Database Administrator- Nairobi

The Person

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:

• A bachelor’s degree in IT or other IT/Engineering related
  
• Professional certification in MS SQL, MySQL Certification will be an added advantage
  
• At least 3 years of experience in IT.
  
• At least 2 years of experience in MySQL, PostgreSQL and MS SQL database administration
  
• At least 2 years of experience in Data Warehousing
  
• At least 2 years of experience in Banking Operations is desired
  

• Manage SQL Server and MySQL instances, both in clustered and non-clustered configurations
  
• Ensure high levels of performance, availability, sustainability and security
  
• Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes
  
• Assist developers with query tuning and schema refinement
  
• Provide 24x7 support for critical production systems
  
• Prepare documentations and specifications
  
• Handle common database procedures, such as upgrade, backup, recovery, migration
  
• Profile server resource usage, optimize and tweak as necessary
  
• Configure and maintain database servers and processes