Jobs and Vacancies in Oracle Kenya

Kobby Technologies Ltd. is seeking an experienced Oracle Applications Technical Consultant to join our growing team.

The individual must:
·         Be responsive and alert to new learning opportunities, growth and development of technical, interpersonal and business skills
·         Be motivated and competent to contribute appropriate time and effort to work assigned
·         Be attentive to detail with focus on accurate results

·         Be organized and able to prioritize tasks; Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
·         Have the ability to conduct research into software issues and products as appropriate.
·         Possess strong customer service orientation.
·         Be able to contribute to team effort or individual achievement.
Responsibilities
·         Perform customization and Personalization Oracle Applications Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Extensions and Workflows to conform to new Business Requirements. This includes writing, coding, testing, and analyzing the technical objects within Oracle Applications in support of the business function.
·         Maps technical processes, designs layouts, validates functional specifications and creates technical solutions to address business needs.
·         Ensures that quality software is developed, meets schedule requirements and satisfies requirements detailed in functional specifications.
·         Assist in troubleshooting issues and perform bug fixes
·         Help migrate objects to the test environment as required
·         Development and customization using Apex and integrating with Oracle EBS
·         Oracle Applications Interfacing and Integration skills with Banks, Mpesa, Airtel Money, T Kash, 3rd party middlewares
Skills:
·         Expertise in Oracle EBS R-12 development Standards
·         Solid Oracle Technical foundation/familiarity with Oracle EBS R12 data models
·         Experience with Oracle RDBMS 11g
·         Programming skills using SQL*PLUS,PL/SQL
·         Development Tools-TOAD/SQL Development experience
·         Familiarity with Oracle Workflow builder 2.6
·         Development Tools-TOAD/JDeveloper/SQL Developer
·         Prior Forms Personalization experience
·         Ability to produce Oracle Reports, Forms development experience in Oracle EBS environment
·         Experience with XML Publisher 5.6.2
·         Prior interfaces/Integration experience in one or more modules in Oracle EBS
·         Experience in working with Oracle Support in trouble shooting and resolving issues
·         SOA experience
Qualifications:
·         BS in Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Information Science, Information Management, Computer Science, or Engineering
·         2+ years IT experience working with Oracle EBS R 12, Oracle Application Framework, R12, Forms, Reports, Interfaces, Customizations, Extensions, and Workflows
·         2+ years Programming experience using SQL*PLUS,PL/SQL
·         Knowledge and familiarity in underlying Oracle ERP applications database architecture, as well as Oracle database and development tools (PL/SQL, SQL Plus, Forms, Reports).
·         2+ years Oracle application development experience with various technical tools among core Oracle database tools, OA Framework, Oracle Forms/Reports.
·         Expertise in configuration and setups for AOL module.
·         2+ years of experience in support of software applications (preferred).
·         Working knowledge of software development and support methodologies.
·         Demonstrated skill in preparation and maintenance of implementation documents.
Send your Resume, Current Salary, expected Salary to hr@kobby.co.ke before 1st August 2019 and put the Job Title on the Subject line.

Position: Oracle Applications Database Administrator (Oracle Apps DBA)
General Description
Kobby Technologies Limited is seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to join our growing team.
This is a full time employment opportunity with our organization.
The individual must:
·         Be responsive and alert to new learning opportunities, growth and development of technical, interpersonal and business skills
·         Be motivated and competent to contribute appropriate time and effort to work assigned
·         Be attentive to detail with focus on accurate results
·         Be organized and able to prioritize tasks; Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
·         Have the ability to conduct research into software issues and products as appropriate.
·         Possess strong customer service orientation.
·         Be able to contribute to team effort or individual achievement.
·         Punctual and first time right on issues and reports.
Job Description
This position will require expertise and administration of multiple database environments.
Individual must have strong knowledge of Oracle 9i/10g/11g/12c/18c/19c technology and thorough understanding of relational database environments.
Responsibilities include but not limited to the administration and support of large scale Oracle production databases spanning multiple Tera-byte plus
in size utilizing Linux/Unix. The position will ensure regular backups and restores are available for all supported databases.
Experience with various Oracle replication strategies is required.
The database environment must be highly available and current with required updates and patches.
The position requires skills in:
·         Administering and supporting Oracle production databases spanning Multi-Terabyte in size on different platforms.
·         Maintain databases in accordance with internal standards, access control and security guidelines.
·         Ensure high availability, timely backups and if necessary restores of production databases.
·         Work closely with development and QA to troubleshoot connectivity or query problems for applications dependent on Oracle environment.
·         Work with Oracle support services to resolve issues.
·         Provide off hours on-call support and work off hours as necessary.
·         Test and apply database software patches and upgrades.
·         Regular monitoring/tuning activities to include analysis of AWR reports to look for database performance trending and/ anomalies
Knowledge of SQL Server or MySQL is an added advantage.
The successful applicant can use his/her skills to create and install procedures to aid in systems support;  assist applications software development staff as needed on systems- and technology-related issues;  answer user’s technical inquiries.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential, as are good human relations skills.
Required
·         4 year degree or equivalent experience.
·         At least 3 years of work experience both Core Oracle DBA and Oracle Apps DBA with Oracle E-Business Suite experience
·         Experience installing and maintaining Oracle databases and replication in production environments.
·         Experience with Oracle replication methods such as Data Guard/Golden Gate is preferable
·         Demonstrated depth of knowledge of key Oracle technologies (e.g. RAC, ASM, OEM/Grid Control, RMAN, Partitioning).
·         Performance tuning and optimization of SQL.
·         Creation and maintenance of SQL queries and routines.
·         Required to deal and understand complex data models and object relational database mapping as it relates to system performance and stability.
·         Must have proven skills in system trouble shooting and problem resolution.
·         Must have exceptional communication skills, both oral and written
·         Must have good, planning and organization skills.
·         Works independently with minimal guidance.
·         Demonstrable analytical skills especially as they pertain to monitoring and gauging overall system performance, growth and stability.
·         Able to articulate accomplishment/progress.
·         Operating Systems: Linux , Windows, Unix
Preferred
·         Cursory knowledge of SQL Server, MySQL. Advanced knowledge of MySQL administration and tuning a plus.
·         Languages: Java, Shell Scripting, Sql Plus Reporting
·         Experience with Oracle Engineered Systems (Exadata/ODA) is an added advantage.
·         Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite as an Oracle Apps DBA
·         Experience with Oracle SOA Suite
·         DBA Experience on Oracle Hyperion
·         Oracle DBaaS Experience
·         Oracle Cloud Certifications
·         Available immediately
Send your Resume to hr@kobby.co.ke putting the Job Title on the Subject line before 1st August 2019.