Description

Pride Bank Limited (PBL) is hiring a Database Administrator to report to the Manager Database Administration and will be responsible for providing database administration expertise and support for the bank’s ICT database infrastructure by creating and maintaining database environments in a proactive manner, identification of sources of golden data, and resolving incidents/responding to service requests.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• To execute procedures for database operations, maintenance, security, archiving and recovery.
• Provide substantive input to systems Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plan and ensuring proper fail over setup plans.
• Effective database license management. All database licenses must be optimally used and decommission unused database servers to avoid costs above budget.
• To analyze business application requirements and develop specifications for databases construction and maintenance.
• Maintains up-to-date documentation of all enterprise databases operations manuals and procedures.
• Monitors the status of end-of-cycle activities including backups ensuring compliance with schedules Critical server Uptime.
• Investigate problems with databases and end-of-cycle runs, ensure appropriate corrective action, or escalate problems as appropriate.
• Act as liaison for vendors as they support complex database-related issues, systems, and implementation projects.
• Address a variety of database integration issues including synchronization between disparate databases, integration, maintenance/conversion, capacity planning issues, and new applications.
• Contribute to the setting of standards for database and ensures conformance to these standards.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or any related field.
• 3 years’ experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of Microsoft Server Operating Systems and UNIX i.e., SOLARIS & Linux.
• Excellent experience in system scripting, such as PERL, PYTHON, Shell, etc.
• Knowledge of SQL and database management Systems is a must.
• Experience working with open- source RDBMS e.g., MySQL.
• Possession of any of the certifications below will be an added advantage.
• Oracle Database SQL Certified Associate (OCA)
• Oracle Database Administration Certified Professional (OCP)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP-300)
• ITIL Foundation training.
• Must be a person of impeccable integrity.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• To execute procedures for database operations, maintenance, security, archiving and recovery.
• Provide substantive input to systems Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plan and ensuring proper fail over setup plans.
• Effective database license management. All database licenses must be optimally used and decommission unused database servers to avoid costs above budget.
• To analyze business application requirements and develop specifications for databases construction and maintenance.
• Maintains up-to-date documentation of all enterprise databases operations manuals and procedures.
• Monitors the status of end-of-cycle activities including backups ensuring compliance with schedules Critical server Uptime.
• Investigate problems with databases and end-of-cycle runs, ensure appropriate corrective action, or escalate problems as appropriate.
• Act as liaison for vendors as they support complex database-related issues, systems, and implementation projects.
• Address a variety of database integration issues including synchronization between disparate databases, integration, maintenance/conversion, capacity planning issues, and new applications.
• Contribute to the setting of standards for database and ensures conformance to these standards.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Server Operating Systems and UNIX i.e., SOLARIS & Linux.
• Excellent experience in system scripting, such as PERL, PYTHON, Shell, etc.
• Knowledge of SQL and database management Systems is a must.
• Experience working with open- source RDBMS e.g., MySQL.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or any related field.
• Possession of any of the certifications below will be an added advantage.
• Oracle Database SQL Certified Associate (OCA)
• Oracle Database Administration Certified Professional (OCP)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP-300)
• ITIL Foundation training.
• Must be a person of impeccable integrity.