DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

About the Job
The company is currently looking for a Database Administrator for our Bahrain operations with the following skillsets & terms and conditions:

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years in a database-related role
• Experience supporting AWS
• Proficient in database administration, backup/recovery, and performance tuning
• Understanding of cloud database operations (RDS snapshots, scaling, monitoring)
• Hands-on with Linux administration and shell scripting
• Familiarity with DevOps tools and deployment
• Basic knowledge of data warehousing and BI workflows
• Experience with SQL skills for reporting optimization
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills
• Good teamwork and communication skills with cross-functional teams
• Availability outside of working hours to resolve emergency issues promptly

Educational Qualification & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Roles & Responsibilities

• Create, configure, and maintain databases for production, development, and test environments
• Perform database installation, configuration, and patching for Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySQL
• Support AWS RDS administration including parameter tuning, backups, and maintenance tasks
• Execute daily health checks, performance monitoring, and alert analysis
• Perform backup and recovery operations
• Manage database users, roles, and permissions following least-privilege principles
• Implement and monitor security controls including encryption, access logging, and password policies
• Assist in migrations and upgrades
• Support incident management by troubleshooting performance and availability issues
• Participate in capacity planning, performance tuning, and resource optimization activities
• Assist in documentation of configurations, recovery steps, and maintenance tasks
• Ensure data integrity and consistency through validation and constraint management
• Work closely with system, application, and development teams to support database-related activities
• Follow established change management and release processes
• Participate in DR tests and failover simulations
• Support ETL jobs and reporting databases
• Maintain consistency between transactional and analytical systems
• Continuously learn new tools and technologies in the AWS and open-source database ecosystem