Product Owner - Database Job Vacancy in UAE
Posted date [2025-01-23]
(ID: 33229)
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Emirates Global Aluminium is the world’s largest ‘premium aluminium’ producer and the biggest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas.
EGA is owned by Mubadala Investment Company of Abu Dhabi and Investment Corporation of Dubai, and is the largest company jointly owned by the two Emirates. As a team of more than 7,000 people around the world, we share a drive to fulfil our purpose and achieve our mission, while living our values. Our leadership ensures that we demonstrate a culture of innovation and responsibility as well as a robust corporate governance for our long-term success. Aluminium is among the world’s most versatile metals, and our global customers transform it into products that make modern life possible. Our aluminium is the biggest made-in-the-UAE export after oil and gas. We produce one-in-every 25 tonnes of aluminium made worldwide - four per cent of the world’s total production and almost half of the aluminium produced in the Gulf. EGA is an integrated aluminium producer, with operations from bauxite mining to the production of cast metal and recycling. EGA’s operations include an aluminium smelter and an alumina refinery in Abu Dhabi, an aluminium smelter in Dubai, and a bauxite mine in the Republic of Guinea and a specialty foundry in Germany, and an aluminium recycling plant in the United States.... |
Product Owner - Database
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Industry: Information Technology and Database Management
Job Function: Digital Transformation and Data Infrastructure
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary: Competitive
Job Description:
EGA is on a bold journey to become a digital leader in the region and across the industry. As the **Product Owner - Database**, you will take full ownership of the database landscape, ensuring high performance, security, and scalability. This role involves strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous innovation to support the company’s digital transformation. You will lead a team of database administrators, drive best practices, and optimize a hybrid model of traditional and cloud databases to meet the evolving needs of the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement a strategic vision for database infrastructure and management.
- Oversee database installations, configurations, security, and performance optimization.
- Lead a team of database administrators, ensuring high performance and adherence to best practices.
- Implement robust data governance, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Ensure database systems comply with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and security protocols.
- Work closely with developers and business stakeholders to align database solutions with business objectives.
- Manage database-related projects in an agile environment, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
- Foster a data-driven culture by enabling advanced analytics, automation, and digital transformation initiatives.
- Define and maintain a product backlog, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with strategic goals.
Key Challenges:
- Managing a diverse database ecosystem, including on-premise and cloud-based solutions.
- Ensuring high availability and security in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
- Balancing strategic vision with hands-on problem-solving in a fast-paced environment.
- Leading cross-functional collaboration between IT, business, and development teams.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor\'s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Certifications such as Oracle DBA, Microsoft Certified Database Administrator, or similar are a plus.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in database management, including Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL.
- Proven track record of leading teams and managing database infrastructure at scale.
- Strong experience in agile methodologies, product ownership, and digital project management.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, automation tools, and modern data technologies.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a strategic mindset and attention to detail.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
Mindset and Skills:
- Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and challenging the status quo.
- Strong leadership and collaboration skills to drive cross-functional initiatives.
- Hands-on problem solver with the ability to think strategically and act decisively.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and drive digital transformation efforts.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply and be part of EGA’s digital transformation journey.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Industry: Information Technology and Database Management
Job Function: Digital Transformation and Data Infrastructure
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary: Competitive
Job Description:
EGA is on a bold journey to become a digital leader in the region and across the industry. As the **Product Owner - Database**, you will take full ownership of the database landscape, ensuring high performance, security, and scalability. This role involves strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous innovation to support the company’s digital transformation. You will lead a team of database administrators, drive best practices, and optimize a hybrid model of traditional and cloud databases to meet the evolving needs of the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement a strategic vision for database infrastructure and management.
- Oversee database installations, configurations, security, and performance optimization.
- Lead a team of database administrators, ensuring high performance and adherence to best practices.
- Implement robust data governance, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Ensure database systems comply with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and security protocols.
- Work closely with developers and business stakeholders to align database solutions with business objectives.
- Manage database-related projects in an agile environment, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
- Foster a data-driven culture by enabling advanced analytics, automation, and digital transformation initiatives.
- Define and maintain a product backlog, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with strategic goals.
Key Challenges:
- Managing a diverse database ecosystem, including on-premise and cloud-based solutions.
- Ensuring high availability and security in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
- Balancing strategic vision with hands-on problem-solving in a fast-paced environment.
- Leading cross-functional collaboration between IT, business, and development teams.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor\'s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Certifications such as Oracle DBA, Microsoft Certified Database Administrator, or similar are a plus.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in database management, including Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL.
- Proven track record of leading teams and managing database infrastructure at scale.
- Strong experience in agile methodologies, product ownership, and digital project management.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, automation tools, and modern data technologies.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a strategic mindset and attention to detail.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
Mindset and Skills:
- Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and challenging the status quo.
- Strong leadership and collaboration skills to drive cross-functional initiatives.
- Hands-on problem solver with the ability to think strategically and act decisively.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and drive digital transformation efforts.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply and be part of EGA’s digital transformation journey.
