Database Administrator (Oracle & SQL)
Valleysoft · Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Software Development · 51-200 employees
About the role
The Database Administrator will install, configure, and maintain Oracle and SQL Server environments while ensuring high performance and security. They will also collaborate with technical teams to resolve incidents, perform backups, and manage database upgrades and migrations.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and possess 1–5 years of hands-on experience in database administration. Proficiency in both Oracle and SQL Server, along with experience in performance tuning and security management, is required.
Benefits
Full description
Valleysoft is an IT services provider delivering enterprise technology solutions, application development, infrastructure support, and process-focused services for clients worldwide. Working across a broad range of client needs, the company helps organizations run critical systems reliably, securely, and efficiently while supporting long-term operational performance.
In this role, you will help safeguard and strengthen the database environments that underpin business-critical applications. This is an opportunity to contribute across enterprise database operations, reliability, security, and continuous improvement while partnering closely with technical teams to support stable, high-performing services.
Responsibilities• Install, configure, administer, and maintain Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server environments.
- Monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize efficiency.
- Perform backup, recovery, and disaster recovery operations.
- Ensure database availability and business continuity through regular maintenance and monitoring.
- Implement database security, user management, access controls, and encryption policies.
- Execute database patching, upgrades, and migration activities.
- Monitor storage utilization and support capacity planning.
- Troubleshoot database incidents and resolve performance-related issues.
- Support production, UAT, SIT, and development database environments.
- Collaborate with application support, infrastructure, and development teams to resolve database-related issues.
- Maintain database documentation, configuration standards, and operational procedures.
- Perform database health checks and preventive maintenance activities.
- Ensure compliance with banking security standards and internal IT policies.
- Participate in on-call support and scheduled maintenance activities when required.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 1–5 years of hands-on experience in database administration.
- Experience administering both Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server in production environments, including support for banking applications.
- Hands-on experience with RMAN backup and recovery operations, along with database patching and routine maintenance.
- Strong experience with database performance tuning and troubleshooting production database issues.
- Experience with database security administration, including user and role management, access control, least-privilege configuration, password policies, and basic auditing.
- Experience collaborating with application support, infrastructure, and internal IT teams to troubleshoot incidents, coordinate maintenance activities, and restore database services.
- Eligibility to work in Egypt.
- Experience in banking or financial services environments is a plus.
- Private Health Insurance
- Training & Development
