Database Administrator / DevOps Engineer

For one of our customers, we are urgently seeking for skilled Database Administrator (DBA) and DevOps Engineer, you will be a pivotal member of our project support team in Qatar.

Your primary responsibility will be to ensure the efficient and secure management of our organization's databases. Additionally, you will play a vital role in maintaining and optimizing the IT infrastructure, collaborating closely with software developers and operations staff to guarantee seamless operations.

Contract duration: 37 months.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage database structures to meet application and business requirements.
• Collaborate with software developers to ensure efficient integration of applications with the database.
• Implement and enforce database security measures to protect sensitive information and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations.
• Conduct security audits and vulnerability assessments regularly.
• Monitor database performance, identify and address issues, and implement performance tuning and scalability improvements.
• Develop and maintain backup and recovery procedures to ensure data availability and integrity.
• Manage data migration, transformation, and loading processes, enforcing data quality standards and conducting regular testing.
• Provide technical support and assist in troubleshooting and resolving database-related incidents.
• Maintain accurate documentation of database configurations, procedures, and policies.
• Plan for future capacity requirements and execute database software upgrades and patches.
• Stay updated on emerging trends and technologies in database management and provide training to other IT staff and end-users.
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide after-hours support as needed.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and IT teams to design, implement, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage and optimize on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure, utilizing services such as Kubernetes and cloud-based technologies.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Automate configuration management tasks using tools like Puppet, Chef, or SaltStack.
• Deploy, configure, and scale Kubernetes resources and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for Kubernetes clusters.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Kubernetes infrastructure and containerized applications.
• Develop and maintain documentation, standard operating procedures, and best practices for Kubernetes administration.