Database Administrator

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.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• Private health insurance
• Training & development