Senior Database Administrator (DBA)

Our client is a well known leading IT provider in Malaysia and currently looking for a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) in Department Information Technology.  This role Reports to Manager-DBA, Technology.

The ideal candidate will work closely with application,
infrastructure, and security teams to deliver reliable, secure, and
high-performing database services aligned with business and operational
objectives.

• Administer, configure, and
  maintain enterprise database platforms to ensure availability, performance,
  security, and reliability.
  
• Perform database installation,
  upgrades, patching, backup, recovery, and routine maintenance activities.
  
• Monitor and optimize database
  performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement proactive improvements.
  
• Manage High Availability (HA),
  Disaster Recovery (DR), replication, and clustering solutions to support
  business continuity.
  
• Lead database migrations,
  upgrades, modernization initiatives, and capacity planning activities.
  
• Implement database security
  controls, hardening standards, auditing, and compliance requirements.
  
• Support and optimize cloud-based
  database platforms and services.
  
• Drive automation, standardization,
  and continuous improvement of database operations.
  
• Collaborate with application,
  infrastructure, security, and vendor teams to deliver stable and scalable
  database solutions.
  
• Maintain technical documentation,
  establish best practices and support critical production incidents when
  required.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer
  Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. 
  
• Minimum 5-7 years of Database
  Administration experience in enterprise production environments.
  
• Hands-on experience with
  Oracle/Tibero, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
  
• Strong knowledge of database
  administration, performance tuning, SQL optimization, backup & recovery,
  replication, clustering, High Availability (HA), and Disaster Recovery (DR).
  
• Experience with database
  installation, upgrades, patching, security hardening, and operational support.
  
• Strong Linux/Unix administration
  and scripting skills.
  
• Experience managing
  mission-critical databases and production incidents.
  
• Strong analytical,
  troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  

Preferred Skills & Experience (Added Advantage)

•  Experience with MongoDB or other
  NoSQL databases.
  
• Experience with AWS database
  services (RDS, Aurora, EC2, Backup).
  
• Exposure to cloud migration,
  database modernization, or automation initiatives.
  
• Experience with monitoring tools
  such as Grafana and Prometheus.
  
• Knowledge of database security,
  auditing, compliance, and encryption.
  

Professional Qualifications (Added Advantage)

•  Relevant database, cloud, or
  infrastructure certifications.
  
• Experience in cloud migration,
  automation, or database modernization projects.
  
• ​Experience supporting High
  Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) environments.