JOB DETAILS
Database Admin, Senior
CompanyMaster-Works
LocationRiyadh
Work ModeOn Site
PostedSeptember 13, 2026
About The Company
Master Works, is a Saudi national tech company operating in five countries, we specialize in emerging technologies in data and digital transformation, empowering customers through innovation and expertise in many landscapes like data management, AI and computer vision, strategy management, Middleware, software development, and many more in house products. Contributing to the digital economy's growth - aligning with driving the non-oil economy transition in Saudi Vision 2030.
SPECIALITY AREAS
Data Management:
- Business Intelligence (BI), Business Reporting
- Enterprise Data Warehouse
- BIG Data
- Data Mining, Analytics, Integration, Reporting
- Data Quality
- Data Governance
- Data Monetization
- NDMO setup
- Master Data Management (MDM)
Digitization:
- AI, Machine Learning (ML)
- Chatbot
- Application Programming Interface (API) Management
- computer vision, video analytics
- Digital PMO (P+)
- Digital SMO (S+)
Digital products:
- P + PMO digital solution
- S+ SMO Digital solution
- Baseer
- Diwan
- NAWA
Partnership with MicroStrategy, SAS, Cloudera, Informatica, Oracle, SAP, Tableau, Alteryx, incorta, Collibra, Google, Automation Anywhere, Dataiku. Software AG, SPIR, apigee, Teradata, Microsoft
Founder/Chairman
Hani Al-Lehaibi
Headquarters
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Offices
Dubai (UAE), Jordan (Amman), Cairo (Egypt), and india
About the Role
Our subsidiary (SOOR) is seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to join its team. SOOR delivers enterprise technology and cybersecurity solutions that support digital transformation initiatives across public and private sector organizations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for database administration, security, encryption, and ensuring compliance with cybersecurity and regulatory requirements, while supporting the implementation and maintenance of secure, high-performing database environments.
Key Responsibilities- Conduct current-state assessments of existing database environments to identify security gaps and improvement opportunities.
- Install, configure, administer, and maintain enterprise database platforms.
- Support the implementation of database encryption solutions, including Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) or equivalent technologies.
- Configure and manage encryption for data at rest and data in transit.
- Ensure database security configurations comply with National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) cybersecurity controls and organizational security policies.
- Support the integration, testing, validation, and troubleshooting of database encryption mechanisms.
- Monitor database performance, availability, and security to ensure optimal operation.
- Perform database installation, upgrades, patching, migrations, and version management.
- Manage database backup, recovery, replication, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
- Implement database performance tuning and optimization.
- Manage database users, roles, privileges, and access permissions.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, implementation guides, standard operating procedures, and security documentation.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, application, and project teams to implement secure database solutions.
- Identify, investigate, and resolve database-related issues while ensuring data integrity and system availability.
- Ensure compliance with organizational governance, security, and regulatory requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience as a Database Administrator.
- Hands-on experience implementing database encryption technologies such as Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) or equivalent.
- Strong understanding of database security principles, access control, and encryption best practices.
- Experience with database backup, recovery, replication, clustering, and high-availability architectures.
- Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and performance tuning skills.
- Strong documentation and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Saudi National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC).
- Experience with enterprise key management solutions.
- Experience supporting government or large enterprise environments.
Job Location: Client Site.
Key Skills
Database AdministrationTransparent Data EncryptionCybersecurityData EncryptionPerformance TuningDisaster RecoveryHigh AvailabilityDatabase SecurityAccess ControlBackup And RecoveryDatabase MigrationSystem AvailabilityTechnical DocumentationComplianceTroubleshootingInfrastructure Management
Categories
TechnologySecurity & SafetyData & AnalyticsSoftwareGovernment & Public Sector
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The Database Administrator will manage, secure, and optimize enterprise database environments while ensuring compliance with cybersecurity regulations. Responsibilities include performing installations, upgrades, encryption implementation, and maintaining high-availability and disaster recovery solutions.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
2-5
💼Company Size
743
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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