Senior Database Engineer / DBA

Rubikal

Posted 30+ days ago

Experience

5 - 7 Years

Job Location

Egypt - Egypt

Education

Bachelor of Science(Computers)

Nationality

Any Nationality

Gender

Not Mentioned

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Database Site Reliability Engineer (DBSRE) to support and operate enterprise-scale, mission critical database platforms across PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL/MariaDB, and Microsoft SQL Server.

Install, configure, and manage PostgreSQL (Patroni), MongoDB replica sets, MySQL/MariaDB HA, and MS. SQL Server Always On in production environments.

Ensure high availability, replication, and automated failover for mission-critical databases.

Perform database and query performance tuning, indexing optimization, and resource utilization analysis.

Maintain backup and recovery strategies using pgBackRest, PBM, Percona XtraBackup, and SQL Server native tools.

Conduct Disaster Recovery (DR) drills, ensuring RTO/RPO compliance.

Automate database provisioning, configuration, and operations.

Implement and maintain monitoring and alerting using Prometheus, Grafana, and PMM.

Perform database upgrades, migrations, and patching with minimal downtime.

Implement strong security, access controls, encryption, and auditing practices.

Maintain SOPs, technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.

Participate in 24x7 on-call rotations, resolve incidents, and ensure SLA adherence.

Desired Candidate Profile

For this role, you are going to be working with our client within a cross-functional team as Database Site. Reliability Engineer, we prefer that you have the following: The role requires working hours aligned with Saudi Arabia time zone - 13:00 to 21:00, Sunday to Thursday.

Excellent communication skills in English.

Bachelor's in CS, IT, or similar

Minimum 5 years DevOps/DBA/SRE experience

Experience managing production DB systems at scale

Expert PostgreSQL (HA, replication, tuning)

Strong MongoDB (replica sets, sharding)

Experience with Azure PostgreSQL & Cosmos DB.

DB migration experience.

Excellent analytical and communication skills.

Self-driven, collaborative, detail-oriented.

Company Industry

Department / Functional Area

Keywords

  • Senior Database Engineer / DBA

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Rubikal

At Rubikal, we design, build, and operate human-centric digital services that help organizations navigate and succeed in their digital transformation journeys. We partner with clients ranging from governments and large enterprises to innovative startups, managing the full lifecycle of digital services from initial concept and design to development, operations, and continuous improvement./p>

Our culture is built on collaboration, trust, and curiosity, with diverse teams working across multiple countries and time zones.

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