[Hiring] Senior Database Engineer / DBA @Rubikal

Role Description

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. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in high availability, performance tuning, and disaster recovery.

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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 in PostgreSQL (HA, replication, tuning).
• Strong in MongoDB (replica sets, sharding).
• Experience with Azure PostgreSQL & Cosmos DB.
• DB migration experience.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Self-driven, collaborative, detail-oriented.

Requirements

• Experience with Kubernetes operators for databases (e.g., Zalando Patroni operator, Percona operators).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for database changes (schema migrations, migration tools like Flyway/Liquibase).
• Familiarity with additional NoSQL or time-series databases (e.g., Redis, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB).
• Prior experience in fintech, telecom, or other highly regulated/mission-critical domains.
• Experience working in ITIL-based or SRE/SLI/SLO-driven operational environments.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Great work environment.
• Flexible working schedule.
• Medical Insurance.
• Brand new MacBook.