Sr. Database Administrator (Linux & DevOps)
Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Full Time
Infrastructure
Experienced
Job Summary:
The Postgres/Maria Database Administrator (DBA) position will be responsible for the design, implementation, configuration, maintenance, and performance of critical database systems. You will ensure high availability and consistent performance of applications. This is a technical position requiring solid database skills, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Job Responsibilities:
- Manage databases through multiple product lifecycle environments, development to mission-critical production systems.
- Install, configure, and maintain databases on Linux servers (primarily MySQL and PostgreSQL).
- Configure and maintain database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security.
- Collaborate with development teams to optimize SQL queries and database schema.
- Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real-time and provide problem resolution end-to-end.
- Backup and Recovery: Implement and manage database backup and recovery processes to ensure data integrity and availability.
- Develop and test disaster recovery plans for critical databases.
- Security and Compliance: Implement and enforce security policies and access controls for databases.
- Experience in S/4 Migration, DR setup, and Implementation.
- Must have solid knowledge in Operating Systems (Unix/Windows/Linux), Database (SAP ASE, Oracle/DB2/SQL Server/HANA) Administration
- Work with the application team to perform SQL tuning.
- Experience with NoSQL databases MongoDB and Cassandra is a plus.
Job Requirements:
- Experience performing database administration tasks in an operational environment.
- Performing and maintaining database backups.
- Database security tasks (patching and upgrades).
- Database maintenance, monitoring, performance tuning and troubleshooting
- SQL query optimization.
- Demonstrable knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options
- Experience with hosting databases in Kubernetes.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or software engineering.
- Expertise in database management systems (DBMS) such as Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL.
- Experience with data warehouses and implementing data management solutions at large scale.
- Experience with Linux Server Administration and Performance tuning.
- Knowledge of database modeling and design.
- Experience in implementing data recovery and backup, as well as planning for disaster recovery.
- 3+ years of experience in Linux database administration, including installation, configuration, and maintenance of MySQL and PostgreSQL databases.
- Experience with database security measures, including auditing, access control and database encryption.
- Experience with cloud-based database services such as Amazon RDS or Google Cloud SQL is a plus.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Bash and Python.
- Knowledge of database modeling and design
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to function on a high-performing team.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
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