Space42 is a UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company that integrates satellite communications, geospatial analytics, and artificial intelligence capabilities to enlighten the Earth from space. Established in 2024 after the merger of Bayanat and Yahsat, Space42 is dedicated to addressing the evolving needs of governments, enterprises, and communities with its innovative technology.
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As a Database Engineer within the corporate IT team, you will be responsible for maintaining, analyzing, enhancing, and troubleshooting Operations and Business support systems. This role entails providing technical expertise in the design, implementation, and maintenance of database management systems that support critical business processes across multiple departments.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and design data models using standard diagramming techniques; create logical data models and translate them into physical database structures.
- Monitor relational databases to optimize performance, resource use, and physical implementations, addressing integration issues including migration, maintenance, and capacity planning.
- Provide architectural expertise and assistance in technology and vendor selection; conduct growth analysis and capacity planning.
- Research, evaluate, install, configure, and troubleshoot hardware and equipment to meet integrated systems objectives.
- Write technical responses for RFIs and RFPs; debug application and server performance issues.
- Lead the administration and testing of datacenter backup, recovery, and disaster recovery technologies.
- Maintain documentation for database and system procedures and perform miscellaneous job-related duties, including 24-hour on-call support.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a medium to large environment.
- Industry certification such as Oracle Database 11g/12c Administrator, MCP SQL Server, etc.
- Knowledge in Windows network environments (Windows servers, Active Directory, DNS, LDAP, DHCP) is highly advantageous.
- Experience interpreting data models and developing database structures.
- Familiarity with various distributions of Linux and virtualization systems.
- Knowledge of systems growth analysis and capacity planning processes and techniques.
- Understanding of data security and disaster recovery systems and procedures.
- Ability to plan, implement, test, and troubleshoot system software.
- Experience in hardware and software installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
- Proficiency in developing and manipulating large, complex data sets.
- Ability to work on a scheduled 24-hour on-call basis.
For more information about Space42, visit www.space42.ai.
