Database Administrator

About the role

An experienced Database Administrator is sought for a client's team in Lahore, working on-site. The role covers database management, performance optimization, security, backup and recovery, and high-availability solutions. Working hours are 7:00 PM to 3:00 AM (US time zone coverage).

Key responsibilities

• Install, configure, upgrade, patch and maintain relational database management systems across development, testing and production environments.
• Monitor availability, capacity, performance and resource utilization, resolving bottlenecks and service degradation proactively.
• Design, implement and test backup, restore, disaster recovery and high-availability procedures.
• Manage users, roles, permissions, authentication and auditing in line with security policies and least privilege.
• Optimize SQL queries, indexes, execution plans, memory and storage to improve performance.
• Support database design, data modeling, schema changes, migrations, integrations and releases.
• Troubleshoot incidents, perform root-cause analysis and document resolutions.
• Maintain standards, procedures, configuration records, inventories and technical documentation.
• Work with developers, system administrators, cloud engineers, security teams and vendors; apply data protection, encryption, retention, compliance and vulnerability-remediation requirements.
• Automate routine administration, monitoring, maintenance and reporting with scripting and tooling.
• Take part in on-call support, maintenance windows, audits, capacity planning and continuous improvement.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, information systems or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in database administration, engineering or operations.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise databases such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Experience securing databases through access controls, auditing, encryption, patching and vulnerability management.
• Familiarity with cloud database services, preferably AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud.
• Working knowledge of Linux or Windows Server administration and scripting with PowerShell, Python or Bash.
• Experience supporting database changes through development, testing, release and incident-management processes.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and work after hours when required.

Candidates apply by sending their updated CV to the recruiter with the subject line "Database Administrator".