Database Developer Jobs - Basra Iraq

<p><h4>Belong, connect, grow, with KBR!</h4> <p>The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.</p> <p>KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.</p> <h4>Job purpose</h4> <p>The IT HCS & VMware Platform Supervisor is responsible for supervising the operation, administration, governance, and continuous improvement of the Huawei Cloud Stack (HCS) platform and related private or hybrid cloud services across the IT data center environment.</p> <p>The role leads HCS platform support activities to ensure secure, available, scalable, and recoverable cloud services, while coordinating with infrastructure, network, security, application, vendor, and service management teams to meet business continuity and operational requirements.</p> <h4>Duties and responsibilities</h4> <ul> <li>Supervise daily administration of Huawei Cloud Stack services including ManageOne, FusionCompute, resource pools, projects or tenants, compute, storage, virtual networking, identity and access, monitoring, and platform health.</li> <li>Lead and guide platform engineers and support teams in incident handling, service requests, change implementation, preventive maintenance, lifecycle upgrades, and compliance with approved procedures.</li> <li>Monitor HCS capacity, utilization, performance, availability, licensing, quotas, and service levels; prepare forecasts and implement optimization plans for efficient resource usage.</li> <li>Oversee integration of HCS with VMware platforms, enterprise storage, SAN or NAS connectivity, backup systems, Active Directory, DNS, networking, security, monitoring, and IT service management tools.</li> <li>Ensure backup, replication, snapshot, restore, and disaster recovery processes are properly configured and tested; coordinate recovery exercises against approved RPO and RTO targets.</li> <li>Review and approve technical change plans, method statements, risk assessments, rollback plans, patching activities, configuration baselines, and security hardening requirements.</li> <li>Troubleshoot and supervise resolution of complex platform incidents by analyzing logs, alerts, performance data, and root causes; coordinate corrective actions with Huawei, vendors, and internal teams.</li> <li>Maintain platform documentation, architecture diagrams, runbooks, SOPs, asset records, KPI reports, and continuous improvement actions; promote automation using PowerShell, PowerCLI, Python, APIs, or approved orchestration tools.</li> </ul> <h4>Qualifications, training & certifications</h4> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related discipline.</li> <li>At least one current professional certification in cloud computing, virtualization, systems infrastructure, storage, backup, or IT service management is required.</li> <li>Huawei HCIP-Cloud Computing, HCIP-Cloud Service, or equivalent Huawei Cloud Stack professional certification is strongly preferred; HCIE-Cloud Computing is an advantage.</li> <li>Huawei Cloud Stack administration, ManageOne, FusionCompute, FusionStorage, or HCS operations training is strongly preferred.</li> <li>VMware Certified Professional - VCF Administrator, VVF Administrator, or Data Center Virtualization certification is preferred.</li> <li>Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305 path) is an advantage for hybrid cloud responsibilities.</li> <li>Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or equivalent networking certification is preferred.</li> <li>ITIL Foundation (current version) is preferred; service management, change management, or project coordination training is an advantage.</li> <li>Veeam Certified Engineer Plus (VMCE+) or an equivalent enterprise backup and recovery certification is an advantage.</li> <li>Strong knowledge of HCS operations, virtualization, storage, backup, disaster recovery, Windows and Linux systems, networking, security, monitoring, and automation scripting.</li> <li>Strong leadership, professional communication, analytical troubleshooting, technical reporting, architecture documentation, and stakeholder coordination skills.</li> </ul> <h4>Experience</h4> <ul> <li>7-10 years of professional experience in cloud, virtualization, systems, data center, or enterprise infrastructure operations.</li> <li>Minimum 4-6 years of hands-on experience with Huawei Cloud Stack, ManageOne, FusionCompute, VMware, enterprise storage, backup, replication, and disaster recovery operations, including at least 2-3 years in a lead or supervisory role.</li> </ul> <h4>Language proficiency, computer and software skills</h4> <p>Core platforms and tools:</p> <ul> <li>Huawei Cloud Stack, ManageOne, FusionCompute, FusionStorage, and HCS monitoring tools</li> <li>VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, VCF or VVF, templates, clusters, HA and DRS</li> <li>SAN/NAS storage, backup and replication tools, PowerShell, PowerCLI, Python, APIs, monitoring platforms, and ITSM ticketing tools</li> <li>English - upper intermediate or above (verbal and written)</li> </ul> <h4>Skills</h4> <ul> <li>Strong leadership and supervisory capability across HCS platform operations, incident response, change delivery, vendor coordination, and team workload management.</li> <li>Advanced troubleshooting across HCS, virtualization, storage, backup, networking, security, and infrastructure services, with strong availability and risk awareness.</li> <li>Ability to manage incidents, problems, changes, risks, capacity, lifecycle activities, audit findings, and service improvement plans within agreed service levels.</li> <li>Strong documentation, reporting, automation, governance, and communication skills with readiness to support critical incidents, migrations, upgrades, and recovery activities.</li> </ul></p><p></p>

