Lead Systems Architect (Database Services)

Job Information

• Date Opened 03/02/2026
• Job Type Full time
• Work Experience 10+ years
• Industry IT Services
• City Doha
• Province Ad Dawhah
• Country Qatar
• Postal Code 00000

Job Description

Black & Grey HR is recruiting for a leading technology solutions and services provider in Doha, Qatar. Our client is looking to hire a Lead Systems Architect who will be responsible for the design, implementation, management, and optimization of enterprisegrade database platforms across onpremises and multicloud environments.

Responsibilities:

Database Architecture & Strategy

• Define and maintain enterprise database architecture standards and roadmaps for onpremises, Azure, and GCP environments.

• Design secure, scalable, and highly available database architectures for missioncritical systems.

• Conduct architectural reviews and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.

Technical Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop senior database engineers and DBAs.

• Allocate resources, set technical direction, and enforce operational best practices.

• Foster a culture of reliability, automation, documentation, and continuous improvement.

Database Project Lifecycle Management

• Lead endtoend database projects, from requirements and design through build, migration, golive, and support.

• Manage hybrid and multicloud database migrations and modernization initiatives.

• Deliver solutions within defined scope, schedule, and quality standards.

Platform & Technology Management

• Manage and operate SQL and NoSQL platforms across onpremises, Azure, and GCP.

• Oversee native cloud database services including Azure SQL, Azure Managed Instance, Azure Fabric, and Google Cloud database offerings.

• Administer complex, highscale, and performanceintensive SQL environments.

High Availability, Disaster Recovery & Integration

• Design and operate highly available, disasterresilient database architectures in hybrid and multicloud setups.

• Ensure seamless integration across applications, data platforms, and analytics systems.

• Define and test backup, recovery, replication, and failover strategies.

Data Warehouse & Data Leak Management

• Manage, enhance, and operate enterprise data warehouses and data leaks.

• Ensure platforms are highly available, optimized, and aligned with analytics and reporting needs.

• Drive performance tuning, capacity planning, and cost optimization.

Operations, Monitoring & Performance

• Ensure 24x7 reliability through proactive monitoring and management of all database environments.

• Define KPIs, SLAs, and operational dashboards for performance, availability, and capacity.

• Lead root cause analysis and continuous service improvement initiatives.

Security, Risk & Compliance

• Define and enforce database security standards, access controls, encryption, and auditing.

• Ensure compliance with organizational security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.

• Lead vulnerability management, patching, and security hardening efforts.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication

• Serve as the primary technical interface for application teams, architects, vendors, and business users.

• Translate business requirements into robust, scalable database solutions.

• Provide clear technical guidance, documentation, presentations, and executivelevel communication as needed.

Requirements

Experience

• 10+ years in database engineering, architecture, and operations within largescale enterprise environments.

• Proven experience leading senior database engineers/DBAs in missioncritical settings.

• Strong handson and architectural expertise with onpremises, hybrid, and multicloud platforms (Azure & GCP).

• Demonstrated success leading endtoend database projects, including migrations and modernization efforts.

• Extensive background in high availability, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and largescale SQL environments.

• Solid experience with data warehouse and data lake platforms and operations.

Education & Certifications

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

• Relevant professional certifications are highly desirable, such as:

~ Microsoft Azure Database/Data/Architect certifications

~ Google Cloud Professional Database Engineer or Architect

~ ITIL or equivalent service management certification

Technical Expertise

• Advanced proficiency in SQL Server and enterprisegrade SQL platforms.

• Strong experience with Azure SQL, Azure Managed Instance, Azure Fabric, and related Azure data services.

• Handson experience with Google Cloud database services.

• Deep knowledge of database security, encryption, auditing, and compliance controls.

• Proven skills in monitoring, automation, performance tuning, and capacity management.

• Strong understanding of integration patterns, analytics platforms, and data pipelines.

• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Benefits

• Attractive Salary + Benefits