Riyadh
Last seen September 6, 2026
Posted July 13, 2026 · 55 days ago
Est. expiry August 17, 2026
Database Administrator (Saudi nationals preferred)
Database Administrator
Original job descriptionJob description
At Oivan, we are looking for a Saudi Database Administrator with at least three years of experience in database management activities using frameworks such as PostgreSQL Patroni, pgbouncer, HAProxy, MongoDB. As an experienced DBA with a background in Agile Scrum methodologies, you will work directly in high impact projects to deliver high-quality technical solutions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and client expectations. You will be based on-site at our customer’s premises in Riyadh, KSA, and the position requires fluency in both Arabic and English. Responsibilities include installing, configuring, upgrading, patching, migrating, and administering enterprise databases across platforms like PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL/MariaDB, and SQL Server. Manage day-to-day operations, design high-availability and disaster recovery solutions, support replication, failover, backup, and restore mechanisms, optimize performance, troubleshoot issues, implement security controls, and collaborate with infrastructure and application teams. Bonus tasks include automating tasks with Shell/Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform, Git/GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines. Requirements include hands-on experience with database installation, configuration, upgrades, migration, and administration; strong knowledge of PostgreSQL Patroni, pgbouncer, HAProxy, MongoDB Replica Sets, MySQL Galera Cluster, SQL Server Always On; experience with HA/DR, replication, failover, backup strategies; expertise in performance tuning, security, encryption, user management, and automation skills. We offer a diverse, responsible, and reliable work environment with a focus on responsibility, fellowship, and diversity. The role is on-site in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with fluency in Arabic and English required.
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Skills & Technologies
PostgreSQL PatroniPgbouncerHAProxyMongoDB Replica SetsMySQL Galera ClusterSQL Server Always On Availability GroupspgBackRestShell/BashPythonPowerShellAnsibleTerraformGit/GitHubJenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsLinuxWindows
How this salary compares
Estimated €3,232
Estimated from 3 comparable listings
20% above all roles in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
€9,260€13,890 median€13,890
Responsibilities
- Install, configure, upgrade, patch, migrate, and administer enterprise databases across multiple platforms, including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL/MariaDB, and SQL Server
- Manage day-to-day database operations and ensure database platforms are stable, available, and production-ready
- Design, implement, and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery solutions for database platforms
- Configure and support replication, failover, switchover, backup, and restore mechanisms
- Support enterprise HA/DR topologies and operational acceptance of resilient database environments
- Own backup and recovery strategy execution using tools such as pgBackRest for PostgreSQL and native database backup tools for other engines
- Validate restore procedures and ensure DR readiness through testing and operational support
- Monitor and optimize database performance through query tuning, indexing, execution plan analysis, monitoring, and capacity planning
- Troubleshoot production issues, identify bottlenecks, and improve database efficiency and scalability
- Implement and maintain database security controls, including encryption at rest and in transit, TLS/SSL, access controls, user/role management, auditing, and hardening
- Support secure database operations aligned with enterprise operational and security best practices
- Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and operations teams on migrations, deployments, troubleshooting, and production support
- Communicate clearly on incidents, risks, architecture, and operational recommendations
Requirements
- Hands-on experience in database installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, migration, and administration
- Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL Patroni, pgbouncer, HAProxy, MongoDB Replica Sets, MySQL Galera Cluster, and SQL Server Always On Availability Groups
- Experience with High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), replication, failover, and backup & recovery strategies using pgBackRest (PostgreSQL) and native database backup tools
- Expertise in database performance tuning, query optimization, indexing, monitoring, capacity planning, and troubleshooting
- Strong experience in Database Security, Data Encryption (TDE, TLS/SSL, encryption at rest/in transit), user and role management, access controls, auditing, and security hardening
- Automation Skills: Shell/Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, Git/GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps)
- Experience with Windows and Linux administration, database monitoring tools, and enterprise operational best practice
- Good communication, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
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About the employer
Oivan company culture is reflective of our core values: Responsibility, Reliability, and Fellowship. The decisions we make today influence our tomorrow. We are sincere in our responsibility towards our employees, customers and the environment. Fellowship unites us as an international community of thinkers and doers. Throughout our hiring process, you will have access to a broad representation of the Oivan team in order to get to know us as we learn about you. At Oivan, we appreciate different lifestyles and cultural backgrounds. We welcome diversity as a strength. We consider all applications equally regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We strongly encourage individuals from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech to apply. On our equitable compensation model, we routinely analyse and close out pay disparities when we find them, including an annual compensation review.
Core values
ResponsibilityReliabilityFellowship
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