Database Administrator at DIB Bank Kenya Limited (DIBBKE)

Job Purpose

To maximize availability, performance tuning, minimize downtime, regular backups of production databases and supporting production, development, and testing Database Systems, implementation and release of database changes

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying and resolving complex SQL server problems in large banking environments.
• Working on implementation of new technology and improving database performance
• Engaging vendor support as required to resolve complex issues
• Analyzing and improving database performance for key processes.
• Creating a knowledge base with best practices and training to be available in a standard format to the ICT team.
• Daily refresh of report database and support for reports creation on the reporting platform for business.
• Enhance, improve & implement Oracle Disaster Recovery solutions including designing, configuring and supporting existing environment.
• Ensuring sufficient storage is available and allocation when required.
• Providing necessary information and enforcing closure of audit, change management and compliance issues.
• Support for new ongoing project development, testing and deployment.
• Carry out security updates / vulnerability management / security fixes processes on the databases regularly
• To provide support to design, plan & implement Disaster Recovery (DR) for Business-critical SQL Servers
• Testing of new fixes / patches / upgrades onto applications / participating in maintenance / upgrade activities with following the change process.
• To provide supporting role to DBA by:
• Resolving or fixing known issues with the help of documents or online/offline help.
• Performing database monitoring and taking needed corrective actions as per documentation.
• Service management (starting or stopping database and relevant services).
• To provide adhoc support for oracle database related tasks.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Engineering / Information Science and Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience in a similar role
• Microsoft Certified Professional, ITIL Certified.
• Ability to resolve issues by minimizing downtime.
• Able to offer real-time solutions to problems
• Assertive and flexibility to adapt to change
• Team player and a great collaborator who works well in a team set up
• Database Management skills and process Management skills.
• Knowledge of Islamic Banking principles and Sharia laws
• Ability to perform the root cause analysis of re occurring issues and resolving the issue from root.