Officer - IT Infrastructure (Database)

The Officer - IT Infrastructure (Database) is responsible to administer the bank database management systems. The latter is responsible to perform thorough testing before installing software, apply patches/upgrades, manage file systems, monitor performance and troubleshoot alerts from various monitoring tools.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·        Perform thorough testing before installing software, apply patches/upgrades, manage file systems, monitor performance and troubleshoot alerts from commercial, open source or in-house developed monitoring tools.

·        System failure analysis and recovery

·        Hardware/software configuration and management.

·        Technical support and general troubleshooting.

·        Mapping out the 'conceptual design' for a planned database in outline.

·        Defining the 'logical design' of the database

·        Further defining the 'physical design' to meet system storage requirements.

·        Installing and testing new versions of the database management system (DBMS).

·        Maintaining data standards, including adherence to the Data Protection Act.

·        Writing database documentation, procedures and definitions for the data dictionary ('metadata').

·        Controlling access permissions and privileges.

·        Developing, managing and testing backup and recovery plans.

·        Ensuring that storage, archiving, backup and recovery procedures are functioning correctly.

·        Capacity planning.

·        Working closely with vendors, IT project managers, application and other system admins.

·        Communicating regularly with technical, applications and operational staff to ensure database integrity and security.

·        System Access Review

·        Technical Project Management

PREREQUISITES:

·        University degree or diploma in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar field

·        Experience of at least 1 year as database administrator.

·        Database certifications will be an advantage

SKILLS:

·        Detailed knowledge of SQL & Oracle Database

·        Familiarity with operating systems such as Windows, Linux, AIX, Oracle Solaris and server platforms.

·        Knowledge of Postgres and mongoDb is a plus

·        Problem solving and solution oriented

·        Good verbal and written communication and reporting skills

·        Highly committed to customer service by providing support to users for all Banking systems

·        Team player with good interpersonal skills

·        Excellent technical skills

·    Work under tight deadlines

·        Self-management and learning with very little supervision required