Organization: UNDP Yemen, through Stars Orbit Consultants and Management Development (SOC).
VA No. VA26/75
Position Title: Local Consultant - Database Administrator (DBA)
Duty Station: Aden, Yemen (embedded at CBY premises)
National or International Consultancy: National
Duration: 7 Months
Number of Required Positions: 1
Vacancy Date of Issue: 20 May 2026
Vacancy Closure Date: 26 May 2026 
Expected Starting Date: 01 June 2026 

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Academic Qualifications

• University degree (Bachelor's or Master's) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a closely related field.

Minimum years of relevant work experience

• Minimum 2 years of professional experience as a Database Administrator or in database engineering.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle databases, including legacy Oracle 7 and Oracle administration fundamentals (backup and recovery, tuning, security).
• Experience supporting database migration or upgrade projects, preferably Oracle upgrades to Oracle 19c.
• Experience supporting legacy environments and coordinating with application teams, including COBOL-based systems and batch processing.
• Experience working in high-security or regulated environments is an advantage.
• Preferred: experience managing and optimizing databases in a banking or financial services environment, with understanding of Core Banking Systems (CBS) architecture and high-volume transaction processing.
• Strong command of SQL and Oracle administration utilities; ability to diagnose and resolve performance issues.
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation (runbooks, access matrices, backup and recovery procedures).
• Ability to work full-time embedded at CBY premises in Aden and coordinate closely with UNDP, the International Senior Technical Advisor, and CBY counterparts.

Required Language(s)  

• Fluent in Arabic and English (written and spoken), with strong technical reporting skills.