JOB DETAILS

DBA ( Saudi National )

CompanyOivan Group Oy
LocationAl Maathar Municipality
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJuly 22, 2026
About The Company
Oivan is your partner for AI driven digital engineering. We craft, build, modernize, and operate intelligent digital platforms where AI is embedded from the outset. From national-scale services to sovereign AI solutions, we help public sector organizations and enterprises become more resilient, efficient, and future-ready. With our operational headquarters based in Riyadh, we are committed to helping Saudi Arabia achieve its digital transformation goals for the Saudi Vision 2030.
About the Role

What We Need

We are seeking a Database Administrator (DBA) with 2 to 5 years of experience to support and operate enterprise-scale, mission-critical database platforms across PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL/MariaDB, and Microsoft SQL Server.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in high availability, performance tuning, disaster recovery, replication, backup and recovery, database security, and production database operations.

What You'll Do

Responsibilities
  • Manage PostgreSQL/Patroni, MongoDB replica sets, MySQL/MariaDB, and SQL Server Always On.
  • Ensure high availability, replication, automated failover, backup, and disaster recovery.
  • Perform performance tuning, indexing, upgrades, migrations, and patching.
  • Implement security, access controls, auditing, and documentation.
  • Provide support on client site.
  • Participate in 24x7 on-call support and incident resolution.

What You Have

Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in CS, IT, or related field.
  • 2–5 years of DBA experience in production environments.
  • Saudi national required.
  • Strong experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MSSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, HA, replication, tuning, and migrations.
  • Experience with backup tools such as pgBackRest, PBM, Percona XtraBackup, and SQL Server native tools.
  • Excellent communication skills in English and Arabic.
  • Working hours: 13:00–21:00, Sunday to Thursday, Saudi Arabia time.
  • Ability to work within a cross-functional team and support client operations.

Nice to Have
  • Experience with Kubernetes database operators such as Zalando Patroni Operator or Percona Operators.
  • Familiarity with Redis, Elasticsearch, or other NoSQL/time-series databases.
  • Experience working in an ITIL-based environment.

What We Offer

Who We Are

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Key Skills
PostgreSQLMongoDBMySQLMariaDBMicrosoft SQL ServerHigh AvailabilityPerformance TuningDisaster RecoveryDatabase ReplicationBackup and RecoveryDatabase SecurityPatroniPgbackrestPercona XtrabackupKubernetesITIL
Categories
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Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
Manage and operate enterprise-scale database platforms including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, and SQL Server. Ensure high availability, performance tuning, and disaster recovery while providing on-site client support and 24x7 on-call incident resolution.
📋Job Type
permanent employee
📊Experience Level
2-5
💼Company Size
191
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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