Database Administrator

About This Role

Black & Grey HR is recruiting for an established technology solutions and services provider in Doha, Qatar. Our client is seeking an experienced Database Administrator who will be responsible for the deployment, operation, monitoring, security, and optimization of enterprise database environments across on-premises and multi-cloud platforms. This role ensures high availability, performance, data protection, and operational stability for database systems while supporting application teams and business users within a complex, large-scale environment.

Key Responsibilities

Database Operations & Administration

• Install, configure, upgrade, and manage database platforms across on-premises, Azure, and GCP environments.
• Handle day-to-day database administration, including user management, backup, recovery, and patching.
• Ensure platform stability and maintain operational readiness.

Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Database Management

• Operate and support hybrid and multi-cloud database environments, ensuring seamless integration between on-premises, Azure, and GCP platforms.
• Manage native cloud database services, including Azure SQL, Azure Managed Instance, Azure Fabric, and Google Cloud databases.
• Ensure reliable connectivity and integration across all platforms.

High Availability & Disaster Recovery

• Configure and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery solutions for mission-critical databases.
• Monitor replication, clustering, failover, and backup mechanisms.
• Participate in DR planning, testing, and continuous improvement efforts.

Performance & Capacity Management

• Monitor database performance and proactively resolve bottlenecks.
• Optimize queries, indexes, storage, and configurations for large-scale SQL environments.
• Support capacity planning and growth forecasting.

Data Warehouse & Data Lake Operations

• Operate and support enterprise data warehouses and data lakes, ensuring high availability, operational stability, and performance optimization.
• Manage data refresh, loading, and scheduling processes for analytics platforms.

Security, Compliance & Access Control

• Implement and enforce database security controls, including access management, encryption, auditing, and logging.
• Support vulnerability management, patching, and security hardening activities.
• Ensure compliance with organizational security and data protection policies.

Project Support & Continuous Improvement

• Support database initiatives such as new deployments, migrations, upgrades, and modernization projects.
• Automate routine operations and contribute to the development of standard operating procedures.
• Maintain accurate documentation and operational runbooks.

Stakeholder & Team Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with the Systems Architect Lead, application teams, and infrastructure teams.
• Support business users and application owners with database-related requirements.
• Communicate technical issues clearly and professionally.

Requirements

• 6–8 years of experience as a Database Administrator in enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with SQL databases in high-availability, high-performance environments.
• Experience supporting on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud database platforms (Azure and/or GCP).
• Practical expertise in backup, recovery, replication, performance tuning, and database operations.
• Exposure to enterprise data warehouse and analytics platforms is highly desirable.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• Relevant certifications are preferred, such as:

~ Microsoft Azure Database / Data certifications

~ Google Cloud Database or Data Engineer certifications

~ ITIL Foundation or equivalent (desirable)

• Strong expertise in SQL Server and enterprise-grade relational databases.
• Hands-on experience with Azure SQL, Azure Managed Instance, Azure Fabric, and Google Cloud databases.
• Solid understanding of high availability, disaster recovery, and database security concepts.
• Experience with database monitoring, alerting, and performance tuning tools.
• Knowledge of automation, scripting, and operational best practices.
• Good communication, documentation, and teamwork skills.