Senior Database Administrator

About the role

The Senior Database Administrator is a full-time, on-site position based in Lahore, responsible for the availability, performance and security of the critical database systems that support Ellinoix Business Solutions and its clients. The role covers architecture design, performance tuning, backups and replication, and works closely with development and infrastructure teams.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement database architectures and set up and maintain replication and high-availability configurations.
• Monitor and tune database performance, and diagnose and resolve complex database issues.
• Manage backups and recovery, and enforce data governance and security best practices.
• Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to support application releases.
• Document database standards, guide junior team members and contribute to process improvements that improve reliability and scalability.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field; relevant certifications such as MCDBA or Oracle DBA are a plus.
• Experience in enterprise or multi-client environments, preferably supporting HR, payroll or business operations systems.
• Strong analytical, communication and collaboration skills, able to work in cross-functional teams on site in Lahore.

Required skills

• Database administration and database design and data modeling.
• Advanced troubleshooting of performance, availability and integrity issues in production.
• Replication and high-availability solutions across relational databases.
• Major RDBMS technologies (SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL or Oracle) and SQL.
• Knowledge of database security, compliance, role-based access control and backup/restore strategies.