Database Engineer

Overview

Space42 (ADX: SPACE42) is a UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company that integrates satellite communications, geospatial analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities to enlighten the Earth from space. Established in 2024 following the successful merger between Bayanat and Yahsat, Space42’s global reach allows it to address the rapidly evolving needs of its customers in governments, enterprises, and communities. Space42 comprises of two business units: Yahsat Space Services and Bayanat Smart Solutions. The Yahsat Space Services unit focuses on upstream satellite operations for both fixed and mobility satellite solutions. The Bayanat Smart Solutions unit integrates geospatial data acquisition and processing with AI to inform decision-making, enhance situational awareness, and improve operational efficiency. Space42’s major shareholders include G42, Mubadala and IHC.

Our vision is to pioneer beyond today for humanity to experience a better tomorrow. Space42 challenges traditional approaches with advanced AI and cutting-edge satellite technology, making space more accessible and redefining how data from space can be used on Earth. We aim to achieve this by connecting people to rewire potential, informing decisions to reimagine impact and enabling action to redefine tomorrow. We are guided by our core principles; we have foresight and are reshaping the status quo with a view of the future and beyond; we fuel change by going beyond words, rolling up our sleeves and building things that have never been built before; we bring our finest to go beyond good, to bring the best in class in every offering through our people, partners and providers.

For more information, visit www.space42.ai; follow us on X @Space42ai, Instagram @Space42ai.

Working within the corporate IT team to maintain, analyze, enhance, and troubleshoot the Operations and Business support systems and adopt the systems performance KPI. Provides technical expertise in the design, implementation, and maintenance of database management systems that support Operations and Business systems. Responsible for technically supporting multiple databases that run Company-wide business applications which are accessed by multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Reviews, develops, and designs data models using standard diagramming techniques; creates logical data models and translates into physical database structures that integrate with existing or proposed database structures.
• Monitors relational databases to optimize database performance, resource use, and physical implementations of databases; addresses a variety of database integration issues including migration between disparate databases, integration, maintenance/conversion, capacity planning issues, and new applications.
• Provide architectural expertise, direction, and assistance in technology & vendor selection. Conducts growth analysis and capacity planning and develops capital and operating budget proposals.
• Researches, evaluates, installs, configures, and troubleshoots all hardware, peripherals, and equipment necessary to meet integrated systems objectives. Research and write responses to technical sections of requests for information (RFIs) and requests for proposal (RFPs)\
• Debugging Application & Server performance issues, and monitoring servers along with resident applications. Liaise with vendor on resolving the issues.
• Lead in administration & testing of datacenter backup, recovery, & Disaster Recovery technologies.
• Maintains currency of knowledge with respect to relevant state-of-the-art technology, equipment, and/or systems and creates, procures, and maintains various database & systems related documents such as manuals and programmers handbooks.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned including 24 hour on-call support.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information technology
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a medium/large environment.
• Industry certification such as Oracle Database 11g /12c administrator, MCP SQL Server etc.
• Knowledge in Windows network environment is a big advantage. (windows servers, Active directory,DNS,LDAP, DHCP)
• Experience in interpret data models and to develop database structures.
• Experience with various distribution of Linux and virtualization systems.
• Knowledge of systems growth analysis and capacity planning processes and techniques.
• Knowledge of data security and disaster recovery systems and procedures.
• Ability to plan, implement, test, and troubleshoot system software.
• Experienced in hardware & software installation, maintenance and troubleshooting
• Ability to develop and manipulate large, complex data sets.
• Ability to work on a scheduled 24-hour on-call basis