Position: Database & Storage
Administrator
Region: Nairobi
Reporting
to: System Administration Team Leader
Range: R3
Department: Technology Division
Role Purpose: The Database & Storage Administrator is to support & maintain corporate databases, storage and backup systems.
Role Purpose: The Database & Storage Administrator is to support & maintain corporate databases, storage and backup systems.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Installing
and upgrading the database server and application tools.
- Allocating
system storage and planning future storage requirements for the database
system.
- Creating
primary database storage structures (table spaces) and primary objects
(tables, views, indexes) after applications developers have designed an
application.
- Modifying
the database structure, as necessary, from information given by
application developers.
- Enrolling
users and maintaining system security.
- Ensuring
compliance with your Oracle/ Microsoft agreement.
- Controlling
and monitoring user access to the database.
- Monitoring
and optimizing the performance of the database.
- Planning
for backup and recovery of database information.
- Patch
Management and Version control.
- Maintaining
archived data on tape or EMC Data Domain Backup system.
- Backing
up and restoring the database.
- Contribute
to the production, review and maintenance of storage systems.
- Take
part in compliance activities including audit, DR, vulnerability/patch
management as well as contribute to the implementation of improvements and
enhancements on the storage and backup systems.
Academic
/ Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor's
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or related
field or relevant work experience.
- Certified
Oracle Professional - OCP.
- Trained
as HP3PAR Storage Administrator or similar storage technology eg. Netapp,
EMC, etc.
- Microsoft
Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA).
- More
than 5 Years’ Experience on Database and Storage Administration &
Performance Tuning.
- Storage
skills like Hitachi, IBM Storage along with the Primary skill of HP3PAR
Storage will be an added advantage.
Key
Competencies:
- Ability
to install Oracle 10g/11g Database Installation and Administration on
Windows, HP-UX 11i, Sun Solaris, Linux.
- Knowledge
of Database from storage point of view.
- Multiskilled
season IT person on Database and storage administration.
- Knowledge
of Database from Storage point of view.
- Customer
focus.
- Ability
to work as part of a team.
- Leadership
and team building.
How to
Apply
If you fit the required profile, please apply highlighting how your qualifications, experience and career aspirations match the requirements for this position.
If you fit the required profile, please apply highlighting how your qualifications, experience and career aspirations match the requirements for this position.
Application should be sent by latest 11th September 2016, please provide an updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) including details of your current telephone contacts and names of three referees.
Apply
through recruitment@telkomkenya.co.ke and quote the job title in the subject
field.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.