Lead Database Administrator

About the role

Join a new financial‑markets infrastructure venture in Oman and own the data layer that powers the platform. You will design, build and later operate the authoritative databases that record ownership, transaction history and audit trails.

Key responsibilities

• Design the database architecture from first principles, selecting platforms, schemas, storage, HA, replication, clustering, backup, recovery and security models.
• Install, configure and operate enterprise database platforms across the estate, maintaining standards, patching and version currency.
• Own high‑availability and disaster‑recovery solutions for the authoritative register, conducting regular failover and restore tests.
• Monitor performance, tune SQL, and plan capacity throughout the settlement and registry lifecycle.
• Implement database security hardening, encryption, privileged‑access controls and vulnerability management.
• Define the run‑phase operating model, author runbooks and build/lead the database team.

Required profile

• Degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• 6‑10 years of database administration experience, preferably in large financial institutions.
• Strong expertise with Oracle and SQL Server; experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Deep knowledge of backup/recovery, high availability, replication and clustering.
• Proven skills in performance tuning, SQL optimisation and database security.
• Linux and Windows administration plus scripting in PowerShell, Bash or Python.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Required skills

• Oracle
• SQL Server
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• Backup and recovery
• High availability
• Replication and clustering
• Performance tuning
• SQL optimisation
• Database security
• Linux administration
• Windows administration
• PowerShell
• Bash
• Python

What we offer

• Permanent position for Omani nationals.
• Two‑year fixed‑term contract for expatriate hires.
• Opportunity to shape critical market‑infrastructure from the ground up.