Overview
Database Developer – Riyadh – Onsite Jobs in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at Jari Solutions
Title: Database Developer – Riyadh – Onsite
Company: Jari Solutions
Location: Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Role Overview
We are currently looking for Database Developer who will be responsible for the full data layer for this engagement a dual-engine environment where the
Correspondence System uses SQL Server, and the Archiving System uses Oracle. This person must be equally competent in both platforms, lead the migration from the existing stored-procedure-heavy data layer to Entity Framework ORM, and ensure that backup, recovery, performance, and security standards are met for production
databases supporting a client organization with zero-downtime requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage, optimize, and support both production databases (SQL Server and Oracle)
- Lead the stored procedure to Entity Framework migration alongside the development team design the
migration strategy, own the database side of the transition
- Design, implement, and regularly test backup and disaster recovery plans for both DB engines recovery
procedures must be documented and drilled
- Monitor database performance continuously using AppDynamic and native tooling; identify and resolve
bottlenecks before they cause SLA breaches
- Build and maintain cross-system data integration flows between the Correspondence System (SQL Server)
and the Archiving System (Oracle)
- Implement and maintain database-level security controls: access control, encryption at rest, row-level
security, audit logging
- Support developers with query writing, execution plan analysis, and index design throughout development
waves
- Produce and maintain database documentation in Arabic: schemas, ERDs, data dictionaries, backup
procedures, and recovery runbooks
Minimum Qualifications
- Fluent Arabic Speaker is a Must.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent
- Demonstrated professional experience with both Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle Database in production
environments
- Experience with database performance tuning, backup/recovery design, and production incident response
- Experience with ORM systems Entity Framework Core or equivalent preferred
Required Technical Skills
- Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL (complex queries, stored procedures, views, triggers, jobs), SQL Server Agent,
SSMS, replication awareness
- Oracle Database PL/SQL (procedures, functions, packages), Oracle SQL Developer or Toad, performance
tools (AWR, ADDM, EXPLAIN PLAN)
- Backup and recovery SQL Server native backup strategies, SQL Server Always On Availability Groups
awareness, point-in-time recovery
- Backup and recovery Oracle RMAN backup configuration, Data Guard awareness, recovery drills
- Entity Framework Core ORM design, code-first migrations, guidance for developers on EF best practices
during SP migration
- Database performance tuning execution plan analysis, index design and review, query rewrites, statistics
management for both SQL Server and Oracle
- AppDynamic (or equivalent APM) database query monitoring, slow query identification, alert
configuration
- Data integration cross-database data flows between SQL Server and Oracle; ETL basics; integration query
design
- Database security column-level and transparent data encryption, row-level security, audit trail
configuration at DB layer, access control matrix
- SSMS and Oracle SQL Developer primary daily tooling
- Familiarity with both Windows Server and Linux environments for DB hosting (either may be in use on-site)
- Basic scripting (PowerShell or shell) for database maintenance automation beneficial
Key Soft Skills
- Systematic and methodical database changes in a zero-downtime production environment require
extreme care; rushes nothing
- Detailed documentation discipline every schema change, index addition, backup configuration change,
and recovery test result documented in Arabic
- Proactive performance monitoring identifies degrading query performance or backup failures before they
cause incidents, not after
- Collaborative mindset closely partners with developers during the EF migration; the DB developer and
developers must operate as a single team, not silos
- Clear communication of database risks to the Technical Lead understands which issues need immediate
escalation