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Role Overview
Senior Database Administrator at Masterworks, a subsidiary company (SOOR) that delivers enterprise technology and cybersecurity solutions supporting digital transformation initiatives across public and private sector organizations. Position is located at Client Site.
Role Purpose
Manage secure, high-performing database environments by administering enterprise database platforms, implementing encryption and security controls, ensuring compliance with cybersecurity and regulatory requirements, and supporting digital transformation initiatives across organizational systems.
Key Responsibilities
Database Administration & Maintenance
- Install, configure, administer, and maintain enterprise database platforms.
- Perform database installation, upgrades, patching, migrations, and version management.
- Monitor database performance, availability, and security to ensure optimal operation.
- Implement database performance tuning and optimization.
Security & Encryption
- Conduct current-state assessments of existing database environments to identify security gaps and improvement opportunities.
- 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.
- Manage database users, roles, privileges, and access permissions.
Backup, Recovery & Availability
- Manage database backup, recovery, replication, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
Governance & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with organizational governance, security, and regulatory requirements.
Operations & Support
- Identify, investigate, and resolve database-related issues while ensuring data integrity and system availability.
- 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.
Qualifications & Experience
- 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.
- Experience with database backup, recovery, replication, clustering, and high-availability architectures.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong understanding of database security principles, access control, and encryption best practices.
- Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and performance tuning skills.
- Strong documentation and communication skills.
Additional Information
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.