Database Administrator at ICT Authority

Database Administrator Job Responsibilities

• Administration of GoK database servers
• Monitor and maintain security and performance needs of databases
• Develop database documentation including data standards, procedures, and definitions for a data dictionary
• Ensure the database management system is kept up to date by managing upgrades and patch updates.
• Design and maintain data security and integrity policy and procedures.
• Database technical support and troubleshooting
• Oversee maintenance of database services to ensure the highest standards of availability, resilience, integrity, security and performance as required by the dependent business systems.
• Performance monitoring, reporting, and tuning of GoK databases.
• Manage database security and access control
• Providing ongoing database technical support.
• Proposing database and OS-level security policies for data protection.
• Creating and improving database administrative programs.
• Develop and enforce database administration and user standards and procedures
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications for the Database Administrator Job

• A university degree in computer science or related field
• Possession of a relevant Network Administration Certificate e.g. CCNA or CCNE
• Five years relevant experience
• Proven experience with network capacity planning, network security principles, and general network management best practices.
• Good communications skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• People management experience
• Planning and organisational skills