The candidate will design, configure, implement, support, and maintain enterprise databases, and implement and monitor database controls to ensure information integrity.

Principal Accountabilities (Key Performance Area)

• Installing database management systems using best practice.
• Ensure compliance with license agreements and maintain upgrades and critical patches.
• Remediate audit findings.
• Control access permissions and privileges on databases.
• Monitoring and managing the high availability components and the underlying infrastructure for mission-critical databases.
• Performs database optimization and performance monitoring.
• Define and ensure integrity of the backups and restore processes in accordance with the disaster recovery policy.
• Carry out capacity planning for the enterprise databases.
• Manage the external (S/W & H/W) suppliers to ensure they meet their SLA ‘s.
• Ensure standardization and documentation of databases, standard operating procedures, support techniques, and adherence to defined IT service management processes to ensure availability and reliability.
• Implement, document, and maintain database security configurations to ensure database security and integrity.
• Recommend & Implement value adding improvement, monitoring, and automation tools to improve productivity and lower costs.
• Provide technical expertise and direct support for the planning, coordination, and implementation of software projects to get the projects delivered in time and within budget.
• Manage database incidents and requests with the agreed service levels.

Job Requirements

Qualification (Minimum)  

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related field.
• Good Database administration knowledge and skills.
• Good Unix/Linux administration knowledge and skills and/or Microsoft Certified System Engineer.
• Certification in database administration.
• Networking skills.
• Basic hardware knowledge.
• Four (4) years of experience in database administration.

Additional Details
Other Skills

• Analytical Skills.
• Drive and resilience.
• Excellent knowledge of industry standards, concepts and regulations.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and conceptual skills.
• Knowledge in working with Oracle Enterprise Manager is an added advantage.