Database Administrator at National Bank of Kenya

Job Description

Job Ref No. HR/03/18 

Division: ICT

Reporting to: Head of Infrastructure

Position Scope:

The successful candidate will be responsible for administering, maintaining, developing & implementing policies and procedures to ensure the security and integrity of the Bank’s Oracle databases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain databases required for development, testing and production usage
• Perform the capacity planning required to create and maintain the databases Administration of Oracle RAC (Real Application Cluster), Oracle Exadata & DataGuard & SQL Administration
• Maintain database security, integrity and computing resources to comply with Bank standards
• Administer all database projects, including tables, clusters, indexes, views, sequences, packages & procedures
• Monitoring the performance of the database system and implementing or recommending the required changes to increase the performance and maximum uptime Plan and implement backup and recovery of Bank’s Oracle& SQL databases.
• Storage administration for V7000, DS4700 and Oracle Exadata Storage Cells
• Provide reliable backup services and conduct routine hardware and software audits of AIX servers to ensure compliance to established standards, policies, configuration guidelines, and procedures.
• Disaster recovery planning and implementation in line with Bank policy Manage and configure VIO client partitions, devices, V7000 & DS4700 storage.
• Automate tasks involving creation of scripts to run backups and monitor databases. Offer 24/7 databases support; provide rapid resolutions to database downtime and escalate issues to line manager & vendor as appropriate

Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field. Three (3) years’ experience as a Database Administrator.
• Experience in a Financial Institution will be an added advantage.
• Good knowledge of physical database design.
• Excellent knowledge of Oracle backups and recovery scenarios.
• Knowledge in Oracle RAC (Real Application Cluster), Exadata, MS SQL & DataGuard Administration.
• Knowledge of Unix, Enterprise Linux administration & Exadata management will be an added advantage.
• Oracle Certified Expert/Oracle Certified
• Master will also be an added advantage.
• Demonstrable knowledge on OBIEE& other BI tools.
• Proven experience on data warehouse management & ETL processes.
• Good communication skills (oral & written).
• Strong analytical skills. Team player.