<p><h4>Belong, connect, grow, with KBR!</h4> <p>The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.</p> <p>KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.</p> <h4>Job purpose</h4> <p>The IT HCS & VMware Platform Supervisor is responsible for supervising the operation, administration, governance, and continuous improvement of the Huawei Cloud Stack (HCS) platform and related private or hybrid cloud services across the IT data center environment.</p> <p>The role leads HCS platform support activities to ensure secure, available, scalable, and recoverable cloud services, while coordinating with infrastructure, network, security, application, vendor, and service management teams to meet business continuity and operational requirements.</p> <h4>Duties and responsibilities</h4> <ul> <li>Supervise daily administration of Huawei Cloud Stack services including ManageOne, FusionCompute, resource pools, projects or tenants, compute, storage, virtual networking, identity and access, monitoring, and platform health.</li> <li>Lead and guide platform engineers and support teams in incident handling, service requests, change implementation, preventive maintenance, lifecycle upgrades, and compliance with approved procedures.</li> <li>Monitor HCS capacity, utilization, performance, availability, licensing, quotas, and service levels; prepare forecasts and implement optimization plans for efficient resource usage.</li> <li>Oversee integration of HCS with VMware platforms, enterprise storage, SAN or NAS connectivity, backup systems, Active Directory, DNS, networking, security, monitoring, and IT service management tools.</li> <li>Ensure backup, replication, snapshot, restore, and disaster recovery processes are properly configured and tested; coordinate recovery exercises against approved RPO and RTO targets.</li> <li>Review and approve technical change plans, method statements, risk assessments, rollback plans, patching activities, configuration baselines, and security hardening requirements.</li> <li>Troubleshoot and supervise resolution of complex platform incidents by analyzing logs, alerts, performance data, and root causes; coordinate corrective actions with Huawei, vendors, and internal teams.</li> <li>Maintain platform documentation, architecture diagrams, runbooks, SOPs, asset records, KPI reports, and continuous improvement actions; promote automation using PowerShell, PowerCLI, Python, APIs, or approved orchestration tools.</li> </ul> <h4>Qualifications, training & certifications</h4> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related discipline.</li> <li>At least one current professional certification in cloud computing, virtualization, systems infrastructure, storage, backup, or IT service management is required.</li> <li>Huawei HCIP-Cloud Computing, HCIP-Cloud Service, or equivalent Huawei Cloud Stack professional certification is strongly preferred; HCIE-Cloud Computing is an advantage.</li> <li>Huawei Cloud Stack administration, ManageOne, FusionCompute, FusionStorage, or HCS operations training is strongly preferred.</li> <li>VMware Certified Professional - VCF Administrator, VVF Administrator, or Data Center Virtualization certification is preferred.</li> <li>Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305 path) is an advantage for hybrid cloud responsibilities.</li> <li>Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or equivalent networking certification is preferred.</li> <li>ITIL Foundation (current version) is preferred; service management, change management, or project coordination training is an advantage.</li> <li>Veeam Certified Engineer Plus (VMCE+) or an equivalent enterprise backup and recovery certification is an advantage.</li> <li>Strong knowledge of HCS operations, virtualization, storage, backup, disaster recovery, Windows and Linux systems, networking, security, monitoring, and automation scripting.</li> <li>Strong leadership, professional communication, analytical troubleshooting, technical reporting, architecture documentation, and stakeholder coordination skills.</li> </ul> <h4>Experience</h4> <ul> <li>7-10 years of professional experience in cloud, virtualization, systems, data center, or enterprise infrastructure operations.</li> <li>Minimum 4-6 years of hands-on experience with Huawei Cloud Stack, ManageOne, FusionCompute, VMware, enterprise storage, backup, replication, and disaster recovery operations, including at least 2-3 years in a lead or supervisory role.</li> </ul> <h4>Language proficiency, computer and software skills</h4> <p>Core platforms and tools:</p> <ul> <li>Huawei Cloud Stack, ManageOne, FusionCompute, FusionStorage, and HCS monitoring tools</li> <li>VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, VCF or VVF, templates, clusters, HA and DRS</li> <li>SAN/NAS storage, backup and replication tools, PowerShell, PowerCLI, Python, APIs, monitoring platforms, and ITSM ticketing tools</li> <li>English - upper intermediate or above (verbal and written)</li> </ul> <h4>Skills</h4> <ul> <li>Strong leadership and supervisory capability across HCS platform operations, incident response, change delivery, vendor coordination, and team workload management.</li> <li>Advanced troubleshooting across HCS, virtualization, storage, backup, networking, security, and infrastructure services, with strong availability and risk awareness.</li> <li>Ability to manage incidents, problems, changes, risks, capacity, lifecycle activities, audit findings, and service improvement plans within agreed service levels.</li> <li>Strong documentation, reporting, automation, governance, and communication skills with readiness to support critical incidents, migrations, upgrades, and recovery activities.</li> </ul></p><p></p>

