Database Administrator

The DBA supports the performance, security, and reliability of TAL’s enterprise databases across regions, including Infor M3, manufacturing execution, and warehouse management systems. Under senior team guidance, the role maintains database availability and integrity, resolves operational issues, and supports digital transformation in collaboration with Infrastructure, Application, and Security teams.

Key Accountabilities

• Administer enterprise databases, including SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, and MySQL, to ensure stable and secure operations.

• Support database lifecycle management, including provisioning, patching, upgrades, migrations, capacity planning, and decommissioning.

• Monitor and optimize database performance, including health checks, query tuning, indexing, and resource utilization.

• Troubleshoot database issues and collaborate with technical teams on incident resolution, root cause analysis, and L2/L3 support.

• Maintain backup, recovery, and HA/DR solutions, including backup validation, restore testing, clustering, and replication.

• Manage database security, including access controls, auditing, encryption, and vulnerability remediation.

• Maintain data integrity and availability through migration, synchronization, archiving, and housekeeping.

• Maintain SOPs, operational standards, and database administration best practices.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related engineering field.

• 3–5 years of enterprise database administration experience with SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.

• Working knowledge of performance monitoring, backup and recovery, and HA/DR, preferably in multi-site environments.

• Experience with Windows/Linux and basic scripting for administration and automation.

• Understanding of database security, data protection, and compliance requirements.

• Basic knowledge of Azure, AWS, or GCP, managed database services such as Azure SQL, and DevOps/CI/CD concepts.

• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana, with strong troubleshooting, analytical, and collaboration skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure.
  

We offer a 5-day working week, a competitive remuneration package and generous fringe benefits. Excellent on-the-job training and development will also be provided.

To apply, please submit your detailed resume, stating your expected salary and availability, to the Human Capital Management Department. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. All personal data collected will be handled in strict confidence and will be used solely for recruitment purposes.