Faisal Abdullah Al-Musalam
Riyadh
Summary
Experienced IT Operations professional with over 4 years of hands-on expertise across database administration, Linux infrastructure, and SRE practices, Eager to leverage a broad IT operational background to take on new challenges in IT auditing
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Engineering Consultant, Platform Operation
Saudi Information Technology
Riyadh
2025.09 - 2026.06
- Worked with SITE cloud environments for operational tasks.
- Built EDB Postgres clusters to provide high availability
- Built and managed CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and automated workflows using Ansible.
- worked with MinIO S3 for backup and restore operations.
- managed firewall network rules to open ports between two or more sources.
- Managed firewall rules and configured network ports between source and destination IPs across tenants and zones
- Patched RedHat Linux servers to remediate security vulnerabilities.
- Monitored platforms using AppDynamics, Zabbix, and Grafana.
- Performed Disaster Recovery (DR) drills and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) tests.
Sr. Database Administrator
Tamkeen Technology
Riyadh
2022.06 - 2025.09
- Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL and SQL-Server operational works including set up new servers, backups, security and user access control, Patching, monitoring and other tasks.
- Configured SQL Server Always On servers; Worked with RedHat environment for setup, upgrades, patching, and automation.
- Handled and resolved client tickets using ServiceNow and Jira, ensuring timely resolution within defined SLA timelines.
- Applied data encryption at rest and in transit to safeguard sensitive data and align with data protection and security standards.
- Monitored database health and performance using various tools and techniques to proactively identify and resolve potential issues.
- Collaborated with development teams to support database-driven applications and troubleshoot issues.
- Managed database access to ensure only authorized users can view or modify the data, supporting governance and compliance requirements.
Education
Bachelor - Computer Science
King Saud University
RiyadhSkills
PostgreSQL, MySQL & SQL-Server
Redhat – Linux - Windows
AWS and Oracle Cloud
Disaster Recovery
Power BI
Backup and Recovery
Ansible and bash scripts
ServiceNow / Jira
Firewall Management
Data Management
Websites
Certification
- ITIL v4 foundation – PeopleCert
- PostgreSQL Essentials v16 Certification - EDB
- Data Management Professional (CDMP) – DAMA
- MySQL 8.0 Database Administrator - Oracle
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Associate - Oracle
Timeline
Engineering Consultant, Platform Operation
Saudi Information Technology
2025.09 - 2026.06
Sr. Database Administrator
Tamkeen Technology
2022.06 - 2025.09
Bachelor - Computer Science
King Saud University