Data Administrator

Job Brief:

We are seeking a detail-oriented Database Administrator (DBA) Engineer with at least 2 years of hands-on experience managing, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise relational database environments. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the high availability, security, integrity, and performance of our multi-database ecosystem, specifically Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and IBM DB2.

Job Descriptions:

· Install, configure, patch, and upgrade database instances across MS SQL Server, MySQL, and IBM DB2 environments.

· Perform routine database maintenance tasks including index defragmentation, statistic updates, database consistency checks (DBCC), and log truncation.

· Monitor database health, uptime, disk usage, memory utilization, and throughput to ensure service level agreement (SLA) compliance.

· Implement, maintain, and test database backup, recovery, and point-in-time restore procedures.

· Analyze complex SQL queries, execution plans, and deadlocks; partner with software engineers to refactor inefficient code.

· Design and optimize indexes (clustered, non-clustered, spatial/composite) and partitioning strategies to maintain high data throughput.

· Perform database capacity planning and resource allocation to accommodate growth and workload scaling.

· Administer high-availability and disaster-recovery topologies (e.g., MS SQL AlwaysOn Availability Groups / Clustering, MySQL Replication / InnoDB Cluster, DB2 HADR).

· Enforce database security controls, database user access permissions, and role-based access control (RBAC) following least-privilege principles.

· Maintain compliance with industry standards, security protocols, and audit logging requirements.

· Serve as an escalation point for database performance degradation, outages, or data corruption issues.

· Participate in an on-call rotation schedule for production incident resolution.

· Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) following database incidents and document corrective action plans.

Job Requirements:

• Candidate should possess a minimum of Diploma / Advanced Diploma or equivalent in Computer Science / Information Technology
• Preferably at least 2 years of related working experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with more than one database platform (e.g., SQL, MSSQL, DB2, MariaDB and etc)
• Solid understanding of system/platform administration
• Experience with middleware clustering technologies
• Proven expertise in performance tuning and issue resolution
• Strong knowledge of backup, recovery, and DR processes
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Good communication skills in English and Malay language for both spoken and written.
• Good technical documentation skills.

Pay: RM4,500.00 - RM6,500.00 per month

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Opportunities for promotion
• Professional development

Work Location: In person