Senior Database Administrator

My client is one of the fastest growing agencies in the Middle East. A cross-cultural product-led growth design agency.

Technical Skills – Mandatory

Oracle Database Core:

• Deep expertise in Oracle Database 11g/12c/19c administration
• Advanced knowledge of Oracle Architecture (SGA, PGA, Background Processes)
• Expert-level SQL and PL/SQL programming

High Availability & Disaster Recovery:

• Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) – configuration and administration
• Oracle Data Guard – Physical and Logical Standby

Performance Management:

• Performance Tuning – SQL tuning, instance tuning, database tuning
• AWR (Automatic Workload Repository) analysis
• ADDM (Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor) interpretation

Security & Access Control:

• Database security implementation and auditing
• User and privilege management (roles, profiles, privileges)
• Database Vault (preferred)

Database Operations:

• Patch management and upgrade procedures
• Database migration (version upgrades, platform migrations)

Technical Skills – Preferred:

• Experience with Oracle Exadata or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• Knowledge of Oracle GoldenGate for replication
• Familiarity with Oracle ASM (Automatic Storage Management)
• Experience with Oracle WebLogic or application server integration
• Scripting languages: Shell scripting (Bash), Python, or Perl
• Experience with monitoring tools (Nagios, Zabbix, Tivoli, SolarWinds)
• Knowledge of Linux/Unix administration
• Understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, VPN)

Domain Knowledge:

• Understanding of real estate domain and land department operations (preferred)
• Knowledge of government IT policies and procedures in UAE (preferred)
• Familiarity with ISO 27001 and ISR compliance requirements
• Understanding of SLA management and vendor coordination
• Experience working with external vendors and managed services

Specific Experience Requirements for This Role:

• Experience taking over database management from external vendors
• Proven track record of database governance and establishing standards
• Experience in high-availability environments (99.9% uptime or higher)
• Capacity planning and growth management experience
• Experience with compliance audits and addressing audit findings
• Change management experience – following structured change control processes

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Master’s degree (preferred but not mandatory)

Professional Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of hands-on Oracle database administration experience
• At least 3 years managing production databases in enterprise or government environments
• Experience with mission-critical systems handling high transaction volumes (5,000+ daily transactions)
• Experience managing multiple database environments (Development, UAT, Production)
• Experience in 24/7 production support and on-call duties

Mandatory Certifications:

• Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) – Database Administrator (11g, 12c, or 19c)
• OR Oracle Certified Expert (OCE)

Preferred Certifications:

• Oracle Certified Master (OCM)
• Oracle Database Performance and Tuning
• Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) Certification

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