Senior Database Administrator
Summary
| Title: | Senior Database Administrator |
|---|---|
| ID: | 3043 |
| Department: | Information Technology |
| Location : | Riyadh |
| Nationality : | Saudi Arabia |
| Industry: | Government |
| Type of Contract : | Full-time |
Description
Responsibilities
Qualifications
- Contribute to the design and implementation of Statistical Database and Data Warehouse policies and procedures covering all areas of activity
- Supervise day-to-day activities to ensure compliance with stipulated policies and procedures
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of systems and processes taking into account leading practices, changes in business environment, cost reduction and productivity improvement
- Establish working relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders
- Collect feedback from internal and external stakeholders on issues being faced and other requirements
- Contribute to the preparation of progress reports directed to all relevant stakeholders to keep them informed of progress
- Actively gain exposure and insights to local market development, business opportunities and the existing regulatory landscape
- Actively participate in on-the-job training, mentoring and coaching of subordinates
- Provide clear direction, prioritize tasks, assign and delegate responsibility and monitor the workflow
- Promote a high-performance working environment embracing the organization’s values
- Oversee the configuration of database servers, processes, and parameters (i.e., names, IDs, passwords, etc.), and provide support as needed
- Evaluate the ability to monetize captured and stored data by different functions as and when needed
- Oversee regular performance / quality analysis and error-detection of database servers and evaluate system health and performance
- Identify database scaling needs and oversee implementation to ensure accommodation of increasing amounts of data while maintaining high performance
- Oversee database migration and replication, and ensure consistency and synchronization across databases
- Ensure proper data safeguarding against technological change, physical media degradation, and data corruption
- Perform data integrity checks (i.e., periodic checks providing assurance about the accuracy and consistency of database servers)
- Monitor access rights administration to ensure compliance with data privacy policies and guidelines
- Oversee data extraction upon request and recommend improvements or opportunities for process automation
- Monitor the maintenance and implementation of security patches, data security policies, and procedures as defined by Cybersecurity and Data Governance function to ensure safety and integrity of information
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in a Database Administration field
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology / Engineer / Computer Science or equivalent is required
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