<ul><li><p>Define and implement communication and stakeholder engagement strategies.</p></li><li><p>Lead internal and external communications, including media, digital, and events.</p></li><li><p>Manage reputation topics and crisis communications.</p></li><li><p>Build relationships with media, authorities, and key stakeholders.</p></li><li><p>Develop corporate content, press releases, and executive messaging.</p></li><li><p>Ensure consistent corporate messaging and standards.</p></li><li><p>Support stakeholder engagement and project acceptability initiatives.</p></li><li><p>Coordinate communications across teams and entities.</p></li><li><p>Promote HSE culture through communication activities.</p></li><li><p>Ensure confidentiality of sensitive corporate information.&nbsp;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><ul><li><p>Master’s degree in Communications, Public Affairs, or equivalent.</p></li><li><p>8–12 years of experience in corporate communications.</p></li><li><p>Strong expertise in stakeholder engagement, media relations, and reputation management.</p></li><li><p>Experience in crisis communication and strategic messaging.</p></li><li><p>Strong skills in content creation and communication strategy.</p></li><li><p>Excellent influencing, communication, and interpersonal skills.</p></li><li><p>Ability to operate in sensitive and high-pressure environments.</p></li><li><p>Strong project management and coordination capabilities.</p></li><li><p>Experience in multinational or complex institutional environments.</p></li><li><p>Good understanding of regional dynamics and communication challenges.</p></li><li><p>Fluent in English and Arabic (mandatory); French is an advantage.</p></li></ul>

<p><h4>About company</h4> <p>Belong, connect, grow, with KBR! The KBR team delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.</p> <p>KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.</p> <h4>Job purpose</h4> <p>The Construction Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and managing all on-site construction activities, ensuring that projects are executed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with project specifications, quality standards, and HSE regulations. The role involves supervising construction teams, subcontractors, and day-to-day site operations with a primary focus on flowlines, mechanical works, and piping systems in the oil and gas sector.</p> <h4>HSE activities</h4> <ul> <li>Support and enforce project guidelines and HSE objectives.</li> <li>Attend HSE meetings and training when necessary.</li> <li>Participate in job safety analysis, make suggestions, stop dangerous situations, and report anomalies and dangerous acts.</li> </ul> <h4>Key job responsibilities</h4> <ul> <li>Supervise and coordinate all on-site construction activities related to flowlines, mechanical installations, material and piping systems.</li> <li>Ensure work is carried out in strict compliance with project specifications, engineering drawings, and applicable codes/standards.</li> <li>Monitor daily work progress and report to the Construction Manager on project status, delays, and resource requirements.</li> <li>Manage and supervise construction crews, subcontractors, and vendors to ensure efficient and quality workmanship.</li> <li>Review and interpret P&IDs, isometric drawings, piping layouts, and mechanical installation drawings.</li> <li>Coordinate with engineering, procurement, and quality control teams to resolve technical issues and ensure material availability.</li> <li>Conduct quality inspections on welding, piping fabrication, pressure testing, and mechanical installations.</li> <li>Ensure proper documentation and reporting of site activities, including daily reports, inspection records, and progress photos.</li> <li>Identify potential risks and implement corrective actions to prevent project delays or safety incidents.</li> <li>Participate in site walk-downs, pre-commissioning, and commissioning activities as required.</li> <li>Maintain effective communication with clients, contractors, and project stakeholders.</li> </ul> <h4>Experience</h4> <p>Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction field. Minimum 5 years of experience in the oil industry and a deep understanding of regulations. Experienced pipeline construction supervisor in onshore greenfield and brownfield projects with a very good knowledge of rules, procedures and international codes and standards. Team player with ability to work collaboratively across complex project teams and interface between interdisciplinary departments and within an international team.</p> <p>Proficiency in pipeline systems and software.</p> <h4>Technical skills</h4> <ul> <li>In-depth knowledge of piping systems, flowlines, and mechanical installations.</li> <li>Proficiency in reading and interpreting P&IDs, isometric drawings, piping layouts, and structural drawings.