Database Administrator ICT Officer at Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC)

KNEC SCALE EC 9 (ONE POST)

The ICT Officer II will report to the Head of Network Infrastructure and General Support.

ICT Officer Job Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science/Information Communications Technology/Electronics Engineering, or equivalent qualification;
• Database Certification, for example, Microsoft’s MCSE or Oracle;
• Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Kenyan Constitution on Leadership and Integrity;
• Three (3) years of relevant experience.

Duties for the ICT Officer Job

• Designs database structures and associated models to support the information needs of the Council;
• Administer the database configuration, security, schema and objects, ensuring compliance against agreed standards and guidelines;
• Assist with database software installations and upgrades to maintain currency with supported environments;
• Configuration management: understanding how large the database will become over time; ensuring that the database is placed on the right server so that it is available to the stakeholders and ensuring that the correct type of storage is used for the information collected through the database;
• Security and compliance: understanding the security options for information held on the database;
• Monitoring and tuning: ensuring that the database is running to optimal levels and understanding the table structure within the database in order to ‘tune’ the database;
• Backup and recovery: understanding the options for backing up and recovering data held within the database;
• Trouble shooting and investigating an issue and work to find the root cause of why there is a problem with the system. They must also be able to implement a solution to address the issues.