SAR 300000.00 480000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

We are seeking a highly skilled Database Expert to manage, optimize, secure, and maintain mission-critical enterprise database environments. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience across multiple database technologies, including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Sybase, and Exadata
, with a strong focus on performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, and database security.

You will play a key role in ensuring database reliability, scalability, and operational excellence while supporting critical business applications and services.

Key Responsibilities Database Administration & Operations
  • Manage and maintain enterprise database environments, ensuring high performance, availability, and security.
  • Monitor database health, capacity, and performance, proactively identifying and resolving issues.
  • Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions to ensure business continuity.
  • Perform database upgrades, patching, migrations, and configuration changes.
  • Develop automation scripts and tools to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
Performance & Optimization
  • Analyze and resolve database bottlenecks and performance issues.
  • Optimize SQL queries, indexing strategies, database configurations, and resource utilization.
  • Conduct capacity planning and performance tuning across large-scale database environments.
Security & Governance
  • Implement database security best practices, including access controls, encryption, auditing, and compliance requirements.
  • Manage user access, privileges, and role-based access controls (RBAC).
  • Identify database risks and propose mitigation strategies to protect critical business data.
High Availability & Disaster Recovery
  • Design, implement, and maintain highly available database architectures.
  • Manage replication, clustering, failover, and disaster recovery solutions.
  • Conduct backup validation and disaster recovery testing activities.
Change & Release Management
  • Support database deployments, upgrades, and infrastructure changes.
  • Develop and validate database change scripts and rollback procedures.
  • Ensure all changes comply with organizational change management and governance standards.
Required Technical Expertise Oracle Database
  • Oracle Database Administration
  • RMAN Backup & Recovery
  • Data Guard
  • RAC
  • Performance Tuning & SQL Optimization
  • Security, Auditing & Access Management
  • Partitioning & Advanced Database Features
Oracle Exadata
  • Exadata Architecture & Operations
  • Storage Cell Management
  • Performance Optimization
  • In-Memory Technologies
  • Exadata Monitoring & Troubleshooting
Microsoft SQL Server
  • Always On Availability Groups
  • Performance Tuning
  • Backup & Recovery
  • Replication
  • Security & Encryption
MySQL
  • Performance Optimization
  • Replication (Master-Slave / Multi-Master)
  • Backup & Recovery
  • Partitioning & Stored Procedures
  • Database Security
Additional Advantage
  • Experience with Sybase Database Administration
  • Scripting and automation using Shell, Power Shell, Python, or Ansible
  • Experience in enterprise-scale environments supporting critical business applications
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in Database Administration and Operations.
  • Relevant certifications such as:
  • Oracle Certified Professional (OCP)
  • Oracle Exadata Certification
  • Microsoft Certified: SQL Server
  • MySQL Database Administrator Certification
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Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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