</li> <li>Strong understanding of welding procedures, NDT (Non-Destructive Testing), and piping codes (ASME, API, ANSI).</li> <li>Familiarity with pressure testing, hydrotesting, and pre-commissioning activities.</li> <li>Working knowledge of project management and construction planning tools (MS Project, Primavera – preferred).</li> <li>Competence in quality control and inspection processes.</li> <li>Understanding of HSE management systems and risk assessment methodologies.</li> <li>Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).</li> </ul> <h4>Soft skills</h4> <ul> <li>Strong leadership and team management abilities.</li> <li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for coordination with multicultural teams.</li> <li>Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.</li> <li>High level of attention to detail and organizational skills.</li> <li>Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.</li> <li>Collaborative mindset with the ability to work across departments.</li> <li>Adaptability to changing site conditions and project requirements.</li> <li>Fluency in Arabic and English (verbal and written).</li> </ul></p><p></p>

<p><h4>About company</h4> <p>Belong, connect, grow, with KBR! The KBR team delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.</p> <p>KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.</p> <h4>Job purpose</h4> <p>The Construction Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and managing all on-site construction activities, ensuring that projects are executed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with project specifications, quality standards, and HSE regulations. The role involves supervising construction teams, subcontractors, and day-to-day site operations with a primary focus on flowlines, mechanical works, and piping systems in the oil and gas sector.</p> <h4>HSE activities</h4> <ul> <li>Support and enforce project guidelines and HSE objectives.</li> <li>Attend HSE meetings and training when necessary.</li> <li>Participate in job safety analysis, make suggestions, stop dangerous situations, and report anomalies and dangerous acts.</li> </ul> <h4>Key job responsibilities</h4> <ul> <li>Supervise and coordinate all on-site construction activities related to flowlines, mechanical installations, material and piping systems.</li> <li>Ensure work is carried out in strict compliance with project specifications, engineering drawings, and applicable codes/standards.</li> <li>Monitor daily work progress and report to the Construction Manager on project status, delays, and resource requirements.</li> <li>Manage and supervise construction crews, subcontractors, and vendors to ensure efficient and quality workmanship.</li> <li>Review and interpret P&IDs, isometric drawings, piping layouts, and mechanical installation drawings.</li> <li>Coordinate with engineering, procurement, and quality control teams to resolve technical issues and ensure material availability.</li> <li>Conduct quality inspections on welding, piping fabrication, pressure testing, and mechanical installations.</li> <li>Ensure proper documentation and reporting of site activities, including daily reports, inspection records, and progress photos.</li> <li>Identify potential risks and implement corrective actions to prevent project delays or safety incidents.</li> <li>Participate in site walk-downs, pre-commissioning, and commissioning activities as required.</li> <li>Maintain effective communication with clients, contractors, and project stakeholders.</li> </ul> <h4>Experience</h4> <p>Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction field. Minimum 5 years of experience in the oil industry and a deep understanding of regulations. Experienced pipeline construction supervisor in onshore greenfield and brownfield projects with a very good knowledge of rules, procedures and international codes and standards. Team player with ability to work collaboratively across complex project teams and interface between interdisciplinary departments and within an international team.</p> <p>Proficiency in pipeline systems and software.</p> <h4>Technical skills</h4> <ul> <li>In-depth knowledge of piping systems, flowlines, and mechanical installations.</li> <li>Proficiency in reading and interpreting P&IDs, isometric drawings, piping layouts, and structural drawings.</li> <li>Strong understanding of welding procedures, NDT (Non-Destructive Testing), and piping codes (ASME, API, ANSI).</li> <li>Familiarity with pressure testing, hydrotesting, and pre-commissioning activities.</li> <li>Working knowledge of project management and construction planning tools (MS Project, Primavera – preferred).</li> <li>Competence in quality control and inspection processes.</li> <li>Understanding of HSE management systems and risk assessment methodologies.</li> <li>Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).</li> </ul> <h4>Soft skills</h4> <ul> <li>Strong leadership and team management abilities.</li> <li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for coordination with multicultural teams.</li> <li>Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.</li> <li>High level of attention to detail and organizational skills.</li> <li>Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.</li> <li>Collaborative mindset with the ability to work across departments.</li> <li>Adaptability to changing site conditions and project requirements.</li> <li>Fluency in Arabic and English (verbal and written).</li> </ul></p><p></p>