Data Services Administrator

Rackspace Technology

Posted 30+ days ago

Experience

3 - 6 Years

Job Location

Riyadh - Saudi Arabia

Education

Bachelors in Computer Application(Computers)

Nationality

Any Nationality

Gender

Not Mentioned

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsibilities
    • Manage and maintain enterprise data services platforms and infrastructure, preferably Portworx Data Services (PDS)
    • Support multiple data technologies (MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.)
    • Monitor platform health, performance metrics, and capacity planning across multiple data technologies
    • Implement and maintain backup, disaster recovery, and high availability strategies
    • Troubleshoot complex platform issues and coordinate resolution efforts
    • Ensure high uptime and meet established SLA requirements for data services
    • Provision and manage various data services including databases, caching layers, and message queues
    • Implement data security best practices, access controls, and compliance requirements
    • Optimize data service performance, storage utilization, and resource allocation
    • Manage data service lifecycle including upgrades, patches, and migrations
    • Participate in on-call rotation for critical platform support
    • Document processes, procedures, and architectural decisions
    • Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure regulatory adherence
Requirements
    • Bachelor s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
    • 3+ years of experience in data infrastructure and database administration
    • Experience managing production data services environments at scale
    • Good experience with Linux operating systems (preferably Ubuntu/Debian) and Windows Server administration
    • Good knowledge in Kubernetes administration and container orchestration
    • Proficiency with data service administration across multiple technologies (MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, etc.)
    • Good understanding of networking, storage, and security principles in containerized environments
    • Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools
Additional Skills (Good to have)
    • Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.) for automation
    • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Helm)
    • Experience with Portworx or other container-native storage platforms
    • Knowledge of data service performance tuning and optimization techniques
    • Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA)
    • Experience with GitOps workflows and tools like ArgoCD or Flux

Company Industry

Department / Functional Area

Keywords

  • Data Services Administrator

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