Database Architecture Specialist

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Job Summary: A Database Architecture Specialist is responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise-level database architecture to ensure high performance, scalability, security, and continuous availability. They also establish database standards and policies, develop data models, and support system integration, analytics, and business intelligence. Key Highlights: 1. Designing and implementing scalable and secure database architectures 2. Developing data models and database structures 3. Optimizing and tuning database performance Job Description – Database Architecture Specialist **Job Title:** Database Architecture Specialist **Location:** Qatar **Job Summary:** A Database Architecture Specialist is responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise-level database architecture to ensure high performance, scalability, security, and continuous availability. They also establish database standards and policies, develop data models, and support system integration, analytics, and business intelligence. **Key Responsibilities and Duties:** * Design and implement scalable and secure database architectures for enterprise systems. * Develop data models and database structures aligned with business requirements. * Establish database standards and policies to ensure performance, security, and availability. * Optimize database performance through tuning, indexing, and query optimization. * Manage database integration with applications, data warehouses, and analytics platforms. * Ensure high availability, disaster recovery plans, and backup strategies. * Collaborate with application developers, data engineers, and infrastructure teams. * Monitor database performance, operational capacity, and proactively resolve issues. * Support data migration, system upgrades, and database consolidation initiatives. * Ensure data security, access control, encryption, and compliance with governance requirements. * Evaluate appropriate database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, cloud-based solutions). * Provide technical guidance to database and development teams. * Document database architectures, standards, and configurations. **Required Qualifications:** * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or equivalent. * Minimum 7–10 years of experience in database design, administration, or architecture. * Strong experience with relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL, and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, etc. * Experience with data warehousing, ETL processes, and big data platforms. * Familiarity with cloud database services such as AWS RDS, Azure SQL, and Google Cloud SQL. * Proficiency in SQL, performance optimization, and database indexing. * Solid understanding of data governance, information security, and regulatory standards. * Experience with backup, disaster recovery, and high availability. * Strong analytical, technical, and communication skills. Salary: QAR22,500.00 per month Work Location: On-site